Mellotronists

Excuse me,

Who gives a shit? This may be the most worthless thread I have ever read. I 
reminds me of the time I read in Melody Maker that Rick Wakeman's brother Nick 
Wakeman chopped up a M400 and flushed the parts down the toilet ("Loo" to you 
Brits). Who gives a crap? (so to speak)

Besides, Robert Frip is a lunatic anyway. Any dope who refers to himself as 
"the guitarist" has to be a certifiable ASSHOLE.

I dismiss all of this a pure self indulgent bullshit.

"Burn a bridge, burn a boat. Take a dump and watch it float"

Whatever.

Frank (I got me one 'O them Mellotrons) Stickle

Please don't be offended. But if you are... You're a weakling.

On Aug 22, 2004, at 9:17 PM, lsf5275@... wrote:

> Excuse me,
>  
> Who gives a shit? This may be the most worthless thread I have ever 
> read. I reminds me of the time I read in Melody Maker that Rick 
> Wakeman's brother Nick Wakeman chopped up a M400 and flushed the parts 
> down the toilet ("Loo" to you Brits). Who gives a crap? (so to speak)
>  
> Besides, Robert Frip is a lunatic anyway. Any dope who refers to 
> himself as "the guitarist" has to be a certifiable ASSHOLE.
>  
> I dismiss all of this a pure self indulgent bullshit.
>  
> "Burn a bridge, burn a boat. Take a dump and watch it float"
>  
> Whatever.
>  
> Frank (I got me one 'O them Mellotrons) Stickle
>  
> Please don't be offended. But if you are... You're a weakling.

Everyone,

Frank has obviously had a very, very bad day. I suspect someone has 
stolen his upholstered lizard...

Rick

OK...........

Whilst on me summer hols I received an email to say that a Chamberlin 600 
MusicMaster had been found in the basement of a house in a fashionable suburb of 
Birmingham, England - our home town.  I told John excitedly, returned home ten 
days later to find out that the lady of the house had scrapped it in the 
interim 'cos she didn't want an old organ cluttering the place.  If Thomas Hardy 
was still around I'd submit it as the plot for a miserable novel.

Martin
Streetly Electronics - all things MELANCHOLIC - click this link..........

US East Coast Agent: Jimmy Moore - JMoore6397@...

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----- Original Message -----

From: tronbros@...

To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:53 AM

Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Mellotron disaster

OK...........

Whilst on me summer hols I received an email to say that a Chamberlin 600 MusicMaster had been found in the basement of a house in a fashionable suburb of Birmingham, England - our home town. I told John excitedly, returned home ten days later to find out that the lady of the house had scrapped it in the interim 'cos she didn't want an old organ cluttering the place. If Thomas Hardy was still around I'd submit it as the plot for a miserable novel.

Martin

I've deliberately not put this info up, 'cos I'm still too upset about it. What's the chances of a mate of a mate moving into a new house and finding a bloody Musicmaster 600 in the basement? In Britain? And then before he can get to it this bloke's ignorant (much spleen venting and abuse deleted) wife SCRAPS the fucking thing? OK, it was in terrible condition, but I'd have been up there like a shot (less than 150 miles). I'm absolutely gutted.

Andy T.

p.s. FWIW, if anyone wants to get all the phone nos.of scrap merchants in Shirley, near Solihull (Birmingham), good luck.

On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 04:04  am, Bob Snyder wrote:

> Tron Bros,
>
> Considering the rarity of Chamberlins in Britain, and that this was a 
> 600, isn't it a strong possibility that the machine was one of the 
> originals brought to Bradmatics by Bill Franson? Or have those 
> machines been accounted for?

Wow Bob!

You certainly know how to twist the knife!!

C

http://www.s-club.co.uk
        Sundae Club*
         PO Box 862
         Cheltenham
           GL52 2XT

On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 04:04  am, Bob Snyder wrote:

> Tron Bros,
>
> Considering the rarity of Chamberlins in Britain, and that this was a 
> 600, isn't it a strong possibility that the machine was one of the 
> originals brought to Bradmatics by Bill Franson? Or have those 
> machines been accounted for?

