The Mellotron Group

Thanks Frank, 

I will restore it myself when I retire, and after that I'll send it to you to be fixed!

Mark
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> Mark,
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> If you bring me yours, I'm happy to fix it up for you. I've done plenty of  
> them for private owners. My preference for the ones I buy, restore and 
> resell is  to put them where they will be played live and/or recorded. You are a 
> person who  openly shares your Mellotron and your love for it. Had I known 
> what you would do  with a Mellotron I would have gladly sold you one. I 
> rebuilt the "Mel" Mellotron  twice. The 2nd time was a very extensive rebuild. 
> Streetly restored it as well,  before I ever touched it. All of the work done 
> was for the same owner. After I  repaired it in 2005 it was stuck in a 
> garage for 5 years and then it came back  for a frame up restoration. Now, I'm 
> pretty sure its back in a garage or a  storage bin. Sad! It's a great 
> Mellotron and can be seen and heard on my You  Tube "Astra" video.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/26/2011 6:10:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> mellotronmadness@... writes:
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> Thank goodness I didn't have to try and buy one from you, Frank!!   
> 
> 
> The guy I bought mine off said he was glad to see it going to someone who  
> really wanted one,  and trust me, I really did.  
> 
> 
> I think  wanting to own one is a good enough reason to have one, it  would 
> be sad if  musicians and studio owners were the only people to get  their 
> hands on mellotrons.
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> 
> Mark
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> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@ wrote:
> .  That's why I don't like to sell them on eBay. All of the folks I 
> > have  sold machines to either are musicians or studio owners. 
> >  Frank
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> > 
> > In a message dated 8/26/2011 1:49:20 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
> > john.wright@ writes:
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> > Frank, jus t got word that Butler Uniivsity would  like to sample #911 
> for an 
> > electronic composotion class. You have to  love it when your work is 
> shared 
> > with others. I'm betting no one in  the class has ever seen a Tron live.
> > 
> >  John
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