Mellotronists

I have as well. It is and will be well worth the time taken during the 
current and extensive research and developement phase that Martin and 
John have invested into the project After all, our m400's are still 
running and continue to function after 40 years and how many of us have 
purchased m400's with one pedistal in the trash bins? Even Sound Sales 
the USA Distribtor with their "improvments" couldn't keep the m400 down.
                         Jimmy moore

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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] M4000

  Evening all,

  Well, I've seen it. And played it. Niiiice! Cheers Martin John & 
Brian, and best of luck with it.

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All the information would be out there in the public eye if Martin  
hadn't got himself arrested yet again for going down t'pub in drag  
and then picking fights with the ladies. He must do this, but I've  
never been able to figure out why. He doesn't even bother shaving his  
legs. It's all very sordid and grotty.

And there you have the rest of the story...

Rick

In a message dated 15/05/2007 22:59:01 GMT Standard Time,  
rick@... writes:

Martin  
hadn't got himself arrested yet again for going down  t'pub in drag  
and then picking fights with the  ladies.


Is it on YouTube yet?
 
Norm

Wow.

Has everyone checked out the latest?  JB demonstrates the cycling option on 
the  M4000 prototype.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmL2egpstKI

So, I'm guessing that the M4000 is a cycling M400, something we discussed on 
this list 5 years ago.  If that's the case, this will greatly expand the 
sounds available without the need to keep buying more tape frames, while giving you 
the ability to switch sounds on the fly (sort of).  

Congratulations John and Martin, from what I can tell by looking at these 
little glimpses, you've created something very useful.  When can we expect more 
details?

BTW, is the cycling as loud as it sounds in these clips?

Ken M.
(MKII #247, M400 #1217, both currently in hibernation)



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I like how they cut out the faceplate from an old M400 to open a window for
the LED indicator. I assume that will not be on production models. 

 

The noise is not surprising considering the torque needed to move all those
tapes. How load is a Mark I or II when it cycles?

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of kenmerb@...
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:00 PM
To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] M4000

 

Wow.

Has everyone checked out the latest?  JB demonstrates the cycling option on
the  M4000 prototype.

http://www.youtube. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmL2egpstKI>
com/watch?v=CmL2egpstKI

So, I'm guessing that the M4000 is a cycling M400, something we discussed on
this list 5 years ago.  If that's the case, this will greatly expand the
sounds available without the need to keep buying more tape frames, while
giving you the ability to switch sounds on the fly (sort of).  

Congratulations John and Martin, from what I can tell by looking at these
little glimpses, you've created something very useful.  When can we expect
more details?

BTW, is the cycling as loud as it sounds in these clips?

Ken M.
(MKII #247, M400 #1217, both currently in hibernation)


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David Jacques wrote:

I like how they cut out the faceplate from an old M400 to open a window for the LED indicator. I assume that will not be on production models\ufffd

The noise is not surprising considering the torque needed to move all those tapes. How loud is a Mark I or II when it cycles?

The venerable "Julia" (MK-I #124) is fitted with Meccano

chains and driving equipment. It seems to my ears to be a bit

quieter than the larger roller Reynold chain of MK-II, SFX and M300

models. The MK-I inching for example, is a series of muffled pulses,

vs. the tick-tick-tick of other early Trons.

To those of you who visited the M-Ranch and saw both MK-I and

MK-II models side-by-side, how do they compare noisewise ??

I'd like to hear your comments about this.

Cheers, -- Jerry Korb (noisy only when eating Mexican cuisine,

or authentic Philly Cheese Steaks)

the cheese steakotron was the quietest by far except for an hour or so  after 
eating it
                                      Jimmy Moore



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On 22 May 2007, at 01:00, kenmerb@... wrote:

> Wow.
>
>  Has everyone checked out the latest?  JB demonstrates the cycling 
> option on the  M4000 prototype.

I think you'll find those are the soft West Country tones of 
electronics wizard Norm Leete.  JB sounds more Middle England than 
that. He'll no doubt argue that the Midlands accent is that of 
Shakespeare, and sadly he'll be right.........

