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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Anybody seen this one?

2018-01-28 by vance@juniperpacific.com

Here you go from today. 

On January 27, 2018 10:19:14 AM PST, "Ben Stuyts yahoo@stuyts.nl [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>Great story about the Mk 2, Vance. (Pics or it didn't happen.) Anything
>known about the heritage of #149?
>
>Found a Youtube video showing it (amongst other stuff at Markus’
>booth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35mTntGAGd8
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35mTntGAGd8>
>
>Ben
>
>> On 27 Jan 2018, at 18:51, 'vance@juniperpacific.com
><mailto:vance@juniperpacific.com>' vance@juniperpacific.com
><mailto:vance@juniperpacific.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>> 
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>> 
>> Hey all -
>> I've been on the lists since pre-Yahoo. I'll stick with it. It's been
>quiet for so long, but what the heck....We've got a great eclectic
>group of enthusiasts. I think you're all pretty interesting. Chris and
>Frank and Gino and Fritz and Mike and John and Ben and Berington and
>....... Myself? Not so much. But I like reading all the posts, no
>matter how scarce.
>> Ben and all - Indeed Markus has a booth at NAMM. The digital machines
>are there, but no Mark IV's - just a an M400 and a Mark II.....Wait!!
>Did you say Mark II?!? Yep. Looks like Markus acquired s.n. 149 and has
>been able to get the right hand operational. And since Markus knows me
>from THIS group, I was able to spend about 20 minutes playing and
>cycling the banks and tossing a few 'Legend of a Mind' pitch sweeps. I
>hadn't played a Mark II since Dave Kean was still in North Hollywood!
>It was fun chatting with the curious on-lookers and answering
>questions.
>> 
>> Vance
>> 
>> On 1/27/2018 4:39 AM, Ben Stuyts yahoo@stuyts.nl
><mailto:yahoo@stuyts.nl> [newmellotrongroup] wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> It’ll probably blow over, as always. Indeed it’s been awfully quiet
>on this group the past year. Thanks to this subject, there almost have
>been more message in jan 2018 than in all of 2017. :)
>> 
>> 
>> I don’t see much tron discussion anywhere, really. Mellotron.com
><http://mellotron.com/> has a booth at NAMM, any news about that?
>Streetly seem to be very busy too.
>> 
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
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>> On 27 Jan 2018, at 12:47, Mike Dickson mike.dickson@gmail.com
><mailto:mike.dickson@gmail.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> I'm still here as well. I am with Chris, really - what has to be said
>has been said a lot before. 
>> 
>> 
>> It started with mailing lists, then moved to Yahoo groups, then on to
>web forums, then on to social media. There will be other places to move
>onto, I suppose, but the more fragmented things get the less chance
>there is of tracking where anything is or what anyone is saying. The
>proliferation of social media opportunities has (I think) made it
>harder instead of easier..
>> 
>> 
>> Every time a post comes up here I sort of hope it's interesting, but
>it seldom is.
>> 
>> 
>> As for Clay, he set this group up as an act of kindness when the last
>one imploded. I'll always be grateful for that.
>> 
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> On 27 January 2018 at 08:04, Chris Dale unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com
><mailto:unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>> 
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>> I'm still here. 
>> 
>> 
>> A lot of what we say about Mellotrons has already been discussed on
>this site in years past, and over and over again.
>> 
>> 
>> So that's why there's almost no traffic.  
>> 
>> 
>> Regarding the recent 'banter', I've seen this time and time again..
>> 
>> 
>> Nothing new. I always forgive everyone, unless there is reason to
>believe it's malicious.  
>> 
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>> Usually we're a pretty good group.
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>> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 12:40 AM, Tom Maher trolldelux@aol.com
><mailto:trolldelux@aol.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> Pr'haps only me now. This is the second time I've seen the/a
>mellotron group self destruct this way. And like the explosion in the
>previous mellotron group, I have completely missed the original
>provocation... It must have been really bad.
>> 
>> -tem
>> 
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: JAMES STRAUSS jandjstrz@verizon..net [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
>> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
>> 
>> Sent: Fri, Jan 26, 2018 8:20 pm
>> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Anybody seen this one?
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>> Anyone here ?
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>> On Friday, January 26, 2018 1:52 PM, "fdoddy@aol.com
><mailto:fdoddy@aol.com> [newmellotrongroup]"
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> Clay's comment is exactly why I unfriended him on Facebook. I'm out
>of here too. You all know where to find me for civil meaningful chit
>chat.
>> 
>> fritz
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Wright jwright911703@gmail.com
><mailto:jwright911703@gmail.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
>> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
>> Sent: Fri, Jan 26, 2018 1:27 pm
>> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Anybody seen this one?
>> 
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>> I'm gone as well.
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>> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:14 PM, gino wong wonggster@gmail.com
><mailto:wonggster@gmail.com> [newmellotrongroup]
><newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>> 
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>> 
>> Before I unsubscibe I just want say that these chit chat fellows
>actually put some skin in the game. Drive machines hundreds of miles so
>touring bands can use them for free, Give tech support on their own
>dime, give people parts and supplies, buy new machines and share them,
>encourage and help young techs. Since there is a new US president, one
>of us gets racial insults of every type and stripe in their in-box.
>from impatient snarkiness to outright racial epithets, regularly. The
>negativism is tiring.  
>> 
>> 
>> Incivilty is boorish. Please excuse my uncheerful exit fron this
>group.
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>> g
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>> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 10:04 AM, ceccles_ca
><no_reply@yahoogroups.com <mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> Thanks for posting this video Jim. Interesting.
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>> Gino Wong Birgelo
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>> Primary Factor for: Frank Nittee, Blok Gang
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>> ginowong@gmail.com <mailto:ginowong@gmail.com> 
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>> Mike Dickson 
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