Mellotronists

>  Mark VII?
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> guybrush03 <yahoo@...> wrote:
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>      What's the turn-around time for ordering a MkVI?
>
>      And do MkII's ever show up on ebay? What are the chances of your
>      average schmuck ever tracking one down in his lifetime?
>
>      The MkVII doesn't do a whole lot for me. Even if playing Dixieland
>      gets old after awhile (*gasp*), it would be nice to have dozens of
>      sounds available (instead of 3 or 6).
>
>      guybrush
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>      Greetings Guybrush and Gang,   MK-II's do show-up on eBay sometimes,
>
>      like that elusive 6-point(station) buck in the fall.    You gotta
>      "cut the
>      mustard" first by thinking as naturalist  "Fowler" , or contact
>      Jimmy M. at the "Mills" to spread the word to aid in your quest.
>      Then can you enjoy your aged hunter's cheese at Tron-Camp.
>
>      Seriously, most MK-II's are currently in private hands, most
>      folks now are aware of their current value . The misc. orig.
>      rhythms/fills
>      are nice touches ,  but most refurbed MK-II's or SFX or M300's
>      opt for 24 or 36 lead instrument sounds.
>
>      This "schmuck" happened upon an M300 purely by accident in 1997,
>      and was offered a MK-II (later discovered to be MK-I ) in 1998.
>      .....'Ya never know !
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>      > "Watcher of the Skies" sounds great on one M400 using
>      cello/3violins
>      > (through the alkaloid haze of those days I seem to recall it being
>
>      played
>      > that way on the "Selling England" tour at the Montreal Forum) and
>      some
>      > careful chord voicing. And it looks like there are at least four
>      or
>      five
>      > M400 models every year on eBay, with the mellotron.com Mark VII
>      capable of
>      > giving you your two-manual fix until the Streetly gents are ready
>      to
>      amaze   us.
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>      Best advice I can render is a classic phrase "....All good things
>      come to those who wait."  Might sound goofy/dorky,
>      but still appropriate .  Jimmy M. found his Moo-A-Tron by
>      happenstance. Ditto for my M300, lots more stories out-there.
>      ......Common thing is that all they WEREN'T found via eBay.
>
>      Good Luck , GuyBrush searching, or simply "watch-and wait"
>      to see what debuts soon across the pond.
>
>      Cheers,  -- V.T. Cabot
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