Mellotronists

In a message dated 6/1/2006 9:04:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  don@... 
writes:

In  today's keyboard market, the word "vintage" apparently means "not  a
computer in a plastic box".  



No, in Mellotron terminology, "vintage" means that wine has been spilled  
inside of it. So as can bee seen, we can conceivably have a 2002 Mark VI,  
vintage 2004, the vintage denoting what year the wine was introduced into the  
Mellotron. We can further detail the information by adding whether the spilled  
wine was from a corked bottle, or one with a screw cap. One final detail is to  
discern whether or not the "vintagization" of the Mellotron was by spilled  
wine or by a proper vomit christening while leaning in to change tape  frames.
 
I hope this properly "clarifies" this for one and all.
 
me