Cx

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Ok, here's a photo.......................
 
 

 
Soon.....very soon
 
Best,
 
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In a message dated 22/05/2007 01:05:58 GMT Standard Time, kenmerb@...  
writes:

When can  we expect more details?



Everyone and I mean EVERYONE, including my bank manager and the man wot  
cleans my sewer will get a pdf. very shortly and then you will be fully  informed. 
 Watch your mailbox.  The new webpage will go up just as  soon as we have 
time.  Luckily, enough people have had enough faith in us  to keep us busy for 
the rest of the year and beyond.  It will be nice to  earn money again.  Product 
development is much harder than these  seasoned campaigners ever imagined and 
although we are hideously late, we will  only ever deliver our very best as 
anyone who has ever dealt with us will  know.  JB engineers the hell out of 
everything and must have been trained  by Hammond.  If it's got two screws, lets 
add two more for  durability!
 
Just to put this in perspective, we have concurrently, over the last 18  
months(the real period of M4000 work, not the chat) restored MKIIs, M300s,  
several M400s and a T550 and serviced many others to keep the money  flowing.  That 
has contributed in no small way to the lengthy period in  bringing you the 
M4000.  Bolt onto that viral flu that flattened us and  JB's crash to the ground 
and you have the least wanted scenario of any product  development.
 
And to blow our own trumpets for a while, we have orders from some well  
known artists for these instruments and we are not about to fall flat on our  
public faces.  (Should that be faeces? - Ed.)
 
Best,
 
Martin
 
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With all due respect and admiration for the guys at Streetly....there's a rumor that Markus 
and Dave Kean could be quietly working on their own new machine as well. It's too bad the 
brains can't "join forces".

In a message dated 22/05/2007 01:04:57 GMT Standard Time, kenmerb@...  
writes:

JB  demonstrates the cycling option on the  M4000 prototype
Dear All,
 
Actually that is my finger and West Country accent. Rest assured the  
apparent noisyness is due to the AGC on the camera winding itself up to the max.  
Leaving the keyboard off and the lack of a lid don't help. From memory it is  
about the same as a MkII.
 
It was filmed down in Gloucestershire during the final integration of the  
software. Software in a mellotron - whatever next...
 
Anyway all will be revealed very soon... 
 
Norm

Software in a mellotron - whatever next...

-- 

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

In a message dated 22/05/2007 18:09:37 GMT Standard Time,  
charel196@... writes:

With  all due respect and admiration for the guys at Streetly....With  all 
due respect and adm
and Dave Kean could be quietly working on their own new  machine as well. 


 
 

NEVER be afraid of competition.  
 
Best,
 
Martin
 
 
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In a message dated 22/05/2007 18:09:37 GMT Standard Time,  
charel196@... writes:

It's  too bad the 
brains can't "join forces".




Just out of interest, DK and ourselves have a good relationship once  more.  
We always used to and now we do again. We want no more  conflict.
 
Best,
 
 
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In a message dated 5/23/2007 5:42:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tronbros@... writes:

We want  no more conflict.


 
Wonderful! 



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just thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the scientists at Streetly didn't embrace the 
concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed J-Tron...low profile cabinet, 8 or 16 
track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin & tron tech with state of the art circuitry and 
motors etc. and internal digital efx.




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>
>  
> In a message dated 5/23/2007 5:42:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> tronbros@... writes:
> 
> We want  no more conflict.
> 
> 
>  
> Wonderful! 
> 
> 
> 
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On 24 May 2007, at 01:47, charel196 wrote:

> just thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the scientists at 
> Streetly didn't embrace the
>  concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed J-Tron...low 
> profile cabinet, 8 or 16
>  track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin & tron tech with state 
> of the art circuitry and
>  motors etc. and internal digital efx.

Wouldn't exactly sound like a 'Tron though would it?

I've played the M4000 and it's a real Mellotron.

