The Mellotron Group

This link is from Echo Park; still in business.  Note the M400 in the
Studio B picture.  Must be Bruce's?
 
 
 
http://www.echopark.com/studios.shtml
 
Regards,
 
John
 
 


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	From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Daily
	Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:10 PM
	To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
	Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
	
	
	  

	
Hi John-
  Echo Park Studios was it.  Paul is a nice guy.  Between arranging a
time to meet, and the intense March rain, we managed to get the beastie
in my rusty Bronco II.  An interesting trip from and back to Colorado.
  Paul told me the only cut that my 'tron was used on was the track "Mr.
Bellows" on Mellencamp's "Mr. Happy Go Lucky" cd.  Obviously MKII flute.
  I had to do a rebuild of the power supply.  It had been modified to
use the SMS-3 controller, and the mod was a bit sloppy.  Many wires were
much too long, and there were poor solder joints.  Fixed it, along with
some other usual stuff, and the whole machine was much quieter.
  The machine runs well now, but needs new pinch rollers.  The 40-year
old ones tend to be a soft as rocks.  They will probably be the next
project.
  Bloomington is a nice place, but you don't want to get stuck in
traffic near Indiana University between 4 and 5 PM.  Those traffic jams
make that city seem MUCH bigger.
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Mon, 12/20/10, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:



	From: john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com>
	Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
	To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
	Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5:19 PM
	
	
	  
	Hey Bruce, this is the other John, late of Cincinnati.  Paul
Ahern is the guy you got yours from. I can't remember the name of the
studio either, but it was touted as "the place that John Mellencamp
records most of his stuff".  Supposedly the tron was used on a couple of
his songs.   

	I went up to see it the Saturday before the end of the auction,
then you outbid me on the thing.  It looked to be in pretty decent
shape, though you couldn't play a straight note on it at the time, as
everything on it was slipping. 

	There, you've got it, my memories of your Mellotron.
	
	
	On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Rick Blechta <
rick@rickblechta.com
<http://us.mc636.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rick@rickblechta.com> >
wrote:
	

		  

		On Dec 20, 2010, at 1:49 PM, Bruce Daily wrote:


			
			Hey John-
			  I purchased my 'tron from a private owner in
Bloomington.  He kept it in a studio, but I can't remember the name of
the place at the moment.
			  Hard times for Mellotron sales & auctions.  I
noted that the 2 units offered on ebay from Jon Salley's estate didn't
even get bid on.  I hope they eventually find a good home.


		Bad time of year to be selling something like this, I'd
suspect. I mean if you're wife or girlfriend were planning on buying you
something like this, she would have already done it. Right?