The Mellotron Group group photo

Yahoo Groups archive

The Mellotron Group

Index last updated: 2026-03-31 23:34 UTC

Thread

T550 / M400

T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Dieter

Hello

I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...

What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?

Is it more stable? better sounding??

Thanks;
Dieter Vanmarcke
President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)

RE: [newmellotrongroup] T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Hessel Herder

My Novatron M400 ( # 1784 ) was really stable and solid, and it sounded and played great.

Only issue I ever had was a loud repetitive “thumping” noise, which was solved when the bearings were substituted.

$12k is a lot of money for that machine though , me thinks

Van: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] Namens Dieter
Verzonden: woensdag 22 september 2010 13:24
Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: [newmellotrongroup] T550 / M400

Hello

I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...

What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?

Is it more stable? better sounding??

Thanks;
Dieter Vanmarcke
President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)

Re: [newmellotrongroup] T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by lsf5275@aol.com

Nope. It's just an M400 in a flight case.
In a message dated 9/22/2010 7:24:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dieter_vanmarcke@yahoo.com writes:
Show quoted textHide quoted text

Hello

I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...

What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?

Is it more stable? better sounding??

Thanks;
Dieter Vanmarcke
President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)

Re: T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by tron400

It would be cheaper to buy a brand new M4000 from Streetly.

Bernie

Show quoted textHide quoted text
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Dieter" <dieter_vanmarcke@...> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
> But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...
>
> What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?
>
> Is it more stable? better sounding??
>
> Thanks;
> Dieter Vanmarcke
> President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)
>

Re: T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Daniel

Dieter:
You can make an offer lower than the 9000USD asking price. It does look to be in very good shape.

Dan

Show quoted textHide quoted text
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Dieter" <dieter_vanmarcke@...> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
> But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...
>
> What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?
>
> Is it more stable? better sounding??
>
> Thanks;
> Dieter Vanmarcke
> President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)
>

Re: T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Dieter

Of course, my offer is lower than the current $9000... :-)

Show quoted textHide quoted text
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel" <dan_miso@...> wrote:
>
> Dieter:
> You can make an offer lower than the 9000USD asking price. It does look to be in very good shape.
>
> Dan
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Dieter" <dieter_vanmarcke@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
> > But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the Novatron a bit better...
> >
> > What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?
> >
> > Is it more stable? better sounding??
> >
> > Thanks;
> > Dieter Vanmarcke
> > President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)
> >
>

Re: T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Dieter

Hi Hessel!

Thanks for the info!
Hope you're doing fine by the way?
I've got #126 for over a year now, and I must say it only gets better...

D

Show quoted textHide quoted text
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Hessel Herder" <hessel@...> wrote:
>
> My Novatron M400 ( # 1784 ) was really stable and solid, and it sounded and
> played great.
>
> Only issue I ever had was a loud repetitive "thumping" noise, which was
> solved when the bearings were substituted.
>
>
>
> $12k is a lot of money for that machine though , me thinks
>
>
>
> Van: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] Namens Dieter
> Verzonden: woensdag 22 september 2010 13:24
> Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Onderwerp: [newmellotrongroup] T550 / M400
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello
>
> I might place a bid for the Novatron that's currently on ebay.
> But before I do that, I've got some questions for somebody who knows the
> Novatron a bit better...
>
> What are the advantages / disadvantages of a Novatron over a M400?
>
> Is it more stable? better sounding??
>
> Thanks;
> Dieter Vanmarcke
> President of the Belgian Tron Owners Committee ;-)
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: T550 / M400

2010-09-22 by Mark Pring

mellotron disc $200?

--- On Thu, 23/9/10, Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com> wrote:

From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: T550 / M400
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Thursday, 23 September, 2010, 1:18 AM

And better!



On Sep 22, 2010, at 8:21 AM, tron400 wrote:

It would be cheaper to buy a brand new M4000 from Streetly.

Bernie