Re: [newmellotrongroup] Attention all L.A. tronheads/techies or WILL WORK FOR...
2009-05-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Mark, If you want to come to the east coast (DC area), I'll gladly put you up. However, you'll have to carry my barbells up to the attic and put new front brake pads on my truck. We can also play with all my gear. Frank In a message dated 5/4/2009 12:54:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markstuartwallis@hotmail.com writes: ____________________________________ Hi Folks. Here's an odd appeal for you all.. I'm planning a trip to LA for a few weeks from late June. The main focus of this is to do music and get about a bit.. I have a band to play with and am looking forward to a really cool few weeks.. I was wondering if any of you guys could use some occasional technical assistance from a guy well-versed in electromechanical and analog keys. Yep, I'm basically hustling for some 'unofficial' work to help make my dollars last a little longer and make the partying and musicking easier to fund. I've been quietly trading for the last couple of years repairing mostly vintage/classic gear and every penny I have comes from this apart from very occasional gigs and sculptural metalwork. Here's a brief list of the sort of things I've been happily paid to happily work on from the last year or so: Miscellaneous tonewheel Hammonds inc consoles and spinets. There's very little that I haven't done with big Hammonds and I spent most of a year working for HammondHire/big Hammonds and I spent most of a year working for HammondHire/<WBR>Servicezon Leslies (tube and transistorised) Vox Continentals ( British and Italian, 1963 onwards) Jaguars Farfisa Compacts Loads of Rhodes Wurlitzers 140B, 200,200A (I've even been known to make reeds from scratch) Hohner Clavinets and Pianets Selmer Claviolines Misc. Moogs ARP Oddysseys/Omnis SCI P5, Pro-Ones WEM Copicats/Roland Space Echoes Misc. mixers from dinky to gigantic Philicorda organs Wierd Russian analog synths valve/tube amps ..and lots more Oh, and I'm not bad with Mellotrons and my near-neighbours JB and MS have taught me lots more recently. I usually do a nice job, I'm a musician too so all my keyboard jobs feel nice and responsive. Rhodes and Wurlies especially. So, if you do this sort of thing and have too much work on, or if you have a housefull of gear that you would like me to wqrk on for cash (at mutually suitable rates, weighed in your favour/favor) and can't find time to do yourself.. please get in touch and ask any questions that you want. I'm intending to be around for up to three months this time. Similarly, I may need to buy/rent or borrow some gear. A Farfisa Compact would be handy, an M400 would be great! I may be bring a Vox Conti over with me, maybe only guitars. Also, if you have a room going, I could happily service your gear for my keep... Initially I'm supposed to be staying with a friend in Echo Park, wherever that may be. There's plenty of time 'twixt now and then so think about it and talk to me. I'm a reasonably straight and sober individual, apart from the odd Rock'n'Roll moment. But I'm always gentlemanly! I'm also a pretty good mechanic, especially with British motorcycles.I Love and Scones, Mark Wallis ____________________________________ Get the New Internet Explore 8 Optimised for MSN. _Download Now_ (http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U) **************2009 3 Free CREDIT SCORES: See Your 3 Credit Scores from All 3 Bureaus FREE! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221797372x1201397989/aol?redir=https:%2F%2Fwww.freescore.com%2FOffers%2FStart%2FFreeCreditRepor tAndScore.aspx%3FID%3D91831F371F138345B53A153F49D4D872%26siteid%3De927580bf7 )