The Mellotron Group

Thanks Chris.....

David Jacques

On Jul 11, 2013, at 21:51, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com> wrote:

> You could try that, but you're also in danger of getting the tape caught on other things as you wind it back.
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> Some of the M300's were prone to this problem because of the material the guides were made from. 
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> You have to cycle these models manually (only by hand). 
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> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Hammonddave <hammonddave2004@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> So I experienced my first cycling mishap tonight (that didn't take long)... I cycled from station 1 to 6, I heard a loud high pitched squeal, and some of the tape was misaligned on the rear drum.
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>> So my question is,,,, should I try try to manually roll the drum back to station 1 hoping the tape straightens itself out and realigns?
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>> Thanks in advance.
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>> David 
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