Cx

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Hi all-
   Thinking out loud, too.  The M4000 guts photo from
Streetly gave me an idea: What if the cycling mech in
a M4000 would retro-fit in an old M400 (with obvious
case modifications)?  Maybe it was just the Fat Tire
Ale talking...

   -Bruce Daily
   M400 #1221


--- charel196 <charel196@...> wrote:

> just thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the
> scientists at Streetly didn't embrace the 
> concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed
> J-Tron...low profile cabinet, 8 or 16 
> track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin & tron
> tech with state of the art circuitry and 
> motors etc. and internal digital efx.
> 
> 
> 
> 



 
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me too! It is a fantastic machine which in my opinion will raise the  
benchmark of all mellotrons as we know them now. There are many innovated ideas  
combined with current 2007 technological improvements. Martin and John will  
reveal the details very soon
worth the wait for sure
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In a message dated 5/23/2007 8:50:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
charel196@... writes:

just  thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the scientists at Streetly 
didn't  embrace the 
concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed J-Tron...low  profile 
cabinet, 8 or 16 
track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin  & tron tech with state of the 
art circuitry and 
motors etc. and  internal digital efx.




Please think quietly in the future. 
 
One thing that should be kept in mind is the commonality and compatibility  
of parts. Many components of the M4000 are backward compatible with M-400s. 
This  makes perfect sense when you consider the benefits.
 
Expectantly,
 
Frank



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> In a message dated 5/23/2007 8:50:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> charel196@... writes:
>
> just  thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the scientists at Streetly
> didn't  embrace the
> concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed J-Tron...low  profile
> cabinet, 8 or 16
> track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin  & tron tech with state of the
> art circuitry and
> motors etc. and  internal digital efx.


if you think it through it doesn't make sense to do all that.
new heads.
[what size? how many tracks? from where?]

new tapes.
[see above, plus imagine the time involved in custom-order multitrack tape
sets!]

built in digital effects?
[why? it would only add to the cost and would no doubt only please some of
the people some of the time - there are affordable and versatile units
that are far more flexible as far as personal taste goes]

...and as frank pointed out: this method retains nearly complete
compatibility, thus enabling part swaps and the sound library
does not have to be remastered/reformatted.

IMHO they did the right thing.

...jeff

In a message dated 24/05/2007 01:50:45 GMT Standard Time,  
charel196@... writes:

just  thinking outloud here...I'm surprised that the scientists at Streetly 
didn't  embrace the 
concepts alluded to in Justin Mayer's home-brewed J-Tron...low  profile 
cabinet, 8 or 16 
track tape..combining the best of Chamberlin  & tron tech with state of the 
art circuitry and 
motors etc. and  internal digital efx.



Justin is a nice, clever chap and the JTron is great but it no longer  cycles 
under it's own steam and only has two hand cranked  positions.  The M4000 has 
multiple stations, is backwards  compatible and sounds utterly mellotronic.  
Due to the mechanism size, it  will not fit in an M400 cabinet.
 
We expected all manner of suggestions about what we should have and  could 
have designed.  What we have designed has been honed by careful  consideration 
and not by seat of the pants thinking.  We deleted the  waterproof barometer 
and kettle descaler after one such brainstorming  session.  I hope you all like 
pink.
 
Martin
 
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> 
> 
> 
> >  What we have designed has been honed by careful  consideration 
> and not by seat of the pants thinking.  We deleted the  waterproof 
barometer 
> and kettle descaler after one such brainstorming  session.  I hope 
you all like 
> pink.
>  
> Martin
>  
> 

What? NO BAROMETER???? How will you know when your palms are sweaty? 
Will the pink be available in a glossy finish?  Inquiring minds want 
to know.  Doug

I still want to know if it makes coffee as well.
 
