The Mellotron Group

Yes -
Be afraid - be very afraid...
Here in SoCal there is a wonderful place called The Nethercutt 
Collection http://nethercuttcollection.org/ . If you're in town, go. I 
was fortunate enough to be in the first group to tour through it in the 
early '70's. We also have a family friend that works there - he's the 
perfect combination for the place: a vintage auto and a mechanical 
musical instrument restorer. They rigged the Wurlitzer Theater Pipe 
Organ to a record and play from a computer in the 1970's. Also check out 
http://www.amica.org/Live/index.htm
That Ampico Bosendofer in the video was magnificent. Love these things.I 
have a Aeolian Duo-Art Reproducer (that needs work). I paid to have mine 
moved - I can't imagine doing it even with help!

Vance


On 1/5/2012 1:55 PM, fdoddy@aol.com wrote:
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> I was checking out robertsmusicalrestorations.com and they have these 
> things for sale!!!  An old Wurlitzer Orchestrion?...with MIDI?   
> AAHHH!!!! I'm afraid to ask what these things sell for...
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> fritz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 4:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT...my new favorite performance
>
> Hi again.  Not all my message came through.
>   My association with my buddy's player piano began with a phone call 
> like this: "Hey Bruce, old pal, do you want to help me move 
> something?"  From the tone of his voice I knew exactly what was to be 
> moved.
>   -Bruce D.
>
> *From:* Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com <mailto:pocotron@yahoo.com>>
> *To:* "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>" 
> <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:33 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT...my new favorite performance
>
>   Wow!  Das' a whole lotta keys at once!
>   I love those old player pianos. They were one of the modern 
> mechanical wonders back at the turn of the 20th century.
>   A friend of mine got one for free, along with plenty of rolls.  It 
> is a pump version, and never was converted to electric.
>
> *From:* ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com <mailto:ecclesreinson@rogers.com>>
> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 4, 2012 7:55 AM
> *Subject:* [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT...my new favorite performance
>
> Imagine the db's in the room! It fades in and out of sync long before 
> the half way point.
>
> Have you ever seen a Violano? 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns5M5sWzoNM&list=UUJEfvw6kthjP7SxW4xmKkUw&index=5&feature=plcp 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns5M5sWzoNM&list=UUJEfvw6kthjP7SxW4xmKkUw&index=5&feature=plcp>
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>, fdoddy@... wrote:
> >
> > My son found this. It makes me laugh. MIDI nickelodeon! Listen to 
> the whole thing. F*@king crazy!
> >
> > 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUy70dh8LY&list=FLwZbPytCGyMDGJ6rrsCyGSg&feature=mh_lolz 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUy70dh8LY&list=FLwZbPytCGyMDGJ6rrsCyGSg&feature=mh_lolz>
> >
> >
> > fritz
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