Mellotronists

Brundage, Jim wrote:

>  For me it was $150. It came with a muff cover and a Leslie 147 in
> 1989.  I was 20...I got it from the original owner who said he paid
> $4000 in 1973. Talk about depreciation! Especially since $4k was worth
> a whole lot more back then. Anyone have an idea what that would equal
> in today's dollars?   Jim #917
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> Hello Jim and everyone,
>
> You were very lucky to buy your Tron during the "slump"
> period . Pierre Veilleux from Montreal assembled his
> large collection of M400's in the '80s for $150-200 each.
>
> Buying an M400 in 1973 did cost between $3500-4000
> from Dallas Arbiter or their distributors.  I saved about
> half  that amount in 1973 , choosing to purchase mine
> from London and having it shipped air-cargo .
>
> Air Cargo then was $160 and the M400 (new) was
>  700 GBP then ($1680 ; approx. $2.40 each Pound) .
> With today's values,  you can prob multiply by  3-4X
> conservatively .
>
> Another comparison. Peter Nichols of Mellotronics
> contacted me in 1975 and offered to sell a factory
> refurbished Mellotron Music Console (SFX w. lead tapes)
> for 2000 GBP then .  Taking into account today
> inflation,exchange rates ,etc . Streetly's current price
> for restored MK-II  is about spot-on.
>
> Hope this helps......Jerry K. (worth less in the future)