Frank 1



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Streetly could add a power take-off and sell all
manner of accessories- coffee grinder, bottle
un-capper, pepper mill, blender (for those Jimmy
Buffett moments), mechanical baby-sitter, weed wacker,
tree-puller.  Then you would never have to leave your
'tron! ;-)

   -Bruce Daily


--- Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:

> 
> On May 24, 2007, at 6:13 AM, Doug Berg wrote:
> 
> > What? NO BAROMETER???? How will you know when your
> palms are sweaty?
> > Will the pink be available in a glossy finish?
> Inquiring minds want
> > to know. Doug
> 
> Actually, it's covered with pink shag carpet. Jerry
> will be happy to  
> know that the carpet has been Martinized to a
> fare-thee-well.
> 
> The M4000 will also come with a cup holder, wrongly
> used for loading  
> CDs into computers all these years. It has been
> modified to securely  
> hold one British pint of ale. There is a rumor going
> around that this  
> modification was added to further entice Rick
> Wakeman into purchasing  
> an M4000. I am stating for the record that this is
> NOT true. It  
> wasn't until Streetly added a second pint holder
> that Rick broke down  
> and ordered one.
> 
> Rick (but not that one)



 
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wrote:
>
> Streetly could add a power take-off and sell all
> manner of accessories- coffee grinder, bottle
> un-capper, pepper mill, blender (for those Jimmy
> Buffett moments), mechanical baby-sitter, weed wacker,
> tree-puller.  Then you would never have to leave your
> 'tron! ;-)
> 
>    -Bruce Daily
> 
> 
> --- Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On May 24, 2007, at 6:13 AM, Doug Berg wrote:
> > 
> > > What? NO BAROMETER???? How will you know when your
> > palms are sweaty?
> > > Will the pink be available in a glossy finish?
> > Inquiring minds want
> > > to know. Doug
> > 
> > Actually, it's covered with pink shag carpet. Jerry
> > will be happy to  
> > know that the carpet has been Martinized to a
> > fare-thee-well.
> > 
> > The M4000 will also come with a cup holder, wrongly
> > used for loading  
> > CDs into computers all these years. It has been
> > modified to securely  
> > hold one British pint of ale. There is a rumor going
> > around that this  
> > modification was added to further entice Rick
> > Wakeman into purchasing  
> > an M4000. I am stating for the record that this is
> > NOT true. It  
> > wasn't until Streetly added a second pint holder
> > that Rick broke down  
> > and ordered one.
> > 
> > Rick (but not that one)
> 
> 
> 
>  
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Hello all you tronspotters out there,

This would be my first post, having only recently (belatedly) joined the 
list..

I own M400 no 151. Oddly enough, her front and rear panels bear the number 
160. Does anybody out there own no 160 and what numbers are on HER front and 
rear panels?

Just curious..

..and as for the M4000, well.. what a beauty. 'The boys done good' as 
footballing parlance would have it here. Time to sell my organ collection, 
methinks.

Regards,

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On Thu, 24 May 2007, Mark Wallis wrote:

>
> Hello all you tronspotters out there,
>
> This would be my first post, having only recently (belatedly) joined the
> list..


well, it's about damn time! :0)


> I own M400 no 151. Oddly enough, her front and rear panels bear the number
> 160. Does anybody out there own no 160 and what numbers are on HER front and
> rear panels?


wow - that's one of the oldest serial-number-wise i can think of!
[i have m400 #364 myself, and caretake a couple others (1189 & 1220)]

interesting to have mismatched panels like that.
are you the original owner?
if not, do you know the history?

might have belonged to a person or shoppe that got them mixed up,
or may have been a salvage job...


> Just curious..
>
> ..and as for the M4000, well.. what a beauty. 'The boys done good' as
> footballing parlance would have it here. Time to sell my organ collection,
> methinks.


you get better money selling them off one at a time.
although a matched pair of kidneys might draw top dollar.

wait... did you mean organ as in hammond, farfisa, vox...
or like kidney, liver, eyeballs... ?

> Regards,
>
> Mark
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>
> Thats Right!!!!
> THINK PINK!!
> Â Â Â Â Â  Jimmy mOore
> 
> 
Yes, but will the drive belt be pink also? yellow one might be a bit 
much, and will tapes be available in contrasting colors as well?!! Doug

Thanks for replying!

