Mellotronists

lsf5275@... wrote:

>  I recently purchased my 2nd Tron from a fellow list member who
> happened to live only 15 minutes away. He posted on this list that he
> wanted to sell it. I have been waiting several years to find a 2nd
> one.  To get it into playing condition ended up requiring a bit of
> work. The pinch rollers were fine, but all of the felts on the
> pressure pads and key springs had to be replaced, the power supply was
> dead and had to be resurrected by our own Jerry Korb (thanks Jerry).
> It needed a replacement motor (I had a spare) a new pitch pot (had
> one) and, ultimately a replaced SMS board (had one). I went through
> the whole machine and cleaned, squared and polished everything. Now I
> have a Mellotron that sings loud and clear (actually, I have two that
> do). No wobblies, no instability and no hum. Total investment well
> under 3K.
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>
> Greetings All, Hope you all in the USA and Canada had
>  wonderful Independence Day Holidays (4-July & 1-July,
> respectively) .
>
> Happy to contribute my share (however small sometimes),
> to the greater good of  Mellotrons and their revival.
> ....Always will be a labour of love......
>
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>  Thanks to Jerry, Martin and Markus for advice and assistance. What a
> wonderful group we have! My advice... If you want to buy a Tron, be
> patient, do your homework and ask for help from folks on this list. I
> have rebuilt a bunch of these things and I learn new things every day.
> There is a wealth of information at our disposal and a willingness to
> help, and chances are, if the Tron you want is not close to home,
> there is someone on this list who might be able to check it out for
> you. Frank (1562 and 430)
>
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>
> I'm just  "part of the team" Frank. Streetly and Markus
> have "official"  businesses, while you and I and others
> on this List are enterprising people with indepenent
> satellite operations.
>
> Before purchasing "Julia" in 1998, I had a wonderful
> opportunity to get it checked-out/inspected before the
> deal was completed .  Being that I and the seller
> (Robert A. Laughton.....where ARE  you,BTW ?) were on
> opposite sides of the USA,  a good friend  temporarily
> on assignment in Silicon Valley,CA drove a few hours
> each way to photograph and hear "Julia" on my
> behalf.
>
> Frank's last sentence above personifies this perfectly.
>
> Cheers,  Jerry Korb
>
> MK-I/124  (orig.in CAL,insp. by my buddy as mentioned above)
> M300/#037 (insp.personally in CT at Danbury Elec. Music Center)
> M400/ 681  (purchased new 1973, from the UK & sent to the States)
> JKMK6/001 (born and raised in my New England residence)
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