The Mellotron Group

>
> In a message dated 3/30/2008 4:39:02 A.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Any one got one?
> What does it look like?
> Can you still get one?
>
>
>
> Mark, I can tell you how to make one. All it is for
> it to help put tapes
> into virgin frames.
>
> Here's how you make one:
>
> Cut a piece of bals or other wood into a block 1.25
> inches X 2 inches X
> .375 inches. Then get two pieces of spruce or bass
> wood 18 inches long and
> 3/8ths" wide and 1/8th inch thick (.375"). Glue the
> spruce or bass wood strips to
> the bock along the 2" length. Wrap the block with
> duct tape. You're done. You
> now have the tool.
>
> So when are ready to put tapes into a virgin frame,
> mount the frame into
> the Mellotron, screwing in the front and back rails.
> Put the piece of tape into
> the back rail under the proper screws. Dump most of
> the rest of the tape
> into the spill box and slide a few inches of the
> other end under the proper two
> screws on the front rail, while making sure that the
> tape is not twisted. Use
> the tool to shove the tape down over the front tape
> guide rollers such that
> two loops appear down in between the plastic tape
> separators. Grab the two
> loops from underneath with your fingers. While
> holding the loops in proper
> position with one have, pop open the turnbuckle
> with the other. Do not twist the
> turnbuckle; keep it aligned. Pop the loops over the
> respective turnbuckle
> spindles and close up the turnbuckle. Do this 34
> more times. All the tool is for
> is to help push the tape down over the front roller
> guides so that you can
> grab it from underneath.
>
> Then go to the chiropractor.
>
> Frank.
>
>
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>

> If you sit on a stool of the proper height its ok.
> The trick is to get all
> of the tapes in first, then push them down with the
> tool. If you are going to
> buy frames already laced, why bother? Also, if you
> are feeding new tapes in to
> replace old ones, just tape the new tapes to the
> old ones and use the old
> ones to drag the new ones into place.
>
> What time is it there?
>
> F