The Mellotron Group

Well, you may be up shit's creek on that one Robert.
 
 
In a message dated 7/25/2010 9:35:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rmrmax@yahoo.com writes:

Speaking for myself, before buying the real thing, I would like to see  and 
hear a perfect working one (without having to travel out of town) to  
determine whether it was right for  me.

If you get a properly restored one are a new one from Either Streetly or  
MA, then they are very simple to maintain. I provide a set of instructions to 
my  clients specifically written for the machines that come out of my shop. 
Any  technical assistance or support is easily managed over the phone or by 
 email.
 
From another perspective, the only brand new Mellotron I have ever owned is 
 my M4000. Streetly shipped it to me and the only technician capable of 
servicing  it nearby is me. I have never had to do anything other than clean it 
and demag  the tape heads. 
 
I think that Clay and other Mark VI owners would say the same thing about  
their machines. If you are going to own one, it doesn't take much to learn  
how to care for it. It's not a Chevy; you don't have to have a local 
technician  if you get something proper to start with or buy one and have it 
restored by  someone who knows what they are doing. Mellotrons are not wimpy. They 
are kinda  like Harleys and are actually quite hardy and easy to keep 
running.
 
Frank (again)
 
 
In a message dated 7/25/2010 9:35:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rmrmax@yahoo.com writes:

There is  the risk of shipping and having the know how to make any 
necessary adjustments  when it arrives and to properly service the mellotron or find 
a competent  technician who is capable of doing  so.