The Mellotron Group

You said it!
 
 
In a message dated 3/9/2013 4:32:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tronbros@aol.com writes:

 
 
 
We have never demagged the prototype M4000 in 5 years. It gets turned on  
daily and the tapes are as fresh as the day we installed them. Demagging is  
not something you have to do in years unless you unplug the headblock and  
forget to shortout the audio box socket or have some major malfunction. DON'T 
 PANIC!


M

1963 to 2013 - 50 years of mellotrons


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On 9 Mar 2013, at 19:43, _lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com)  wrote:





 
Han-D-Magic
 
 
In a message dated 3/9/2013 1:59:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_fourtytwominds@yahoo.com_ (mailto:fourtytwominds@yahoo.com)   writes:

 
How are the cycling Mellys demagnetized anyway?

-Sean

---  In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "tron400" <tron400@...> wrote:
>
> So it's probably not  safe for general use on a cycling machine or a 
pacemaker?
> 
>  Bernie
> 
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > Bernie, with a Han-D-Mag you can  de-mag a headblock in a minute or 
two. But 
> > that thing is not  to be trifled with. It will do all kinds of cool 
things 
> > but  can really fuck up your shit. Get your tapes out of the room. Do 
all  
> > the heads at once... Power on... slowly sweep from head to  head... 
move the 
> > HCM away and unplug.
> > 
>  > The magnetometer is the thing. It lets you know for sure if or where  
you 
> > have problems, and it lets you know if you solved them.  No guessing.
> > 
> > Later you might want to get the  Han-D-Mallet... for when nothing else 
is 
> > working  right.
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated  3/8/2013 11:48:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> > tron400@  writes:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
>  > Thanks for those links, Frank.
> > 
> >  Bernie
> > 
> > --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  , lsf5275@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Han-d-mag 
>  > > 
> > > ___http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html___ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html__)   
> > (_http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html__ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html_) )  
> > > (__http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html__ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html_)   
> > (_http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html_ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html) )  ) 
> > > 
> > > Getting a good magnetometer is a  good idea. I find mine to be 
> > indispensable 
> >  > 
> > > ___http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html___ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html__)   
> > (_http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html__ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html_) )  
> > > (__http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html__ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html_)   
> > (_http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html_ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html) )  ) 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In a message  dated 3/6/2013 12:33:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> > >  tron400@ writes:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Hey Frank, when I do a search on  Man-D-Mag, I just get hits on Mad 
> > > Magazine.
>  > > 
> > > Bernie
> > > 
> > >  --- In ___newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  _ 
> > > (mailto:__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  ) , lsf5275@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Buy a  Man-D-Mag and a humidifier.
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > In a message dated 3/6/2013 6:54:32 A.M. Eastern  Standard Time, 
> > > > tron400@ writes:
> > >  > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > >  > 
> > > > Well, not just M400's.
> > > >  
> > > > Yesterday, after turning mine on and letting it  warm up, I did the 
arm 
> > > > across the keyboard trick  to the end of the tapes and 3 of them 
didn't 
> > > return.  
> > > > I had to remove the keyboard to release them  (loosening the pinch 
> > roller 
> > > > and pad  didn't do it).
> > > > 
> > > > I played  with one of the keys until the tape wouldn't return, even 
> >  after 
> > > > removing the keyboard. The tape had bunched  up in front of the 
> > capstan. 
> > > When 
>  > > > I unbunched it, I found that a small tape loop had gotten  in 
between 
> > the 
> > > > capstan and the long  felt pad in front of the capstan. The tape 
> > decided 
>  > > to 
> > > > take this route instead of going into  the spill box. Static? The 
room 
> > is 
> > > >  pretty dry with forced air heat.
> > > > 
> > >  > I haven't ever demagged the heads or capstan. Does that sound like 
 
> > what 
> > > > needs to be done? I have an old  fashioned head demagnetizer (this 
> > kind: 
> > >  > ____http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg____ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg___)   
> > (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg___ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__) )  
> > > (__http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg___ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__)   
> > (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_) )  ) 
> > > > (___http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg___ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__)   
> > (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_) )  
> > > (__http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_)   
> > (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg) )  ) ) ), but I'm not sure it will work on the 
> > > capstan.  
> > > > Suggestions?
> > > > 
> >  > > Bernie
> > > >
> > >
>  >
>