The Mellotron Group

Tom,
 
Sometimes Markus will send the frame out with 5mm thumb screws instead off  
BA screws. You will need to retap the thumb screw holes with a 5mm tap. Not 
to  worry, though, they will still work just fine with the BA thumb screws 
on your  other frames. Just be sure to check the tap against the thumb screw 
to make sure  the thread call out is the same. 5mm taps/dies usually offer 
two or more  thread count options. just press the threads of the tap against 
those on the  thumb screw to make sure they line up to be sure.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 7/20/2011 9:02:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tomdcour@amnh.org writes:

 
 
 
Bruce- that could very possibly be at least part of the problem--I have  
difficulty lining up the frame and screwing it in completely, I'll look at  
that-Thanks! Glad to hear that others have had no problems-would hate to have  
to scrap the frame! TD

On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:12 AM, Bruce Daily wrote:



 
     
     
Thomas-
  Here's a thought.  Maybe the frame isn't  centered with the tape guides 
at the front of the  headblock.  On the Streetly  frames one can loosen two 
assembly  bolts near each end of the top, and jog the assembly  left & right 
a bit to make the tapes line up  with the guides.  I trust Markus' frames 
are  similar.  A non-square frame will cause friction  difficulties, too.
 
  -Bruce Daily


--- On Tue, 7/19/11, Thomas C.  Doncourt <_tomdcour@amnh.org_ 
(mailto:tomdcour@amnh.org) >  wrote:



From:  Thomas C. Doncourt <_tomdcour@amnh.org_ (mailto:tomdcour@amnh.org) >
Subject:  Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
Date:  Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 7:24 PM


 
Thanks Frank, that makes me hopefull-maybe with a  little more futzing I'll
get the frame to run right.  There are some sounds on it that I would like
to be  using more.

> I've had two of Markus's frames  over the last few years. I've used them 
in
> many  different Trons and have passed them along to others in  this group
> (as
> I recall) I never had  problems. I do prefer the Streetly frames
>  personally, because I live the turnbuckles. The lower  the friction the
> better the
> machine  plays. Period.
>
>
> In a message  dated 7/19/2011 2:36:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,
> _tomdcour@amnh.org_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tomdcour@amnh.org)   writes:
>
> Thanks Gentlemen- actually I put  the tapes in myself and did take out
> slack-still  sticking. I also installed another set of his tapes from  the
> same
> stock in a Streetly frame  ---they do not stick. Pretty sure it has
>  something
> to do with the MVI frame....Maybe  replace the  springs?
>
>