The Mellotron Group

It's an amazing and groundbreaking instrument by the Hammond Organ Company. 

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On Nov 26, 2012, at 7:39, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 146 tubes JUST in the generator.  Geez, it doubles as a fireplace.  Let's all sing songs and warm ourselves around the Novachord!
>  
>    -Bruce D.
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> From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 6:24 AM
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons
>  
> About 160 tubes. A crazy project: http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm
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> --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, John Wright <jwright911703@...> wrote:
> >
> > I believe they even contain PCBs. You need a Hazmat suite to work on them.
> > 
> > John
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> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM, lsf5275@... <lsf5275@...> wrote:
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> > >
> > > There are about a thousand nasty capacitors in them.
> > >
> > > *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Wallis markstuartwallis@... wrote:
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> > >
> > > I'd love to work on a Novachord...
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > To: mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com
> > > From: tron400@...
> > > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:29:49 +0000
> > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons
> > >
> > >
> > > I think they were in his garage.
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > >
> > > --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, Hammonddave <hammonddave2004@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Four Novachords? Each one of those weigh a ton! Where did he have the
> > > room?
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPad
> > > > Those
> > > > On Nov 25, 2012, at 9:35, "tron400" <tron400@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I also think of him on occasion. Besides his Mellotrons, he had four
> > > Hammond Novachords that he was planning on eventually restoring. He once
> > > sent me a picture of three of them. RIP, Jon.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bernie
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, john barrick
> > > <barrickjohn262@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was just thinking about Jon the other day, Andy. Yes, he is greatly
> > > > > > missed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@
> > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > **
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dear all
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've just received an e-mail from our much-missed Jon Salley's
> > > > > > > neighbour, Monte. As things stand, I'm none the wiser regarding the
> > > > > > > circumstances surrounding Jon's death, but it seems Monte took
> > > charge of
> > > > > > > all his gear. He's keeping a couple of things and has sold others,
> > > but he
> > > > > > > still has Jon's Mellotrons, an M400 and the black `Morazotron'
> > > MkV. He
> > > > > > > needs to sell them, but I've no idea what he's asking for them â€"
> > > if
> > > > > > > anyone's interested, mail him on:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > monteandlori@
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Andy T.
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> > > > > > --
> > > > > > john barrick
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *Leo got it right the first time*
> > > > > > *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
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