The Mellotron Group

Okay Dave, you asked nicely!
 
Both MKIIs had been stored in a removal company's lockup and were covered  
head to toe in black, sticky diesel dust.  They were unbelievably  rough.  
Bearing in mind that these were the first restorations for John and  myself and I 
had no knowledge whatsoever of procedures.  I couldn't even  take the keyboards 
off and so I was given very menial tasks and rightly  so.  John stripped them 
down to the components and built them back up,  cleaning everything prior to 
reassembly.  Not polishing and gleaming, just  removing the years of filth.  
Luckily the tapes had been cycled to safe  positions where the majority was 
spooled and clean.  Just the hanging loops  needed the alcohol treatment.  I 
think John may have had to strengthen the  cabinets but this was in 1990 and a 
long time ago.  Anyway, they  worked and we took the CK MKII down to Real World 
for the recording of Thrak  along with Roberts M400s.  They were in a semi 
circle in the control room  and they worked a treat but got little use sadly.  The 
Wake of P. MKII has  been with us ever since and now needs restoring again 
along with the  M400s.  Sad considering the time and effort and little money 
earned.   That's not Robert's fault, we just undercharged enormously in those 
naive  days.  It was a hobby and we were working on the Crimso 'trons.  What  a 
fix!
 
Best,
 
Martin
 
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