Mellotronists

Funny - I wasn't going to mention the 'vintage' descriptor, I
figured someone on this list would jump on that.

The term 'vintage' is thrown around so much on instrument
descriptions.  I shop around for snare drums and often find
something described as 'vintage' - which usually translates
to 'unkept piece of trash'.

I admit, though, the price is right - and I could probably
work something out with the seller.  Unfortunately, I'm
anticipating the arrival of an M400 any day now...

The replacement SMS controller arrived last week - the M400
must be stuck in traffic somewhere between Toronto and San
Francisco.

yeah - a vintage M400 with that classic, warm, analog sound. 


Perhaps the seller thinks that VI stands for VIntage

-jh


--- lsf5275@... wrote:

>  
> 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
> 


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