Hi Bob,

This is exactly our fear.  We have the two woooden drums out of the original 
600 and we were hoping to find these missing upon investigation.  Now we'll 
never know.  Sob.

Martin
Streetly Electronics - all things MELLOTRONIC - click this link..........

US East Coast Agent: Jimmy Moore - JMoore6397@...

West Coast Service Agent:  Paul J Cox - pjc56@...

<< Now we'll never know.  Sob. >>

I can't believe that two different list members knew about this chamberlin & 
it still got heaved. whatever happened to carpe diem? that's the last time we 
let you go on holiday, smith. 
& as for you, andy- time to kill y'r friend.

bah.

I saw smoke come out of my 400 once, but we saved it.

duncan/1098, safely tucked up with a cs50 on it's lid.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: <ferrograph@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Mellotron disaster



Duncan

> << Now we'll never know.  Sob. >>
>
> I can't believe that two different list members knew about this chamberlin
&
> it still got heaved. whatever happened to carpe diem? that's the last time
we
> let you go on holiday, smith.
> & as for you, andy- time to kill y'r friend.
>
> bah.

Bah indeed - I was being kept abreast of developments by my mate, but the
people concerned went away, then came back and chucked it before he had a
chance to go back. Of course, had he given me their number... I still can't
really believe this has just happened.

Andy T.

Andy Thompson wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: <ferrograph@...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 1:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Mellotron disaster
>
> Duncan
>
>> << Now we'll never know.  Sob. >>
>>
>>I can't believe that two different list members knew about this
>>chamberlin & it still got heaved. whatever happened to carpe diem?
>>that's the last time we let you go on holiday, smith.
>>& as for you, andy- time to kill y'r friend.
>>
>>bah.
>
>Bah indeed - I was being kept abreast of developments by my mate, but
>the people concerned went away, then came back and chucked it before
>he had a chance to go back. Of course, had he given me their number...
>I still can't really believe this has just happened.
>
>Andy T.

Wow!  This is the kind of find that we all fantasize about.  Especially
those of us sans 'tron. To have this Chamby wind up in the city dump is
a crying shame.  There can't have been that many of them in the UK to
start with. :-(

PS.
Andy, thanks for the kind words about Systems Theory at the Mellotron
Reviews site.  Much obliged for the 4*+4T and 4*+4.5T ratings.
-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
internet music project: <www.soundclick.com/bands/9/systemstheory.htm>
NP: nothing


-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
internet music project: <www.soundclick.com/bands/9/systemstheory.htm>
NP: nothing

I think this kind of thing happens a lot more often than we're aware.

Several years ago there apparently was an M300 that was tossed into the city
dump out in British Columbia (not sure of the city). Apparently the guy knew
it had some value and decided to remove the metal plate off the back before
he chucked it just so he could claim he owned one at one time. Subsequent
trips to the dump turned up nothing.

I also personally know a guy from my hometown who was given a Chamberlin
(one of the hundred series models)
in lieu of payment for money owed him. A day later he purchased an ARP Omni
and got to really like the string sounds.
He decided he didn't need the Chamberlin, and put it out on his front lawn
for the garbage man to pick up the following day.

I asked him why he didn't keep it and he said he never even turned it on or
took an interest in hearing it because synths were the rage at the time. Of
course he regrets it now.

Chris

>
> Wow!  This is the kind of find that we all fantasize about.  Especially
> those of us sans 'tron. To have this Chamby wind up in the city dump is
> a crying shame.  There can't have been that many of them in the UK to
> start with. :-(
>
> PS.
> Andy, thanks for the kind words about Systems Theory at the Mellotron
> Reviews site.  Much obliged for the 4*+4T and 4*+4.5T ratings.
> --
> Cheers,
> SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
> internet music project: <www.soundclick.com/bands/9/systemstheory.htm>
> NP: nothing
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
> internet music project: <www.soundclick.com/bands/9/systemstheory.htm>
> NP: nothing
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