Mellotronists

Greetings All,

First,   I wish to thank MellotronGirl for that funny  analogy.
I copied/sent it along to friends of mine who recently
had twin daughters.   They'll get a real kick out of it !

Frank's Stickle's eloquent words brought the following to mind.
This is an small excerpt written in 1953 :

" I remember the muffled-sound of muleteams straining
to ease 70-ton  canal-boats into the narrow locks.
I remember the thunderous roar of water rushing
underground,the taut wire-ropes pulling the boats over
the inclined planes.
I remember the sounds of boatmen's conch shells
coming farther and farther apart.
I remember the sounds of a locomotive whistle and
then those new-fangled automobiles nearby.
I remember moss and then weeds on my crumbling banks.
I remember a long and lonely silence,and I waited for decades.
.....One day, a knowing and sympathetic voice
spoke to me. After oblivion,I was discovered again.
......The discovery was mutual. "

That was written   50 years ago,by a historian
of  NJ's historic and unique  Morris Canal.
But totally appropriate for Mellotrons as well.
With each Mellotron rediscovered and restored,
those voices truly will be grateful once more

From the 170-yr.old towpath in the hills, Jerry Korb