The Mellotron Group

Thanks Bruce,
I don't mean the headblock but the capstan housing of
course. I will be pretty much taking it to bits, it is
very dirty.

Mark
--- Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark-
> 
>    Congrats, great to hear it's working.  Don't be
> afraid to tear it down and clean everything. 
> Pictures
> of the process help immensely, as it did for me.
> 
>    My best-
>    -Bruce D.
> 
> 
> --- Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Have just re attatched the earth cable to the
> > headblock and low and behold  one note works,
> flute
> > and choir at least and the whine and hum has gone.
> > To
> > be honest doesn't sound as good as M-tron just
> now.
> > 
> > I am ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. However I know it
> > still needs to be taken to bits but hearing
> > something
> > is great encouragement for the many hours of work
> > ahead.
> > 
> > Not bad to get anything out of 40 year old
> > instrument
> > which has been a hotel for mice for the last 15
> > years.
> > 
> > Many thanks to Frank S for his help so far and to
> > everybody else who has offered help and advice.
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > PS
> > Best ever mellotron song, no contest, "She said"
> on
> > BJH live, does everything and played live, no
> > layering
> > or excessive messing about with the sound. (
> unless
> > it
> > was one of the tracks that they had to overdub
> > because
> > the tron broke down half way through the concert,
> > still a good representation).
> > 
> > There is  a live recording of Dark now my sky, but
> I
> > haven't heard it, when I saw BJH live in the early
> > 70's it was incredible.
> > 
> > 
> >      
> 
> 
> 
>      
>
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