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Re: A fixer upper from hell

2012-06-13 by tron400

I meant to ask, is that a reasonable estimate?

Bernie again

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tron400" <tron400@...> wrote:
>
> I'm guessing about $2500 in repairs on top of the $2500 minimum price, so a total of about $5000. Is that reasonable?
> 
> Bernie
> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > No Frank can't. Frank is exhausted from  trying to get ready for NEARfest 
> > and once it's done, Frank is taking the rest of  the summer to spend with his 
> > wife, sister and his nieces. Oh, and trying to earn  some money. Then Frank 
> > has a waiting list starting in the fall.
> >  
> > Besides, it's too much money, although I  have no doubt that someone will 
> > buy it for way too much money. Thanks for the  endorsement, though.
> >  
> > Frank
> >  
> >  
> > In a message dated 6/13/2012 6:13:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> > jandjstrz@ writes:
> > 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > No problem, Frank can handle it.
> > 
> > --- On Wed,  6/13/12, Mark Pring <markpringnz@> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > From:  Mark Pring <markpringnz@>
> > Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > To:  "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"  
> > <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, June 13,  2012, 5:21 PM
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Inside doesn't look too bad, better than mine, but the  cabinet looks 
> > wrecked, worse than mine.
> > 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >   
> > ____________________________________
> >  From: Bruce Daily  <pocotron@>
> > To:  "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"  
> > <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> 
> > Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012 7:53  AM
> > Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > At least it has an SMS motor controller.  Quite a low  serial number.  
> > Maybe it has a brass capstan.
> >  
> > It's certainly rough.
> >  
> >   -Bruce D.
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > From: tron400  <tron400@>
> > To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012  10:29 AM
> > Subject:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > Looks like it needs lots of  fixing:
> > 
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/mellotron-400s-/200775277300?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=
> > item2ebf239af4
> > 
> > Bernie
> >
>

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