The Mellotron Group

Well, you could drop by my house on the way and get mine.  A couple of
steps and you could stick it in my garage on the way back.

Getting yours out of your little studio is like doing a snake dance.

gino

BTW. Gung hee fat choi


On 2/20/08, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/19/2008 3:52:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jeffc@netaxs.com writes:
> won't put the wear and tear of humping it down 2 flights
> of stairs, loading it into... oh wait - i need to rent a van,
> then humping it down 4 flights of stairs at the station,
> playing for an hour [and not using the mellotron for every
> moment of that], then doing that all in reverse at 4:00 am.
> my serial is 364 - one of the older ones still around, and
> i feel every ding, every nick, every scratch VERY deeply.
> it's in amazingly good shape - better than any other i have
> seen in person for an m400. i guess is could bring the other
> that's here, but it's not mine and who is going to do all
> the carrying at that hour?
>
> i'll drag it downtown for the RMI guys to use when they
> are in town - happy to do it, but for me to go through
> all that for a performance it takes me longer to get to
> than i'll actually be playing for? nope. it's for a radio
> show at 2:00 am that probably 20 people will hear.
>
> ...jeff
>
>
> That's why God created flight cases. For me it's not so bad. I just roll is
> out of the basement door onto my deck. Then I push it around through the
> side gate and up the embankment to the driveway, lean the flight case
> against the rear bumper of my Expedition and lift the bottom of the flight
> case. It just tilts up and I shove it in.
>
> I imagine the M4000 will be a whole different story. That's why I have my
> wife in weight training.
>
> I can see your point. If it was that much of a hassle I wouldn't do it
> either. As for risking damage, I don't ever let anyone wrangle it but me and
> it always travels in the crate. I will always accept assistance loading and
> unloading, though.
>
> If I arrive home from a show really late, it sleeps in the car until the
> next day. My neighbors already think I'm nuts. Wheeling a giant flight case
> around to the back yard at 4 AM would only enhance the myth. Why bother?
>
> Frank
>
>
> ________________________________
> Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL
> Living. 


-- 
Wanted:
Davoli Synthesizer
Kawai / Teisco 60F,100F,110F, SX210,
Other odd rare unusual and maligned electronic instruments and devices

Gino Wong
Recording Engineer, Studio Supervisor
LBPH
(800) 222-1754