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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons

2012-11-26 by Bruce Daily

WELL, by "nasty" capacitors, do you mean (1)leaking chemicals, (2)explosive, (3)all in need of replacement, or (4)all of the above ?
 
   -Bruce D.
 
 

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 From: Mark Wallis <markstuartwallis@hotmail.com>
To: new trongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons
  
 
   
 
Oh, I know. :-)

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To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.comFrom: lsf5275@aol.comDate: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:58:17 -0500Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons   
There are about a thousand nasty capacitors in them.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROIDMark Wallis <markstuartwallis@hotmail.com> wrote:   
I'd love to work on a Novachord...

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To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.comFrom: tron400@yahoo.comDate: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:29:49 +0000Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Jon Salley's Mellotrons   
I think they were in his garage.  Bernie  --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, Hammonddave <hammonddave2004@...> wrote: > > Four Novachords?  Each one of those weigh a ton!  Where did he have the room? >  > Sent from my iPad > Those  > On Nov 25, 2012, at 9:35, "tron400" <tron400@...> wrote: >  > > I also think of him on occasion. Besides his Mellotrons, he had four Hammond Novachords that he was planning on eventually restoring. He once sent me a picture of three of them. RIP, Jon. > >  > > Bernie > >  > > --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, john barrick <barrickjohn262@> wrote: > > > > > > I was just thinking about Jon the other day, Andy. Yes, he is greatly > > > missed. > > >  > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@>wrote: > > >  > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear all > > > > > > > > I've just received an e-mail from our much-missed Jon Salley's > > > > neighbour, Monte. As things stand,
 I'm none the wiser regarding the > > > > circumstances surrounding Jon's death, but it seems Monte took charge of > > > > all his gear. He's keeping a couple of things and has sold others, but he > > > > still has Jon's Mellotrons, an M400 and the black `Morazotron' MkV. He > > > > needs to sell them, but I've no idea what he's asking for them â€" if > > > > anyone's interested, mail him on: > > > > > > > > monteandlori@ > > > > > > > > Andy T. > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > >  > > >  > > >  > > > --  > > > john barrick > > >  > > > *Leo got it right the first time* > > > *then he added a second pickup and got it righter* > > > > >  > > >

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