Mellotronists

Greetings!

Last month I had the opportunity to check out a Mark V that turned out to 
be just a stone's throw from where I work!  The machine is in great 
condition, with one bit of weirdness---the key retention bar bolts are bent 
back.  Now if anyone can solve that mystery...

The owner of this machine is John Bezjian, who has been working with analog 
(and digital) gear for over 30 years as a musician, synth programmer, and 
more.  He has worked for Moog, Fairlight, Synclavier, and E-mu (scroll 
through your E-mu sample disks and you may find his name).  John has taught 
synthesis and sampling at the UCLA extension school.


As a follow up to this June adventure, the Mark V had a surprise visit 
today from the Mellotron Professor and the Mrs.  (It's always nice to see 
Jerry and Mali!)

http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpb050604/

Enjoy!

...kl...
M400 #805 - half a Mark V
M400 #1037 - me, too, but hopefully not the back half

** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
 >> CD available! "Improvised Waves: Mellotron/synth improvisations"
** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org

COPIED FROM LINKED WEBSITE:
"" "Mellotron" the name is owned by Mellotron Archives.

You can name your Mellotron whatever you want to.  John named his 
Mark.  Other Mellotrons have names like the Mooatron, Mouseotron, 
Synertron, Formicatron, Pindertron (a.k.a. Sharayah), Promiscutron 
(a.k.a. The Bastard a.k.a. the EMItron), Stickertron, Julia, and 
Guaranteed Divorce If I Buy It. ""

That last one would seem to be the standard m.o.  Not necessarily in 
this group, but I think a lot of people here aren't actually 'Tron 
owners.

Anyway, my story is a bit different: 
I'll skip the background about passing up a $450 'Tron in 1990 and 
just about killing myself for it ever since, which she knew about.
Suffice that $3000-3500 wouldn't seem in the feasible ballpark to
reconcile the anguish.  Add on that she was pregnant again only a 
year after having twins.

So we're riding in the car, don't know how we got around to it... 
but the upshot was: a $3-4000 Mellotron purchase was OK with her IF 
I AGREED TO CUT MY HAIR (which was like shoulder length, not down to 
my @ss or anything).  Christ!!! Women!!!  Not the "guaranteed 
divorce" line, but the straights among you I'm sure can relate in 
some way.

Epilogue:  it grew back in less than a year.  But then I wound up 
cutting it again.

Question: I see the pictures online and wonder why so many of the 
most prominent Mellotron afficionados are bald/ing?  Wait, I think I 
figured it out...


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Ken Leonard <ken@k...> wrote:
> Greetings!
> 
> Last month I had the opportunity to check out a Mark V that turned 
out to 
> be just a stone's throw from where I work!  The machine is in 
great 
> condition, with one bit of weirdness---the key retention bar bolts 
are bent 
> back.  Now if anyone can solve that mystery...
> 
> The owner of this machine is John Bezjian, who has been working 
with analog 
> (and digital) gear for over 30 years as a musician, synth 
programmer, and 
> more.  He has worked for Moog, Fairlight, Synclavier, and E-mu 
(scroll 
> through your E-mu sample disks and you may find his name).  John 
has taught 
> synthesis and sampling at the UCLA extension school.
> 
> 
> As a follow up to this June adventure, the Mark V had a surprise 
visit 
> today from the Mellotron Professor and the Mrs.  (It's always nice 
to see 
> Jerry and Mali!)
> 
> http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpb050604/
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> ...kl...
> M400 #805 - half a Mark V
> M400 #1037 - me, too, but hopefully not the back half
> 
> ** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
>  >> CD available! "Improvised Waves: Mellotron/synth 
improvisations"
> ** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org

Personally I credit my 30 year ownership of the black "Spook-o-Tron" as 
keeping me with a full head of hair.
It's no stranger a theory than I have read on other topics from this diverse 
list.

Tony
M400 SM #510 ... scaring people for 3 decades and counting. :-o
----- Original Message ----- 

From: "dscr22" <dscr22@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: "Mark", the Mark V (GOOD STORY (?))


> COPIED FROM LINKED WEBSITE:
> "" "Mellotron" the name is owned by Mellotron Archives.
>
> You can name your Mellotron whatever you want to.  John named his
> Mark.  Other Mellotrons have names like the Mooatron, Mouseotron,
> Synertron, Formicatron, Pindertron (a.k.a. Sharayah), Promiscutron
> (a.k.a. The Bastard a.k.a. the EMItron), Stickertron, Julia, and
> Guaranteed Divorce If I Buy It. ""
>
> That last one would seem to be the standard m.o.  Not necessarily in
> this group, but I think a lot of people here aren't actually 'Tron
> owners.
>
> Anyway, my story is a bit different:
> I'll skip the background about passing up a $450 'Tron in 1990 and
> just about killing myself for it ever since, which she knew about.
> Suffice that $3000-3500 wouldn't seem in the feasible ballpark to
> reconcile the anguish.  Add on that she was pregnant again only a
> year after having twins.
>
> So we're riding in the car, don't know how we got around to it...
> but the upshot was: a $3-4000 Mellotron purchase was OK with her IF
> I AGREED TO CUT MY HAIR (which was like shoulder length, not down to
> my @ss or anything).  Christ!!! Women!!!  Not the "guaranteed
> divorce" line, but the straights among you I'm sure can relate in
> some way.
>
> Epilogue:  it grew back in less than a year.  But then I wound up
> cutting it again.
>
> Question: I see the pictures online and wonder why so many of the
> most prominent Mellotron afficionados are bald/ing?  Wait, I think I
> figured it out...
>
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Ken Leonard <ken@k...> wrote:
>> Greetings!
>>
>> Last month I had the opportunity to check out a Mark V that turned
> out to
>> be just a stone's throw from where I work!  The machine is in
> great
>> condition, with one bit of weirdness---the key retention bar bolts
> are bent
>> back.  Now if anyone can solve that mystery...
>>
>> The owner of this machine is John Bezjian, who has been working
> with analog
>> (and digital) gear for over 30 years as a musician, synth
> programmer, and
>> more.  He has worked for Moog, Fairlight, Synclavier, and E-mu
> (scroll
>> through your E-mu sample disks and you may find his name).  John
> has taught
>> synthesis and sampling at the UCLA extension school.
>>
>>
>> As a follow up to this June adventure, the Mark V had a surprise
> visit
>> today from the Mellotron Professor and the Mrs.  (It's always nice
> to see
>> Jerry and Mali!)
>>
>> http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpb050604/
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> ...kl...
>> M400 #805 - half a Mark V
>> M400 #1037 - me, too, but hopefully not the back half
>>
>> ** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
>>  >> CD available! "Improvised Waves: Mellotron/synth
> improvisations"
>> ** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org
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