No, I'm afraid I don't know her history. I bought her from Streetly (then 
Mellotron Archives UK), beautifully sorted and in virginal white, in 1997. 
We've had a lot of fun together. Whenever she's needed tweaking I've sorted 
her myself. When the power switch arc'ed out I stripped and rebuilt it with 
new handmade contacts. It's been fine ever since.



   I did mean Hammond, Vox, Bird*, organs. The idea of selling my kidneys 
hadn't occurred to me.
However, I don't really drink that much and I DO have two of the slimy 
little fellows...

..what's the going rate then? Sounds like a plan!

* Sydney S. Bird and sons, long-gone makers of fine electronic organs from 
Poole, Dorset, England. Lovely machines using valve oscillators and neon 
dividers. Earlier ones have the most magnificent wooden keyboards and look 
great next to Mellotrons. Their Time Will Come..

MSW


>From: jeffc@...
>To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Mix 'n' match M400s
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 17:05:04 -0400 (EDT)
>
>On Thu, 24 May 2007, Mark Wallis wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello all you tronspotters out there,
> >
> > This would be my first post, having only recently (belatedly) joined the
> > list..
>
>
>well, it's about damn time! :0)
>
>
> > I own M400 no 151. Oddly enough, her front and rear panels bear the 
>number
> > 160. Does anybody out there own no 160 and what numbers are on HER front 
>and
> > rear panels?
>
>
>wow - that's one of the oldest serial-number-wise i can think of!
>[i have m400 #364 myself, and caretake a couple others (1189 & 1220)]
>
>interesting to have mismatched panels like that.
>are you the original owner?
>if not, do you know the history?
>
>might have belonged to a person or shoppe that got them mixed up,
>or may have been a salvage job...
>
>
> > Just curious..
> >
> > ..and as for the M4000, well.. what a beauty. 'The boys done good' as
> > footballing parlance would have it here. Time to sell my organ 
>collection,
> > methinks.
>
>
>you get better money selling them off one at a time.
>although a matched pair of kidneys might draw top dollar.
>
>wait... did you mean organ as in hammond, farfisa, vox...
>or like kidney, liver, eyeballs... ?
>
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mark
> >
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> Time to sell my organ collection, 
> methinks.

Lord knows what happened there.. I think the files were too big. This should 
hopefully work. Also included is  a shot of the ESSENTIAL Mellotron 
accessory- the venerable WEM Audiomaster mixer.
Looks great, sounds great, works well, has 4 EQ settings just for the spring 
reverb. The mother of proper PA mixers. Good enough for Floyd in Pompeii and 
the Stones in Hyde Park.. It can handle anything and has enough poke to 
drive a Leslie 145- which is handy if you don't have a Combo Pre-Amp..

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>From: "Brendan Haley" <b.haley@...>
>To: "Mark Wallis" <markstuartwallis@...>
>Subject: Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:06:51 -0400
>
>hey....do you have a picture of the Bird Organ?
>
>That sounds interesting and I have never heard of it.
>
>-brendan

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> I still want to know if it makes coffee as well.
>
> Frank 1
>

As well as what?

Rick

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>
>
> Hello all you tronspotters out there,
>
> This would be my first post, having only recently (belatedly) joined the
> list..
>
> I own M400 no 151. Oddly enough, her front and rear panels bear the number
> 160. Does anybody out there own no 160 and what numbers are on HER front and
> rear panels?
>
> Just curious..
>
> ..and as for the M4000, well.. what a beauty. 'The boys done good' as
> footballing parlance would have it here. Time to sell my organ collection,
> methinks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
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I also have a schizophrenic M400. It has the serial #497 etched into
all the metal parts, then scratched out and #500 etched near the
original numbers:

http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpsum05/images/mpsum05-02-17.jpg

I'd love to know where the other #497 is. Maybe it's even some famous ashes!!

Bernie

I also have a schizophrenic M400. It has the serial #497 etched into
all the metal parts, then scratched out and #500 etched near the
original numbers:

http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpsum05/images/mpsum05-02-17.jpg

Hi All- I have noticed that some 400's have what appears to be a decal
on the left cheek block. Dave Kean has one with it as does your's, Mark.
Is this a decal applied by Mellotron and if so, what does it read? 

