The Mellotron Group

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jeffc@... wrote:

> 
> hmmm...
> 
> i have had my pro-one since it was brand spanking new [serial 100-1004]
> and only once did it fail me - a chip fried and a small puff of stinky
> smoke came out of the top... a quick fix and it's been fine ever since,
> and that was over 25 years ago. i pretty much use it as a slave via a
> MIDI>CV converter, so the keys are rarely even touched.
> 


That's a good point about the MIDI > CV converter, I've been meaning
to get one of those for mine, as that would put paid to the keyboard
problems at a stroke. In fact really I'd just get the whole thing
restored if I could. Along with the 'tron...and, one of these days, my
old Wurli EP 200...some serious saving involved for all of that here,
methinks!

Tony S