The Mellotron Group

In a message dated 12/6/2007 6:41:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rick@rickblechta.com writes:

I
sometimes get the impression that mellotrons
mechanical nature  and all the problems that go with it
are actually part of its charm for a  lot of owners. 


Sorry, mine never give me any problems once I learned how to make them  
right. The pitch doesn't drift. Tapes don't waver or get stuck. All notes sound  
clear. No "wobblies" Nothing.
 
Mellotrons were designed to be reliable. Why would anyone sell a machine  
that would not be so? The original owners manual explained how to maintain them.  
Anyone who paid attention could have averted the kinds of problems that have  
come to define them over the years. Once the SMS 2 was fitted, the Mellotron  
really came into its own. I have dragged my Mellotrons to show after  show, 
recording session after recording session with no problems.
 
My old mighty 1562 has recently been sold to a recording studio in New  York. 
I bought their shitty one from them. 1562 is being recorded for the new My  
Morning Jacket CD tonight and through the weekend. It is stone reliable and is  
doing what it was built to do. It is my understanding that Dr. John (Mac  
Rebenac) is coming to record it as well.
 
Since I acquired #386 from the buyer of #1562, all the bugs have been  worked 
out of it and it sounds great. Once the cabinet is done, it too will go  out 
and play reliably.
 
Frank II



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