Jim - #912

-----Original Message-----
From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wallis
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:43 PM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Mix 'n' match M400s

Lord knows what happened there.. I think the files were too big. This
should 
hopefully work. Also included is  a shot of the ESSENTIAL Mellotron 
accessory- the venerable WEM Audiomaster mixer.
Looks great, sounds great, works well, has 4 EQ settings just for the
spring 
reverb. The mother of proper PA mixers. Good enough for Floyd in Pompeii
and 
the Stones in Hyde Park.. It can handle anything and has enough poke to 
drive a Leslie 145- which is handy if you don't have a Combo Pre-Amp..

MSW xx


>From: "Brendan Haley" <b.haley@...>
>To: "Mark Wallis" <markstuartwallis@...>
>Subject: Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:06:51 -0400
>
>hey....do you have a picture of the Bird Organ?
>
>That sounds interesting and I have never heard of it.
>
>-brendan

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In a message dated 5/25/2007 7:37:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jpb@... writes:

 
 
 
Hi All- I have noticed that some 400's have what appears to be a decal  
on the left cheek block. Dave Kean has one with it as does your's, Mark.  
Is this a decal applied by Mellotron and if so, what does it read?  

Jim - #912 






Hi, Jim.
 
The "decal" on Kean's 400 is a sticker of a Cheshire Cat, not a  standard 
option on 400's -- or any other Mellotron!  Mark, you'll have to  provide the 
answer for yours.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
owner, MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron  Book



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Dear All,
 
Loving the late 50's all valve (ok tube) Watkins (not WEM) copycat. Had to  
make a load of loops recently for a customer as a part of a much later Copy Cat 
 refurb.
 
Regards,
Norm
(put put put.............put put  put.................)

'ello again-

Ah. The sticker on my cheekblock is non-standard, as is the one on Dave 
Kean's M400. I believe that DK's is a grinning Lewis Carroll Cheshire Cat, 
mine is a pic of the Hindu goddess Sarasvati playing a vina. It was the 
right shape and seemed to want to be there..

Here's a better pic.

Cheers,

Mark Wallis (M400 no151)


>From: "Brundage, Jim" <JPB@...>
>To: "Mark Wallis" 
><markstuartwallis@...>,<Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 08:27:53 -0700
>
>Hi All- I have noticed that some 400's have what appears to be a decal
>on the left cheek block. Dave Kean has one with it as does your's, Mark.
>Is this a decal applied by Mellotron and if so, what does it read?
>
>Jim - #912
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wallis
>Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:43 PM
>To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
>
>Lord knows what happened there.. I think the files were too big. This
>should
>hopefully work. Also included is  a shot of the ESSENTIAL Mellotron
>accessory- the venerable WEM Audiomaster mixer.
>Looks great, sounds great, works well, has 4 EQ settings just for the
>spring
>reverb. The mother of proper PA mixers. Good enough for Floyd in Pompeii
>and
>the Stones in Hyde Park.. It can handle anything and has enough poke to
>drive a Leslie 145- which is handy if you don't have a Combo Pre-Amp..
>
>MSW xx
>
>
> >From: "Brendan Haley" <b.haley@...>
> >To: "Mark Wallis" <markstuartwallis@...>
> >Subject: Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
> >Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:06:51 -0400
> >
> >hey....do you have a picture of the Bird Organ?
> >
> >That sounds interesting and I have never heard of it.
> >
> >-brendan
>
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Cheers Norm. How's the Swarfy Satellite getting on?

Nice impersonation- absolutely bang on. Reminds me of one of the mad priests 
in the series 'Father Ted'.. "What's your favourite humming noise?"

I rather like the 'sssshwip' noise that my tapes make on retracting, 
personally.

