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Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Crimson M400: #254 or #354?

2005-08-29 by Dagfinn H

Either that or you were taking a serious piddle ...

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>From: "Dagfinn H" <captain_yossarian@...>
>To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Crimson M400: #254 or #354?
>Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:31:32 +0000
>
>If #354 (or #254 ... benefit of the doubt) really was one of the regular
>white-coated units that were seen touring with Crimson in the early years,
>then ...
>
>Either way it would be a fascinating coincidence.
>
>How does your recollection of the M400 you carpeted compare to the Islands
>Tron depicted at http://www-dcrp.ced.berkeley.edu/Cervero/crimtron.htm? You
>say the cabinet was in poor shape when you received the unit ...
>extensive-touring-with-frustrated-band-members-poor, perhaps?
>
>Now, doth the craftsman recognize his work?
>
>Dagfinn
>
>
> >From: kinchmusic@...
> >To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Crimson M400: #254 or #354?
> >Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:52:47 EDT
> >
> >Strange on this.
> >Before this list, back in 1981 I owned a white m400 which I bought with 
>the
> >cabinet in pretty poor shape. So i hit on the idea to carpet the outside 
>in
> >an
> >  unusual industrial blue. Edging the corners and sides with 
>alloy/plastic
> >strip.
> >Could be a coincidence, or more likely, I think that unknowingly I let 
>this
> >historic machine through my grasp when I sold it a couple of years later.
> >Had
> >no  record of the serial number either. Damn!
> >Andy K. Serial number Andy 2 (you were here first Andy  T)
>
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