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Holiday

2009-07-04 by Bruce Daily

Hi all-
Happy 4th of July to everyone!!
Now me go burn some burgers, drink some beer.
-Bruce D.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Holiday

2009-07-04 by john barrick

Happy 4th to you too, Bruce. Ribs are going on the grill in about 1/2
an hour. Am drinking the preliminary beer right now. My station will
be in a chair next to the grill. Left hand holds a paperback, right
hand a cold beer. Turn ribs every 15 minutes. Not a bad way to spend
the afternoon.


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Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-05 by Thomas C. Doncourt

Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great. I need a
technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and Solovox's I've
collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating). For some reason
I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that exact sound-
something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard suggested Phil
Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make contact with
either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might consider sending
it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-05 by Rick Blechta


On Jul 5, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt wrote:

Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great. I need a
technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and Solovox's I've
collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating) . For some reason
I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that exact sound-
something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard suggested Phil
Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make contact with
either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might consider sending
it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?

Yes. And my thought is: I'll have another beer.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-05 by jeffrey coulter

if you want either Phil Cirocco or Ken Lightener to do the work you are in for a 6-month-plus minimum waiting period.

what are the symptoms of the problem[s]?

...jeff




--- On Sun, 7/5/09, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:

> From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:31 PM
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> Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great.
> I need a
> technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and
> Solovox's I've
> collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating).
> For some reason
> I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that
> exact sound-
> something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard
> suggested Phil
> Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make
> contact with
> either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might
> consider sending
> it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?
>
>
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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> mailto:newmellotrongroup-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-05 by Thomas C. Doncourt

Thanks for asking: the Clavioline needs new felt under the keys, most of
the presets don't work including the vibrato. I've tried cleaning all the
contacts with Deoxit with some slight improvements. It's a Gibson concert
model. The Model L Solovox is functioning except for the vibrato but I'd
like it cleaned up and fully working. There's got to be a good keyboard
tech somewhere stateside who is available?! We've got two great mellotron
guys right here on the east coast---TD
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> if you want either Phil Cirocco or Ken Lightener to do the work you are in
> for a 6-month-plus minimum waiting period.
>
> what are the symptoms of the problem[s]?
>
> ...jeff
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> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:
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>> From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
>> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix
>> Clavioline and Solovox sought
>> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:31 PM
>>
>>
>> Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great.
>> I need a
>> technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and
>> Solovox's I've
>> collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating).
>> For some reason
>> I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that
>> exact sound-
>> something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard
>> suggested Phil
>> Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make
>> contact with
>> either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might
>> consider sending
>> it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>> mailto:newmellotrongroup-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
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RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-06 by Mark Wallis

Does this mean I need to get my ass to NY?


To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: tomdcour@amnh.org
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:41:25 -0400
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought




Thanks for asking: the Clavioline needs new felt under the keys, most of
the presets don't work including the vibrato. I've tried cleaning all the
contacts with Deoxit with some slight improvements. It's a Gibson concert
model. The Model L Solovox is functioning except for the vibrato but I'd
like it cleaned up and fully working. There's got to be a good keyboard
tech somewhere stateside who is available?! We've got two great mellotron
guys right here on the east coast---TD
>
>
> if you want either Phil Cirocco or Ken Lightener to do the work you are in
> for a 6-month-plus minimum waiting period.
>
> what are the symptoms of the problem[s]?
>
> ...jeff
>
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh. org> wrote:
>
>> From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh. org>
>> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix
>> Clavioline and Solovox sought
>> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:31 PM
>>
>>
>> Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great.
>> I need a
>> technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and
>> Solovox's I've
>> collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating) .
>> For some reason
>> I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that
>> exact sound-
>> something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard
>> suggested Phil
>> Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make
>> contact with
>> either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might
>> consider sending
>> it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?
>>
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>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>> mailto:newmellotrongroup- fullfeatured@ yahoogroups. com
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RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought

2009-07-06 by Mark Wallis

PS.. I worked for Hammond Hire/AlphaEntek for a while..

In fact, if you've seen pics on their sites of a clavioline or Jennings Univox in bits... those would be my hands holding them.
You might just catch a glimpse of my Horrid Purple Corduroy Flares in there too.

Their workshop's located in Coventry, England.

If you're thinking about shipping them over here anyway.. I'd be happy to do them ;-)

Best whooshes,


MSW

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: tomdcour@amnh.org
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:31:49 -0400
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off Topic- Techinician who can fix Clavioline and Solovox sought





Ok, I love my Mellotron the most but that's working great. I need a
technician who can fix the assortment of Claviolines and Solovox's I've
collected. Some of them "almost" work (most frustrating) . For some reason
I feel compelled to play "Telstar" or at least have that exact sound-
something I can't get out of my system! Ken Leonard suggested Phil
Cirocco or Ken Lightener but I have not been able make contact with
either. Mark Wallis is either in L.A. or England, I might consider sending
it to Hammond Hire "Alpha Entek". Any thoughts out there?



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