The Mellotron Group

To me, fixing it up means making it look and play like new. I have an inkling of how much that can cost.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> It's hard to say It looks like an SMS 3. It probably needs to be recapped  
> and who knows what's inside the power supply. I wouldn't want it in my shop  
> for $2,500.00 It would be quite a bit more I think. but it depends on what  
> its new owner wanted. You can fix 'em up a little or you can do it right.
>  
> I'll show you something soon.
>  
> Frank
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> In a message dated 6/13/2012 7:01:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> tron400@... writes:
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> I meant to ask, is that a reasonable estimate?
> 
> Bernie  again
> 
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "tron400" <tron400@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm guessing about $2500  in repairs on top of the $2500 minimum price, 
> so a total of about $5000. Is  that reasonable?
> > 
> > Bernie
> > 
> > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@ wrote:
> > >
> > > No Frank can't. Frank is exhausted  from trying to get ready for 
> NEARfest 
> > > and once it's done, Frank  is taking the rest of the summer to spend 
> with his 
> > > wife, sister  and his nieces. Oh, and trying to earn some money. Then 
> Frank 
> > >  has a waiting list starting in the fall.
> > > 
> > > Besides,  it's too much money, although I have no doubt that someone 
> will 
> > >  buy it for way too much money. Thanks for the endorsement, though.
> >  > 
> > > Frank
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In a message  dated 6/13/2012 6:13:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> > > jandjstrz@  writes:
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> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  No problem, Frank can handle it.
> > > 
> > > --- On Wed,  6/13/12, Mark Pring <markpringnz@> wrote:
> > > 
> > >  
> > > From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@>
> > > Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > > To: "_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) "  
> > > <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
> >  > Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 5:21 PM
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> > > Inside  doesn't look too bad, better than mine, but the cabinet looks 
> > >  wrecked, worse than mine.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  Mark
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> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > ____________________________________
> > >  From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@>
> > > To: "_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:newmello
> trongroup@yahoogroups.com) "  
> > > <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >  
> > > Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012 7:53 AM
> > > Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > > 
> > >  
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> > > 
> > > At least  it has an SMS motor controller. Quite a low serial number. 
> > > Maybe  it has a brass capstan.
> > > 
> > > It's certainly  rough.
> > > 
> > > -Bruce D.
> > > 
> > >  
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> > > 
> >  > From: tron400 <tron400@>
> > > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:29 AM
> > > Subject:  [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Looks like it needs  lots of fixing:
> > > 
> > > 
> _http://www.ebay.com/itm/mellotron-400s-/200775277300?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=_ 
> (http://www.ebay.com/itm/mellotron-400s-/200775277300?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=) 
> >  > item2ebf239af4
> > > 
> > > Bernie
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