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OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Jon

I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order ;to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Rick Blechta

On Sep 17, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Jon wrote:

> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some  
> nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they  
> are working on.  I responded and told them that I would be happy to  
> try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they  
> said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the  
> photos for approval.
>
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a  
> garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out  
> and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent  
> photos.  I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor  
> repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get  
> it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
>
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under  
> different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home  
> and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of  
> attractive Novachord photos.  I submitted the photos and got word  
> back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very  
> pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use.  They  
> sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them  
> back today, so it's a done deal.
>
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the  
> companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's  
> "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of  
> the instrument!  Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in  
> decades.  Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but  
> looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical  
> work done a lot more urgent!

Sorry, Jon, this damn thing is just OOZING stress. Send it along. I  
don't usually take anything but mellotrons, but you seem like a nice  
guy, so I'll make an exception.

No need to thank me. Just knowing your stress will be so much lower is  
all the thanks I need!

Your pal,

Rick

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by marabus

Jon,
What a gorgeous instrument!Congradulations.
Pete

Jon wrote:
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> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some 
> nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are 
> working on.  I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to 
> oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that 
> was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for 
> approval.
>  
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a 
> garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and 
> be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos.  
> I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to 
> the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking 
> good enough to pose for some pretty pictures. 
>  
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different 
> lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some 
> cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive 
> Novachord photos.  I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday 
> that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the 
> results and approved the photographs for use.  They sent releases for 
> my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a 
> done deal.
>  
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the 
> companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" 
> on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the 
> instrument!  Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>  
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades.  
> Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like 
> this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot 
> more urgent!
>

RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Mark Wallis

Oh my God... I would absolutely LOVE to own a Novachord! I've never seen one in Britain. 

You're a lucky man. Swop you a Bird organ. Go on!

Best wishes,


msw

________________________________
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> From: jonesalley@cox.net
> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:48:04 -0500
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys
> 
> 
> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on.  I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
> 
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos.  I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
> 
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos.  I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use.  They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
> 
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument!  Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
> 
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades.  Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Bernie

Go on Jon, tell us how many you're hoarding.

Bernie


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
>
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
>
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
>
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Mellotronist

----- Original Message -----
From: Bernie
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:25 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

Go on Jon, tell us how many you're hoarding.

Bernie


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" ..> wrote:
>
> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
>
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
>;
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
>
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>
>; So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Jon

"Bird organ?" A crop?
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:09 AM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys


Oh my God... I would absolutely LOVE to own a Novachord! I've never seen one in Britain.

You're a lucky man. Swop you a Bird organ. Go on!

Best wishes,


msw

________________________________
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> From: jonesalley@cox.net
> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:48:04 -0500
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT but with keys
>
>
> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
>
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
>
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
>
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
>
>
>
>

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by fdoddy@aol.com

I'm sure you've seen Phil Cirocco's restored Novachord.? He showed it to me and played it for me before he moved to Georgia.

fd

proud new owner of a mint Wurli 200A restored by VintageVibe in neigboring Wharton NJ
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mellotronist <mellotronist@cox.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:50 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys






















    

            





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----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  Bernie 

  
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
  

  
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:25 
  AM

  
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but 
  with keys

  



  

  

  

Go on Jon, tell us how many you're hoarding. 

  
Bernie

  

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, 
  "Jon" <jonesalley@...> wrote:
>
> I was contacted last 
  week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a 
  Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them 
  that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to 
  supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to 
  submit the photos for approval.
> 
> I spent four solid days 
  excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make 
  room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to 
  get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing 
  minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it 
  looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures. 
> 
> A 
  photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings 
  and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and 
  editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I 
  submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the 
  project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for 
  use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them 
  back today, so it's a done deal.
> 
> A photograph of my Hammond 
  Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming 
  release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as 
  the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys 
  can...
> 
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she 
  has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but 
  looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a 
  lot more urgent!
>


  







    
  

    
    
    
    




    
    
 






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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Jon

Yes, that's what finally kicked me into high gear to find, uh, one of them and get it working. I suspect he was contacted by the production company but didn't respond because he's too busy trying to get settled in and back to full operations again. And he did the most wonderful job on my 2600 last year!
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

I'm sure you've seen Phil Cirocco's restored Novachord. He showed it to me and played it for me before he moved to Georgia.

fd

proud new owner of a mint Wurli 200A restored by VintageVibe in neigboring Wharton NJ


-----Original Message-----
From: Mellotronist <mellotronist@cox.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:50 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

----- Original Message -----
From: Bernie
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:25 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

Go on Jon, tell us how many you're hoarding.
Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <;jonesalley@...> wrote:
>
> I was contacted last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until today to submit the photos for approval.
>
> I spent four solid days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping in order to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures.
>
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
>
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
>
> So, here's Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
>

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by fdoddy@aol.com

he did my 2600 as well and it kicks....
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jon <jonesalley@cox.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 1:44 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys






















    

            





Yes, that's what finally kicked me into high gear 
to find, uh, one of them and get it working.? I suspect he was contacted by 
the production company but didn't respond because he's too busy trying to get 
settled in and back to full operations again.? And he did the most 
wonderful job on my 2600 last year!


