The Mellotron Group

I don't think they were ever made completely of solid wood. I know that  
most of the Mellotrons I have seen had plywood lids and front and back panels, 
 but when I owned 1562, it had front and back panels made of phenolic.
 
 
In a message dated 3/1/2011 7:47:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tron400@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 


Frank,

Based on the hoard of M400's you've restored, can you  tell at what point 
the cabinets were changed from solid wood to particle  board?

Bernie

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Chris,
> 
> Yeah, here are a  few more photos. It all comes down to what it would 
take 
> to make it  right. Besides, I want to build a cabinet and modify the Tron 
a 
> bit.  It all comes down to its provenance. I won't literally trash the 
>  cabinet. I'll just store it away. If you look at the following photos, 
and if  you 
> know anything about repairing particle board, you'll see how  difficult 
the 
> repairs will be and that the cabinet will forever more  be structurally 
> compromised.
> 
> Frank
> 
>  
> 
> 
> I believe the Tron fell forward on its "chin" and  caused this break. It 
> goes all the way through.
> 
> It  is worse than you can see here.
> 
> Repairing edges and corners  is easy. So is reveneering.
> 
> As you can see, it is all the way  through. You could dig it out, glue 
it, 
> clamp it and then fill it  with Bondo, but it would never be strong.
> 
> Notice the crack in  the lower left corner of the photo? That goes all 
the 
> way through as  well. You can also see that the corner blocks in the 
bottom 
> are  cracked through.
> 
> 
> 
> The question becomes,  "Where do I put my effort?" Can I fix it? Sure, 
and 
> I can make the  breaks invisible. But the cabinet would always be weak 
and 
> easily  damaged.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message  dated 2/28/2011 4:15:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> fazeka@...  writes:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
>  I'm only referencing pictures, but the current cabinet doesn't look 
*too*  
> bad. Is there a reason for requiring a new cab?
> 
>  Chris
> 
> --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  , lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> > I'm going to  build it a new cabinet. The plan for now is to build it 
out 
> of  
> > all MDF or a combination of MDF and Baltic Birch  plywood.
>