I've never met a tape echo that I didn't like, however limited the spec. may 
sometimes be.. I've worked on many and owned one or two (WEM/Watkins and a 
Melos).. Rolands are just lovely- beautifully made and so versatile. Has 
anybody out there ever encountered the early 60s Telefunken machines? 
They're built like Panzers, all valve, 'Magic Eye' level indicator.. 
Gorgeous. Lots of eminently polishable brass too.

  Copicats rock though. I use them all the time on keys and guitar. The lack 
of varispeed on most models is a limitation but who cares? I can get 
everything from Scotty Moore slapback to Syd Barrett self-oscillating sonic 
attack with 2 controls. Switchable power to the motor (always worthwhile) 
gives some terrifying sounds on wind-down. Hugh Banton from Van der Graaf 
Generator used to run his Hammond into one .. stop the motor.. wind it back 
up and it sounds like monsters are coming up through the floor.

  Sometimes all I need in life is the Valve Copicat, a Selmer Zodiac amp and 
a Telecaster. Keeps me happy for hours.

p.s. I love the idea behind the air filtration/internal pressurisation in 
the M4000! Just wonderful! Didn't a similar system allow Zeppelin passengers 
to have a smoke room (!) ? Was that your inspiration, guys?

Do you do 'easy terms' ?

Randomly,

Wallis x





>From: NormLeete@...
>To: markstuartwallis@..., Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Mix 'n' match M400s
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 15:06:09 EDT
>
>Dear All,
>
>Loving the late 50's all valve (ok tube) Watkins (not WEM) copycat. Had to
>make a load of loops recently for a customer as a part of a much later Copy 
>Cat
>  refurb.
>
>Regards,
>Norm
>(put put put.............put put  put.................)
>
>
>
>

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In a message dated 27/05/2007 19:01:42 GMT Standard Time,  kinchmusic@aol.com 
writes:

What are the 24 standard sounds loaded into the M4000?
Andy K





M4000 Standard Tape set 

Track A                                   Track B                             
    Track C 

    1.  MKII  Flute                              MKII Violins                 
          Cello 
    2.  String  Section                      Eight Choir                      
    Church  Organ 
    3.  MKII  Brass                            MKII Tenor Sax                 
    MKII Trombone  
    4.  Male  Choir                           Boy's  Choir                    
       Female Choir 
    5.  M300A  Violins           Russian Choir                      Sad 
Strings 
    6.  MKII  Church Organ         McDonald  Flute                   MKI 
Clarinet 
    7.  Vibes                                      Watcher Mix                
          Orchestra 
    8.  Bass  Clarinet             Cor  Anglais/Oboe               Medieval  W
’wind
Sorry this  didn't paste too well from Word!

In a message dated 27/05/2007 19:01:42 GMT Standard Time,  kinchmusic@... 
writes:

What are the 24 standard sounds loaded into the M4000?
Andy K



Here's the word doc. attached as pasting isn't working.
 
Best,
 
Martin

What? No Mark II farting whales? What about being able to mix the Church  
Organ with the Boy's Choir? (nice, eh?) I don't see a listing for the very  
popular M-300 castanets. What gives?
 
Franz



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lsf5275@... wrote:

>  What? No Mark II farting whales? What about being able to mix the Church
> Organ with the Boy's Choir? (nice, eh?) I don't see a listing for the very
> popular M-300 castanets. What gives? Franz
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hi Franz,   Mixing that second group together yields "Boy's Organ."
>
> ......Uh-Oh.....Don't go there !
>
> Cheers,  --JK-- (wanting Septic Tank Bassoon, so I can raise a "Big Stink!"

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@... wrote:
>
>  
> In a message dated 27/05/2007 19:01:42 GMT Standard Time,  
kinchmusic@... 
> writes:
> 
> What are the 24 standard sounds loaded into the M4000?
> Andy K
> 
> 
> 
> Here's the word doc. attached as pasting isn't working.
>  
> Best,
>  
> Martin
>

Martin, is the Church Organ (Station 2, Track C) the same as the St 
John's Wood Church Organ?