?


?



  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  fdoddy@aol.com 

  
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
  

  
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:29 
  PM

  
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT 
  but with keys

  



  

  

  

I'm sure you've seen Phil 
  Cirocco's restored Novachord.? He showed it to me and played it for me 
  before he moved to Georgia.

fd

proud new owner of a mint Wurli 
  200A restored by VintageVibe in neigboring Wharton NJ


  



  


-----Original Message-----
From: Mellotronist <mellotronist@cox.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:50 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with 
  keys


  

  

  

  

  


  
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----- 
    Original Message ----- 

    
From: 
    Bernie 

    
To: 
    newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
    

    
Sent: 
    Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:25 AM

    
Subject: 
    [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

    



    

    


    
Go on Jon, tell us how many you're hoarding. 

    
Bernie

    

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, 
    "Jon" <jonesalley@...> wrote:
>
> I was contacted 
    last week by a production company that needed some nice current photographs 
    of a Hammond Novachord for a project they are working on. I responded and 
    told them that I would be happy to try to oblige them but would need a few 
    days to supply it, and they said that was fine, their deadline wasn't until 
    today to submit the photos for approval.
> 
> I spent four solid 
    days excavating and cleaning my nightmare of a garage enough to reorganize 
    and make room to pull a Novachord out and be able to set some backdropping 
    in order to get some decent photos. I spent another day cleaning, polishing, 
    and doing minor repairs to the prettiest of my Novachords in hopes that I 
    could get it looking good enough to pose for some pretty pictures. 
> 
    
> A photographer friend of mine came over and took shots under 
    different lightings and from different angles, took the camera home and did 
    some cropping and editing, and came up with a nice array of attractive 
    Novachord photos. I submitted the photos and got word back yesterday that 
    the Art Director for the project was very pleased with the results and 
    approved the photographs for use. They sent releases for my photographer and 
    I to sign, and I faxed them back today, so it's a done deal.
> 
    
> A photograph of my Hammond Novachord is going to appear in the 
    companion DVD included in the upcoming release of Disney's "Pinocchio" on 
    DVD, and I'm going to get name credit as the owner of the instrument! Even 
    if I can't be famous, at least my toys can...
> 
> So, here's 
    Novachord #1431, looking prettier than she has in decades. Still waiting on 
    restoration, so not functional yet, but looking like this is really making 
    getting all of the electrical work done a lot more urgent!
>


    




  





  
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by jeffrey coulter

--- On Thu, 9/18/08, fdoddy@aol.com <fdoddy@aol.com> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:52 PM

 he did my 2600 as well and it kicks....




congrats...
he kinda yanked me around about my odyssey for months.
i was all ready to drive it to him and drop it off.
he kept pushing it back over and over...
i finally bought a few new sliders from synthfool and put them in myself.
it was a lot easier than i thought, and now i can clean and refurbish the ones i removed, and use them to replace another set of four, and continue until all the linear 100ks are refurbed [and most of the sliders on an odyssey are 100k linear]. if you take them apart carefully they can be cleaned up pretty nicely, though not as smooth as the new ones, they are a lot better than having 30+ years of gunk and dust in them!

i have heard nothing but good things about his work [other than taking forever], but he kinda hosed me by not accepting the work after promising to do so. oh well...

...jeff 

and congrats on the wurly, fritz. i adore those things.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys

2008-09-18 by Jon

I took a different tack - I told him I didn't want anybody other than him to do mine and that I wasn't in any hurry, that I wanted to just send it and let him work on it when he got to it because it wasn't doing any good sitting around my house, and that I wouldn't ask him about it and would just wait until he contacted me and told me it was done. It took the better part of a year, but I got it back and it's wonderful. I didn't have any updates or mods done, I wanted to be able to get familiar with a really stock early Seventies 2600 for now and I can ;always get it upgraded at a later date. It worked for me and I got just what I wanted out of the deal, so I'm happy with how everything went.
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--- On Thu, 9/18/08, fdoddy@aol.com <fdoddy@aol.com> wrote:
From: fdoddy@aol.com <fdoddy@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT but with keys
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 1:52 PM

he did my 2600 as well and it kicks....

congrats...
he kinda yanked me around about my odyssey for months.
i was all ready to drive it to him and drop it off.
he kept pushing it back over and over...
i finally bought a few new sliders from synthfool and put them in myself.
it was a lot easier than i thought, and now i can clean and refurbish the ones i removed, and use them to replace another set of four, and continue until all the linear 100ks are refurbed [and most of the sliders on an odyssey are 100k linear]. if you take them apart carefully they can be cleaned up pretty nicely, though not as smooth as the new ones, they are a lot better than having 30+ years of gunk and dust in them!

i have heard nothing but good things about his work [other than taking forever], but he kinda hosed me by not accepting the work after promising to do so. oh well...

...jeff

and congrats on the wurly, fritz. i adore those things.