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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?

2009-10-20 by Rick Blechta

On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:53 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

> While waiting for Martin's reply, I'm going to guess... I think that  
> it was because white was cheap and easy to get. Also, white was easy  
> to match.
>
> Frank

I'll weigh in on this in Martin's stead. I was told by Mellotronics  
back in 1972 that they were painting them white because that colour  
picked up stage lighting so well.

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