The Mellotron Group

Maybe Markus is getting tired of building MKVI's or is running out of parts & tapes. Face it, it won't go on forever. The M4000D preserves the sound for posterity.
BTW- I love the look & sound of Streetly's unit and have nothing against it at all, but I would never have one and move it around to live gigs.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> I suppose if you are going to tour and you need that "look," and all those  
> sounds, the Digital machine would make sense. 200 Mellotron and Chamberlin  
> sounds in one box is attractive. I think that alone is the big attraction. 
> But  once you have all of those sounds, Markus has nothing left to sell you.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 11/30/2010 2:03:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> markpringnz@... writes:
> 
>  
>  
>  
> Can't we all just get along ? I think a quick look at  world history or 
> even the mellotron lists, would suggest the answer is  no. 
> 
> I can't think that anybody would confuse a mellotron with a  rompler that 
> has  a strange keyboard.
> 
> Is anybody on the list  thinking of buying an M4000D? I would be surprised.
> 
> I can  understand why somebody would  buy an M4000 but not the M4000D why  
> not just by the mellotron CD? Is Marcus still selling the Mellotron CD?  I 
> wouldn't if it was my business.
> 
> Mark
> 
> --- On Tue,  30/11/10, Charles <charel196@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> From:  Charles <charel196@...>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup]  Re: M4000 D
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Received:  Tuesday, 30 November, 2010, 3:30 PM
> 
> 
>  
> uhhh can't we all just get along?
> 
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> >
> > Ok - time to say  my bit. And this is me, not JB. We are mature 
> individuals in theory  but the Swede unit, despite all the protestations, has held 
> onto the  vaguely missleading M4000D logo. It's laughable really but I cannot  
> escape being annoyed at the mindless mindset that trys to instigate  
> consumer confusion by using a similar name yet riles at Memotron  infringing 
> almost everything including the fridge and  underpants(leaving a witty 
> personality unscathed). The truth is that  NO ONE ELSE but he should be engaged in 
> anything mellotronic. But that  is never going to be the case because we are 
> here for duration and no  slight of hand or clumsy marketing device is going 
> to alter our  course. 
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > M 
> > 
> >  mellotronics.co.uk
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 29 Nov 2010,  at 23:45, tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> > 
> > >  Good to see the M4000D is a laser printer from Epson.
> > >  
> > > M
> > > 
> > > mellotronics.co.uk
> >  > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 29 Nov 2010, at  17:07, "Charles" <charel196@> wrote:
> > > 
> >  >> 
> > >> Just found this demo of the new  machine:
> > >> 
> > >> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhKea6vNx0_ 
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhKea6vNx0) 
> >  >> 
> > >> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > 
> >  >> > shit! I never made it out of 3rd year at  college.
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> >  >> > fd
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> >  >> > 
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> >  >> > 
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> >  >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From:  lsf5275 <lsf5275@>
> > >> > To: newmellotrongroup  <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
> >  >> > Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 2:47 pm
> > >> >  Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
> > >> >  
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> > >> >  
> > >> > 
> > >> > Look who's the smarty  Artie. I didn't get farther than a masters. 
> Ran out of money. I wanted  the Ph.D but since I had to pay my way I 
> accidentally got a job that  paid a lot of money and ended up married and with a kid.
> >  >> > 
> > >> > Now the kid is grown and I'm out  of work. Hmmm.
> > >> > 
> > >> > 
> >  >> > In a message dated 11/23/2010 2:10:13 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time, 
> atm655@ writes:
> > >> > 
> > >>  > Yes it is, and has been.
> > >> > 
> > >>  > Summa Cum Laude, B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.
> > >> >  
> > >> > Computer Science
> > >> > 
> >  >> > 
> > >> > 
> > >> > Dr.  Death
> > >> >
> > >> 
> > > 
> >  >
> >
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