Mellotronists

I'm the proud owner of a Chamberlin M-1 #86109. I'm looking at 
the receipts for it right now. I ordered it on 3-2-73 and recieved
it on 3-12-74. During the summer of 1974, Harry Chamberlin and
his wife were on a midwest trip and stopped at my house. Harry
showed me how to take care of any adjustments to the M-1.
It has always remained in Michigan except for one gig in Ohio
in 1979. There was one other Chamberlin in the area in 1973-74.
It was at the studio of the Michigan band SRC. I stopped by
to take a look at it while waiting for mine to arrive. Today
the mighty M-1 #86109 rests on a table ready to be refurbished
as it hasn't been played in a number of years.

phil (near Ann Arbor, MI)



--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...> 
wrote:
>
> Anybody ever asked if everyone on the list who is fortunate enough 
to have a Mellotron (or Chamberlin) would tell the list so that we 
can see how many and what makes and models of instruments are 
accounted for by this group?  I'd think it would be an interesting 
survey, especially if everyone that has one actually responds.  I'll 
start:
> 
> 
> 
> Mellotron M400 #886, Kansas, USA (acquired 2001)
>