Mellotronists

In a message dated 4/6/2005 8:06:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
kenmerb@... writes:

I  recognize the thing Mike Pinder is playing, I have one like it in my 
living  room.  Could this be Frank's MKII?  If it is, I've played (I use  that term 
loosely) this very one.  Pictures of its restoration are on Ken  Leonard's 
web site.  The thing on top of it looks like a Marshall head to  me.  


Unfortunately, it's not.  Ken, you and I viewed some of this  footage when 
you came through San Diego a few years ago.  Elsewhere in  the video there a 
glimpse of the back of the MkII and it has the standard  grillcloth (and, if 
memory serves me correct - I'm too lazy this morning to toss  the video in the 
machine - the top reversed with the music stand hanging  off the back ala the pic 
on the back of ISOTLC).  Pics have shown Mike to  at least have this one, one 
with horizontal slots on the back panel (no  cloth) and one with vertical 
slots (#134, now sitting in my little  studio).  It's great to hear a bona fide, 
live, warts-and-all Moodies  performance.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
MkII #134 / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron  Book