The Mellotron Group

Ralph, Ralph, I'll take it!
 
 
In a message dated 4/17/2011 1:32:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
vance@juniperpacific.com writes:

 
 
 
I wouldn't say the case's construction was itself shoddy, but the choice of 
 the formica-type laminate presents a bad material differential that has my 
top  slightly bowed -- and the M's usually end up with chipped feet and 
other edges  that make them look crappy. Richard had told me that they had the 
case parts  made by a local furniture company that made the components in 
batches (Even  though mine is an M2, the lid has "M-1 E" marked on the inside 
because it was  the fifth in that batch). The main issue I could see for 
some is that because  the chassis is mostly screwed-together aluminum angle and 
it's fastened to the  bottom plywood deck, they can flex....but that's why 
you just set them on a  flat surface to play them. Other than that they're 
pretty sturdy. In  comparison to the M400 Mellotron's, I can guess that the 
furniture may not be  as good.

The statement that they both "more advanced" and "predecessor"  isn't very 
good history. Yes they were the predecessor - but the Mark II's are  much 
better engineered than Harry's Musicmasters. But later the Chamberlin M's  did 
use the better responding stereo heads - and the friction/tension rewind  
could be called more advanced by most.

But this is just the seller  working his audience, isn't it?

Vance

On 4/16/2011 10:05 PM, _lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com)  wrote:  
 
Clearly evident in those photos.  I would like to own one, though. I'm not 
likely to ever do so.
 
 
In a message dated 4/17/2011  12:23:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_barrickjohn262@gmail.com_ (mailto:barrickjohn262@gmail.com)   writes:

 
The  shoddy case construction on the chamberlins is what always gets  me.

On  Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Rick Blechta <_rick@rickblechta.com_ 
(mailto:rick@rickblechta.com) > wrote:

 
 
 
 


On  Apr 16, 2011, at 9:08 PM, Mike Dickson wrote:


 
 
"The Chamberlin is the, better and more  advanced, predecessor to the 
Mellotron"

On what planet is  it 'more  advanced'?




 
 
 
 
The planet  Bieber.