Mellotronists

NormLeete@... wrote:

>  Whoa...I'm not suggesting using dangerous substances for the hell of it. I'm
> bemoaning the way some companies use these regulations as an excuse to scrap
> old equipment / techniques.Plus I'm probably turning into a "grumpy old
> bloke".
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> Precisely my point too, Norm.  My message was twofold. To point out the
> errors of the past,today's consequences, plus unnecessary/unwanted government
> intrusion
> into the private sector.

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>  I help a friend of mine with his music shop at the weekend with guitar and
> other repairs and I work to tolerances that my day job seem incapable of
> understanding. This is because the accountants now dictate that processes are
> either automatic, de-skilled or sent off-shore. I'd much rather repair an old
> piece of gear than scrap it so it can be replaced by something that has been
> flown half way around the world so it can be assembled by an exploite
> workforce... Norm
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> Back in the days when Japanese electronics was still in its infancy, the
> lowest
> assembly line workers ("insert transistor Q5 in the holes encircled white")
> often were paid in bowls of rice .    Some toy made in Hong-Kong was destined
> to break within the hour, and some gadget made in Japan also was frowned upon.
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> .....Now look.....    First Hyundais and Samsung products were of questional
> repute.
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> .....Now look.....   I predict similar for China. But big difference here. The
> other Asian
> lands were relatively free societies, but China is not.
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> I echo your last sentences verbatim,Norm.  That's why I do what I do .
> Ever listen/see  a restored circa 1935 Zenith multiband floor-console radio ?
> 15-20 valves in its dual chassis, plus a monster 18-inch loudspeaker below.
> ....Would be an act of desecration to scrap something like that. See photo.
> Was the MK-II of its day.
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> Cheers,  JK  (not exploited, but an underpaid old bloke w. a passion for
> Tex-Mex)