Mellotronists

Yeah. The Enzo, 1 million+ and only to those invited
to purchase. 15K for a brake job on those ceramic
disks etc. EEEEK.

Mark

--- tony <amoffet1@...> wrote:

> Yea I know exactlly about the Ferrari secrets and
> that's all I'll say, aside from good things come to
> those who wait.
> 
> Tony
> #510
> Ferrari 575M 130837
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: MAinPsych@... 
>   To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:18 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] RE: M-4000?
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 3/5/2006 7:29:14 AM Pacific
> Standard Time, djacques@... writes:
>     What I don't understand is with everyone is so
> damn upset with Martin regarding his dissing of the
> group, why don't you just go out a but the Mellotron
> Mark IV from Markus and Dave? This is a great
> machine with many improvements. What do you think
> you are going to get from the Tron Bros? Something
> better?  
>   In a message dated 3/5/2006 8:33:20 AM Pacific
> Standard Time, tronbros@... writes:
>     In a message dated 05/03/2006 15:29:15 GMT
> Standard Time, djacques@... writes:
>       What do you think you are going to get from
> the Tron Bros? Something better?
>     Maybe!
>   Without taking sides, I think there's a major
> point that's being missed here, and that is looking
> at bigger picture as one of having competition with
> two entities building new trons, which generally
> tends to feed of each other and initiate further
> advancements and higher quality (and possibly
> reduced prices in the long run), and choice for the
> consumer.  Not all on this list can currently afford
> to buy a new tron, although of course a percentage
> of them can, and that does not include those who may
> perhaps want to sell their present 400's for a new
> MkVI or M4000 (opening up opportunities for
> prospective first-time 400 owners).  
> 
>   I do understand the frustration people have
> expressed over Martin's whatever-you-want-to-call-it
> re: the M4000, as we've been promised new m/c's
> since the first Toronto workship in 2000; BUT
> apparently finally coming to fruition witnessed by
> Paul Marshall's recent posting (having seen AND
> played one).  
> 
>   Secrecy in business after years of development and
> before an unveiling IS common practice (anyone here
> into cars?)  Who criticizes Ford or Ferrari in the
> manner some here have.  While there's no love lost
> between Streetly and myself, I have to side with
> Martin on this, although also admitting that the
> present situation could have been handled better
> from both sides, but again, remember the point that
> opened this posting.
> 
>   My question to Martin: Are there going to be be
> formal (and objective) reviews of the new M4000 in
> industry publications (i.e., Sound-On-Sound, etc),
> as we saw for MA's MkVI?
> 
>   Frank Samagaio
>   San Diego CA
>   MkII #134 / M400 #908
>   author, The Mellotron Book
> 
> 
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