Mellotronists

>Doesn't alchohol dry out rubber!!??

Yeah, and that's the problem with it.  The saving grace is how often I've 
ever had to do this---basically once on any given machine.  I would like to 
try the stuff they use on professional recording decks 
(cleaner/rejuvenator)---do you happen to have a product/brand name or two 
and source?  I also wonder how badly it affects the 'tron's pinchies, as 
they're barely flexible to begin with (at least the ones I've run across, 
which are all old) and probably aren't too badly affected by the alcohol 
with one application.

A band-aid for rollers that won't turn well is a drop of oil---we did this 
at the 'tronposium.  Unfortunately that hastens the death of the roller by 
eating the bearing, but it at least gets a dodgy roller to work in some 
cases.  If that trick doesn't work, the roller's dead anyway, and it needs 
replacement (unless Ken's alcohol bath works to free up any crap in the 
bearing/spindle of the roller---again possibly hastening death, but...).

...kl...M400 #805 - would rather be drinking alcohol

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