Bernie

In a message dated 27/05/2007 21:08:12 GMT Standard Time,  kornowicz@... 
writes:
 
 
Martin, is the Church Organ (Station 2, Track C) the same as the St  
John's Wood Church Organ?



Absobloodylutely!
 
Martin

In a message dated 27/05/2007 22:05:40 GMT Standard Time,  kinchmusic@... 
writes:

Martin.
Coming from me, you have probably anticipated this question....Coming from 
me, you have probably anticipated this 
A



Because of blending...judiciously.  If you want untuned in anyway you  can 
have it.
 
M

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Korb <jkorb@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> lsf5275@... wrote:
> 
> >  What? No Mark II farting whales? What about being able to mix 
the Church
> > Organ with the Boy's Choir? (nice, eh?) I don't see a listing 
for the very
> > popular M-300 castanets. What gives? Franz
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
> >
> > Hi Franz,   Mixing that second group together yields "Boy's 
Organ."
> >
> > ......Uh-Oh.....Don't go there !
> >
> > Cheers,  --JK-- (wanting Septic Tank Bassoon, so I can raise 
a "Big Stink!"
>
 >>>>>>>Be careful what you wish for Jerry!!!!!Besides, after a 
hundred notes or so you would need tapes "flushed"

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Korb <jkorb@...> wrote:
>now!!!!!!!!!!!
this is exactly the reason I left the Priesthood...
please do not mention boys/organs/and flutes in the same sentence 
again
(former) FATHER DOOD

> 
> 
> lsf5275@... wrote:
> 
> >  What? No Mark II farting whales? What about being able to mix 
the Church
> > Organ with the Boy's Choir? (nice, eh?) I don't see a listing for 
the very
> > popular M-300 castanets. What gives? Franz
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------
> >
> > Hi Franz,   Mixing that second group together yields "Boy's 
Organ."
> >
> > ......Uh-Oh.....Don't go there !
> >
> > Cheers,  --JK-- (wanting Septic Tank Bassoon, so I can raise 
a "Big Stink!"
>

Hi folks,

  As some of you seemed quite taken with my WEM Audiomaster mixer (not just 
cute- really useful too!) with its Mellotron-matching Bulgin knobs I thought 
you'd like to know about THIS:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270123542703&rd=1&rd=1

It's a slightly later version with more controls but the B.I.N. price of GBP 
150 is pretty damn good. It's not mine, by the way. It may need some sorting 
because mine definitely isn't a 'noisy old bugger'. If I had any spare cash 
I'd buy it myself.

Still after an M4000. Anybody want to buy my kidneys?

Bezzy wishes,

MSW

p.s. my germanium Vox Continental is finally fully operational.
No missing tones, no ciphering, minimal background noise.
It's been a struggle.
I need a beer.
And a Z-stand.

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> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> From: markstuartwallis@...
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:18:10 +0000
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] M4000
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> 
>   I dropped in at Streetly's yesterday and finally got to meet an M4000. 
> 
> 
>   It's a magnificent, magical instrument. It completely blew me away. Everything makes sense, it's easy to use, has amazing sounds, is effortless to play..
> 
>  It's ...    HEARTBREAKINGLY good. 
>  
>   I want one, obviously. So will everybody who gets to meet one. It's one of the finest things I've ever played and certainly the best Mellotron yet. I still can't get my head round the difference in the keyboard feel, it's just gorgeous. And I've played some of the best Hammonds and Wurlitzers in this country.
> 
> 
> 
>   I notice that some folks are getting a little antsy about the delays. Try and relax, this is so worth waiting for and I sincerely wish I was in your shoes.
> 
> If you're waiting for an M4000, just let the guys do their thing. You can't rush something like this and every instrument really is a labour of love. This extends to every last component and the bespoke tools used to make them. 
> 
> It's a work of art. 
> 
> More than that, it's a work of CRAFT. 
> 
>  I promise you that you'll be so knocked out when your instrument arrives that the waiting will cease to matter.
> 
>  You'll be grateful that you were allowed to buy one with mere money..
> 
> Love and Scones,
> 
> 
> msw
> 
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