The Mellotron Group

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jaybe52000"
<jaybe52000@...> wrote:
>
> I realized I'd never asked on the old list or this one how many
members own a Mark V like 
> myself?
> 
> I know Professor Korb brought Pat Moraz' modified Mark V "Novatron"
back to life, and I've 
> seen pics of the studio in Japan that has a Mark V with a Birotron
sitting on top.
> 
> I know from our friend Ken Leonard that Pierre Veilleux also owned a
Mark V at one point in 
> time but he no longer has it if I recall correctly.
> 
> John

Allen Duffy owns a MK V.  It is a Novatron.  (He says that it was
Oscar Peterson's). Jon Salley has the Pat Moraz Novatron MK V.  Mark
Glinsky had Pinder's Novatron MK V and sold it to a collector in Italy.

There were about 31 MK V's built.  28(?) were Mellotrons and 3 of them
were Novatrons.  Looks like all 3 Novatron MK V's are accounted for.

sources:
http://www.echoes-music.co.uk/Mellotron/source/mel_labs_history.html

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug02/articles/mellotron.asp

Clay