Mellotronists

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 LSF5275@... wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> My Tron #1562 has three outputs including the foot pedal. In the back, one
> is XLR and the other is 1/4 inch. These were machines sold by Sound  Sales.


is it a "proper" balanced +4 XLR output, or just wired to an XLR jack?
[i don't see one on the ebay unit]

aaah - the sound sales units.
i think the one i restored a couple years ago was one of these, but sans
XLR output [i could be mistaken though]?
the serial was in the 10xx or 11xx range if i recall.


> As for the knobs, mine came with the same shitty looking knobs you see in
> the photo. Streetly hooked me up with the proper ones. Mine still has the black
> and gold control panel faceplate, but for those that have one but don't like
> them, the black decal can be removed and the stock Mellotron faceplate is
> underneath.


i have one improper replacement knob on mine.
i cracked the original myself when i overtightened it.
i did the same thing to a knob on my minimoog too.
yup - i am an idiot sometimes.


> Frank
>
> PS. here is a photo. It is not me in the photo, though. This was when we
> were staging Anglagard for their NEARfest 03  performance.


i'll have to forward this to another account to view.
[i read email in unix / pine - no html - no pics, but totally safe as
a result...]

thanks for the info!
jeff