The Mellotron Group

Bruce, you can see photos of the rebuild here... 
 
_http://www.myspace.com/trondoc/photos/albums/album/1966534#mssrc=SitesPhoto
s_SP_AlbumTitle_ViewAlbum_ 
(http://www.myspace.com/trondoc/photos/albums/album/1966534#mssrc=SitesPhotos_SP_AlbumTitle_ViewAlbum) 
 
All pressure pads are accounted for. I have extras if you need one.
 
 
In a message dated 12/18/2010 12:14:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
Hi all-
  I take it back.  18 months of ownership.isn't long  enough to be a 
coincidence, and it wasn't even funny.  Sorry, I  gotta read more carefully.
  -Bruce D.


--- On Fri, 12/17/10, Bruce Daily  <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:



From:  Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 17, 2010,  10:07 PM


 
     
Soooo... 
#911 gained a padspring while in Indiana.
Naah, couldn't be...  :-)
 
  (entirely in jest)
   -Bruce D.  

--- On Fri, 12/17/10, lsf5275@aol.com  <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:



From:  lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December  17, 2010, 3:41 PM


 
 
Actually Bruce, I retrieved  #911 from down near  Asheville, North 
Carolina. When it went to Indiana, it  had all its pads. John drove from his home in 
Indiana to  Northern Virginia to the Mellhole  (my  shop) to pick it up. 
There are photos of it on my myspace  page.
 
Frank 
 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2010 4:39:03 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time, 
pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

 
     
Hi all-
  Interesting.  I brought my 'tron  (#1221) home to Colorado from 
Bloomington,  Indiana, back in 2007.  It had a missing  padspring too.  
 
  What is it about Central Indiana  Mellotrons?  Padsprings just seem  to 
wander off, I guess.  Nice area,  though.
 
  -Bruce D.


--- On Fri, 12/17/10, lsf5275@aol.com  <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:



From:  lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject:  Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday,  December 17, 2010, 8:27 AM

 
 
 
This Mellotron is # 911 and is a really nice  machine. Prior to acquiring 
it and rebuilding it for  John, it was originally owned by Dave Coviello who  
used it in his stage rig back in the 70s. Here is  what Dave wrote about it 
at the time. Dave was a  second keyboard player for a lot of groups on tour 
 or he would have been in a supporting act. 911 was  used on at least one 
Chicago album as I  recall...
     


























This is a 1973  Mellotron model M400s serial #911. I am the  original 
owner. When not used on gigs, it has  been stored in my home.  The only flaw is  
the last note needs a padspring* which can be  ordered directly from 
Mellotron in Canada . The  tapes are modified with Strings, Flutes and  Voices. I 
also had it refinished gloss white  because the old paint job was worn.   
I was a  musician years ago and this piece of  equipment has been on stage 
with Rare  Earth, Sly and the Family Stone, Chicago,  Steppenwolf, Sam and 
Dave, Wayne Cochran and the  CC Riders, Doc Severensen, Al Hirt, The Ink  
Spots, and other recording groups. I kept it all  these years because of the 
memories it held  for me. 



 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2010 9:15:26 A.M.  Eastern Standard Time, 
john.wright@consona.com  writes:

 
All,

Due to unfortunate circumstances, I  need to sell my Mellotron. The 
restoration was done  by Frank Stickle and I've owned for about 18 months.  Tape 
frame was new and tracks are, A) 8-voice choir  B) M400 strings, C) cello. I'm 
posting here before  Ebay.

I'm in Central Indiana. Email me  offline if  interested.

Regards,

John