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Re: [newmellotrongroup] My beloved Mellotron M400 for sale (sob!)

2011-07-07 by Vance Pomeroy

Lee -
 From one Pomeroy to another.....my condolences.
Vance

On 7/6/2011 2:41 PM, Lee Pomeroy wrote:
> Phew, I thought I'd offended everyone for a moment there.
>
> Thanks chaps, it is indeed sad but I can't keep hold of
> the beauty as it's not getting any use.
>
> I'll get another one when I get a house that's not 300 years
> old with a narrow staircase!!
>
>
>
> Sent from Lee Pomeroy's iPhone
>
> On 6 Jul 2011, at 20:58, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com 
> <mailto:barrickjohn262@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Having to sell it, Lee.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Lee Pomeroy <leepomeroy@hotmail.com 
>> <mailto:leepomeroy@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi John, why is it terrible?
>>
>>     *Lee Pomeroy
>>     www.leepomeroy.co.uk <http://www.leepomeroy.co.uk>*
>>
>>
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>     <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>>     From: barrickjohn262@gmail.com <mailto:barrickjohn262@gmail.com>
>>     Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:53:58 -0500
>>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] My beloved Mellotron M400 for
>>     sale (sob!)
>>
>>     Sorry, Lee.  That's terrible...
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:32 AM, pimroy@rocketmail.com
>>     <mailto:pimroy@rocketmail.com> <leepomeroy@hotmail.com
>>     <mailto:leepomeroy@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>         Hi everyone.
>>
>>         I am selling my beloved Mellotron M400 (Black, 1973, ex Edgar
>>         Froese Serial No. 1134) and thought I'd post here to see if
>>         anyone out there would be interested. I am in Sussex, England.
>>
>>         I've had the tron since 2003 and it's a superb sounding
>>         machine. It has two tape frames with Mk2 Violins, Mk2 Brass,
>>         8 Voice Choir and Mk2 Flute, Cello and Woodwind. The tapes
>>         were replaced when I had the tron serviced in 2004. I also
>>         replaced the motor with an SMS2 model.
>>
>>         Edgar Froese's name can be seen on one of the tape frames and
>>         the chaps at Streetly verified that the machine had been sent
>>         to Edgar Froese in 1973.
>>
>>         Well, that's it. Please feel free to contact me for photos of
>>         the machine if you're interested in buying it.
>>
>>         Thanks, Lee.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>     john barrick
>>
>>     *Leo got it right the first time*
>>     *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> john barrick
>>
>> *Leo got it right the first time*
>> *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
>>
>

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