The Mellotron Group

Bruce, I was just out in Longmont recently. I should have remembered and  
stopped by to say high.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 12/21/2010 7:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
Thanks John-
  Neat to see the picture.  When I picked up my 'tron, it  was in studio A, 
a sizable but cozy feeling studio.  I  didn't see studio B.  It's probably 
in a different  building.
  It seems that some studios are in unexpected locations and  buildings.  
The exterior of Echo Park certainly didn't give away  what was inside.  It 
just looked sort of like a warehouse.   But, you have to stay secure.  There's 
a sizable studio here in  downtown Loveland CO, in an upstairs area.  Our 
old downtown area  is fairly small, but I can't even guess where the studio 
is.
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Tue, 12/21/10, John Wright  <john.wright@consona.com> wrote:



From:  John Wright <john.wright@consona.com>
Subject: RE:  [newmellotrongroup] M400 for sale
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010,  6:31 AM


 
 
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_ (http://www.echopark.com/studio
s.shtml) 
 
Regards,
 
John
 
 


 
____________________________________
 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?