Mellotronists

MONEYPIT - Mellotron Owners Needing Excessive Yen for Purchases for 
Improving their 'Trons - held *two* get-togethers this summer.

Mellotron Professor Jerry Korb reworked M400 #310 for Dave "Zappaboggs" 
Schwartz and M400 #500 for Bernie Kornowicz.

We visited Dave's house in New Jersey for the unveiling of #310, and we had 
a lot of fun and a great BBQ---and a special guest.

For #500 it meant a trip to the Mellotron Ranch in Vermont to visit the 
Korbs.  So...What was under the paint on Bernie's machine?  Could it be 
stripped and stained, as he wanted---or was it a big let-down?

Visit here to get the reports/photos about MONEYPIT SUMMER 2005:

http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpsum05/

Nice to meet you Bernie, thanks for the hospitality Dave/Peg and Jerry/Mali!

...kl...
M400 #805 - needs paint
M400 #1037 - stained...with various things...

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

From: "Ken Leonard" <ken@...>
To: "Mellotronists" <mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 2:12 AM
Subject: [Mellotronists] MONEYPIT Summer 2005


> MONEYPIT - Mellotron Owners Needing Excessive Yen for Purchases for
> Improving their 'Trons - held *two* get-togethers this summer.
>
> Mellotron Professor Jerry Korb reworked M400 #310 for Dave "Zappaboggs"
> Schwartz and M400 #500 for Bernie Kornowicz.
>
> We visited Dave's house in New Jersey for the unveiling of #310, and we
had
> a lot of fun and a great BBQ---and a special guest.
>
> For #500 it meant a trip to the Mellotron Ranch in Vermont to visit the
> Korbs.  So...What was under the paint on Bernie's machine?  Could it be
> stripped and stained, as he wanted---or was it a big let-down?
>
> Visit here to get the reports/photos about MONEYPIT SUMMER 2005:
>
> http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpsum05/

Ken

Wow! Two amazing restoration jobs, and it looks like fun was had by all. So
when exactly is someone going to organise another international
get-together? Tronto Mk3 or something? I feel a transatlantic trip coming
on...

Andy T.

Our group, BandX, plays "Knights in White Satin"
live and it goes over very well. Would like to know
from our live players what other songs they play using
either a Melltron real or sampled goes over really
good with their audience?
Rich D.

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In the recent message <20051004120259.7339.qmail@...>
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> Our group, BandX, plays "Knights in White Satin" live and it goes over
> very well. Would like to know from our live players what other songs
> they play using either a Melltron real or sampled goes over really good
> with their audience?

I like 'Epitaff' myself.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tron@b... wrote:
> In the recent message <20051004120259.7339.qmail@w...>
> you wrote...
> 
> > Our group, BandX, plays "Knights in White Satin" live and it 
goes 
over
> > very well. Would like to know from our live players what other
songs
> > they play using either a Melltron real or sampled goes over
really 
good
> > with their audience?
> 
> I like 'Epitaff' myself.
> 
> Mike Dickson (tron@b...) M400 #996
> The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
> Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

Really? I like "The Devil's Triangle". It has a good beat and is 
easy to dance to.