Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by Nic Lewis
I will respond to these questions to the best of my ability, but I am happy to be correct if my ageing mind has introduced erroneous information ... This did
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Re: Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by James Bailey
... Lots of good info; thanks, Chris. A coulple of things occurred to me while reading this though, and I m surprised it hasn t come up before in discussions
Re: Birotron on ebay
2009-04-15 by James Bailey
... That depends on who s being strangled by it - uh, the necktie. Jim Bailey
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mike is NOT a liar (Mellotron lovers, do not read)
2009-04-15 by Mike Dickson
... I ve just tried. In a second I can manage about 11 or 12, although why you d want to is a mystery. ... So can a piano. And a chromatic harmonica. At a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Anyone need an M4000 flight case?
2009-04-15 by Rick Blechta
... Can you send it back to the UK for a free refill?
Re: Anyone need an M4000 flight case?
2009-04-15 by ceccles_ca
$350 is a good price for this if you are close to Glen Cove, NY.
Anyone need an M4000 flight case?
2009-04-15 by Bernie
http://tinyurl.com/cl9c9m
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mike is NOT a liar (Mellotron lovers, do not read)
2009-04-15 by lsf5275@aol.com
Dave obviously is not used to Mike s sense of humor. In a message dated 4/15/2009 9:20:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: Mike
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mike is NOT a liar (Mellotron lovers, do not read)
2009-04-15 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 15/04/2009 14:20:32 GMT Standard Time, trondave writes: And STILL I cant imagine that the keyboard action could be anything less than
Re: Mike is NOT a liar (Mellotron lovers, do not read)
2009-04-15 by ceccles_ca
Dave: Do you still have #008? If so, do you get a chance to play it often? Clay
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 4/15/2009 2:38:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lsf5275@aol.com writes: Hi Chris, I ve been emailing Nic Lewis off-list. He apparently used to
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by lsf5275@aol.com
Hi Chris, I ve been emailing Nic Lewis off-list. He apparently used to build Birotrons at the factory... Nice guy. I used to correspond with him a few years
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-15 by jeffrey coulter
mr dickson, now you should use some sort of secretly coded insult to our list moderator or some other such thing to get yourself booted from the group - we can
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by Chris Dale
Hi Frank: I haven t read anything in order yet but thanks for giving me a rundown. I ll read the posts in order tonight. Geez - I ve been away in BC for 2
Mike is NOT a liar (Mellotron lovers, do not read)
2009-04-15 by dave
I have it on good authority that Mike actually did play a BiroTron....One that had been (ab)used for 25 years and was in a Mellotron shop for refurbishing. And
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by lsf5275@aol.com
Boy, that s unfortunate. Whoever trondave is (Will Davis), he could have rebutted in a more constructive manner. To outright call someone a liar and then to
Birotron stuff
2009-04-15 by Chris Dale
Okay, I can t seem to read any of these posts in order (I m using Gmail, and the SOB s at Yahoo deactivated my account) so if anyone can help please let me
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Is it OK if he calls you other names now? In a message dated 4/14/2009 1:57:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: Sigh... * The one I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by Mike Dickson
That explains much. ... -- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 14/04/2009 18:57:49 GMT Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: The one I played was #005 which is the same one Ryo is now selling on
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by Mike Dickson
Sigh... * The one I played was #005 which is the same one Ryo is now selling on e-Bay. * I played it at Streetly some years ago when it was being renovated * I
M400 on craigslist Montreal
2009-04-14 by lilainjil
http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/msg/1117267146.html $3000 CAN
Re: Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by ceccles_ca
OK Dave, Your questions have been answered. Tell us your story. Clay
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Nic, I think I have a photo of a pile of Birotrons that you sent me years back. I believe there were three in the photo. Two restorable and one parts machine.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Tom Doncourt
... Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay Now, THATS interesting.. As for the action. I had a fender rhodes that had horrible action but I dont judge the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by tony1
Finally the voice of reason and experience! Thanks Martin, as I thought I had subscribed to some worthless soap opera news group bull shit. Tony #510 U.S.A.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by Rick Blechta
... I don t know where you were brought up, Dave, but where I come from, calling someone a liar when you don t have all the information is rude. If you had
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by Huff Talbot
Also sounds like a very good description of a mellotron! ... From: tronbros@aol.com Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude To:
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Nic Lewis
I have just read the recent exchanges regarding Birotrons. Some years ago I ventured onto this list because I was employed building the Birotrons in the mid
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by tronbros@aol.com
To sum up.......... The Birotron in it s marketed form was a flawed design that was well engineered from a sturdy construction point of view (nice castings)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by tronbros@aol.com
Mike played a Birotron here at Streetly and the action was not to our tastes. I didn t like it neither did John, Mike and probably not even the current
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Thank you Frank !
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
I did it; I googled the keyboard action of Birotrons and I found just as many complaints about the keyboard action as I did compliments... zero. Either the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Thank you Frank !
2009-04-14 by will davis
And what would have been a better way to phrase the question?? I havent done it yet, but Google Birotron keyboard action....and Ill guarantee that no one who
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by will davis
We are talking about the instrument, not me ! ... From: john barrick To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:26 AM Subject: Re:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by Mellotronist
Gotta admit, it d be pretty funny if it was... This has to be Dave Biro. In a message dated 4/14/2009 1:05:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, trondave@gmail.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by john barrick
You mean he s not Will Davis?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
This has to be Dave Biro. In a message dated 4/14/2009 1:05:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, trondave@gmail.com writes: Sorry John...I DO KNOW....and as soon as
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Thank you Frank !
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Dave, As I said earlier, I m not trying to create, nor support ill will. Rick has a point. Perhaps you might have chosen a better way of challenging Mike s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by will davis
Sorry John...I DO KNOW....and as soon as Mike explains himself, I will tell you how I know.......... dave ... From: john barrick To:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by john barrick
No, Dave (or Will), you re rude. You have no way of knowing if Mike is telling the truth or not, and even if you did, you re still rude. I have a much easier
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
I guess I missed that. But at the same time, even though I imagine that the Birotron was a piece of shit, I would like a little substance. I m not looking for
Rick-Im not rude
2009-04-14 by will davis
Rick...I am not being rude when I acuse someone who is not telling the truth that he is a liar. Has he tried to explain himself? No...not in the least ! I
Thank you Frank !
2009-04-14 by will davis
Thanks Frank !! No one in the history of the word has ever complained about the action of the Birotron keyboard....until now !!! And he still has not
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Pomeroy Ranch
Rick is right - It s really hard to respond in a manner any more civilized than Mike did when someone has thrown a left hook at your jaw..I, for one, do
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Pomeroy Ranch
Rick is right - It s really hard to respond in a manner any more civilized than Mike did when someone has thrown a left hook at your jaw..I, for one, do
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Pomeroy Ranch
Rick is right - It s really hard to respond in a manner any more civilized than Mike did when someone has thrown a left hook at your jaw..I, for one, do
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by Rick Blechta
... No, Frank. Dave s response was rude. He called Mike a liar, did he not? I don t think you d be too happy if someone you didn t know called you a liar. If
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Mike, you re avoiding the questions. When and where did you play one, and who did it belong to. Your first email was pointed and filled with opinions. Fair
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-13 by Mike Dickson
Dave - You re quite right. It was all a figment of my imagination. Playing a Birotron was the highlight of my entire life and was an experience so intense I d
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron on ebay
2009-04-13 by will davis
Mike....I have played a pipe organ and I have played a Birotron and I can safely say that you obviously never actually played a Birotron.....why are you lying