The Mellotron Group

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

>From: Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2007 7:42 AM
>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay M400
>
>--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...>
>wrote:
>>
>> Just ran across this: http://tinyurl.com/3x6d8n
>>
>
>Did anyone here pay $5100 + an exhorbitant S&H for this?
>
>Bernie

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Season's Greetings Mr./Mrs.Bernie and Gang,


Been monitoring that M400 for the last five days. Yep, the bar has just been
raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow !


Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !


Cheers, -- JK (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)

Bernie/Jerry - it's quite bizarre - at that price, as a first time
purchaser, I'd be much more inclined to continue to save my funds and
make the purchase of either a MK VI or M4000 and know that I've got a
working machine, clear of any uncertain and undetermined restoration
costs.

In my humble opinion, once you get to a certain price point, you're
better off going all in and purchasing the next level up. Of course,
I was nowhere near that price point when buying 1407.
johnb
1407

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@... wrote:
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>
>
>
> Season's Greetings Mr./Mrs.Bernie and Gang,
>
>
> Been monitoring that M400 for the last five days. Yep, the bar has
just been
> raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow !
>
>
> Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !
>
>
> Cheers, -- JK (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@... wrote:

> Been monitoring that M400 for the last five days. Yep, the bar has

just been raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow !

It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume pedal. The
cabinet has been partially restored. The price sounds about right to
me.

Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a particular age
group. (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club). There should be a
good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years, don't you think?

Clay

---Jeez that does it, there going to bury mine with me. Merry Christmas to you


In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:

>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@ wrote:
>
> > Been monitoring that M400 for the last five days. Yep, the bar has
> just been raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow !
>
> It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume pedal. The
> cabinet has been partially restored. The price sounds about right to
> me.
>
> Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a particular age
> group. (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club). There should be a
> good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years, don't you think?
>
> Clay
>

Agreed. This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate. Lots of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location. As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true anymore. The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak. Lots of indie bands and
engineers in and around Boston. Hell, I almost bid on
it. I'm not surprised.
-Jack
--- ceccles_ca <ecclesreinson@rogers.com> wrote:

> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@...
> wrote:
>
> > Been monitoring that M400 for the last five days.
> Yep, the bar has
> just been raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow !
>
> It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a
> volume pedal. The
> cabinet has been partially restored. The price
> sounds about right to
> me.
>
> Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a
> particular age
> group. (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club).
> There should be a
> good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years,
> don't you think?
>
> Clay
>
>

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In a message dated 12/10/2007 7:09:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

Hmmm. Fair enough. I was surprised by it being referred to as 'junk'
simply because the sound that comes out of it is not actually all that
bad - certainly better than a lot of what the M-Tron has to offer.

Mike





That's true, Mike, unless you are using M-Tron samples in it. I think
$2,600.00 US seems a lot for a machine that is so limited. If the Nord is in the
same price range, I would certainly go with it. I also thing that M/A would pay
more attention to the quality of the samples that are in it. I've often
wondered why so many of the folks who sell samples seem to think that the
crappier they sound, the more authentic they are.

It seems obvious to me that when they were designed, Mellotrons were
intended to be reliable and at least somewhat consistent in their sound reproduction.

Frank



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Agreed. This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate. Lots of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location. As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true anymore. The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak. Lots of indie bands and
engineers in and around Boston. Hell, I almost bid on
it. I'm not surprised.

 

 

The guy who bought # 600 (Lazarus) from me is in his late 20s. He is on this list.  My recently sold Melltron, # 1562 is currently being recorded by My Morning Jacket for their next album.

Agreed. This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate. Lots of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location. As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true anymore. The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak. Lots of indie bands and
engineers in and around Boston. Hell, I almost bid on
it. I'm not surprised.

 

 

The guy who bought # 600 (Lazarus) from me is in his late 20s. He is on this list.  My recently sold Melltron, # 1562 is currently being recorded by My Morning Jacket for their next album.

I thought they were around £4500.

in terms of value though, $5k for one that needs working on + the
shipping, they are still only going to have 3 sounds! when you can
have 24 tracks on the new one!

same as the moog voyger i would rather buy the new one for £2k than
one that's 20 + years old with all the problems associated with age.

i think it's different for an old hammond, i have the softsynth and a
couple of real hammonds, i still like the old ones...

i would sell my old restored novatron for a new one if the price
difference was close.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jaspercolvin@... writes:
>
> Why would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a
new
> 4000 from the tronbros!
>
>
>
>
> I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
>
> Martin, am I right?
>
>
> Frank
>
>
>
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>
> Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !
>
>
> Cheers, -- JK (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)
>

Re: Need more info on bridge, could you send some pictures and does
it come with any warranty? Do you take PayPal? Doug

Re: Need more info on bridge, could you send some pictures and does
it come with any warranty? Do you take PayPal? Doug

 

 Doug, you do understand that this is an old bridge. It's not a floating bridge and it can't be adjusted.

 

Frank

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jaspercolvin@... writes:
>
> Why would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a

new

> 4000 from the tronbros!
>
>
>
>
> I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
>
> Martin, am I right?
>
>
> Frank
>

It's $9,223.20 USD for the next moment.

Bernie

Yeah. As a time served, card-carrying twat I must object.

Mike

PS: I have been drinking.

mellotronist wrote:

>
> "No idea. Mr Bush has really fucked it up for y'all if it's true.
> Quelle twat!"
>
>
>
> That is a rude and entirely unacceptable comparison that verges
> on slander. You owe an apology -
>
>
>
>
> ...to twats.
>

--
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh