The Mellotron Group

beautiful work Frank...just amazing how some of these machines get screwed up


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-----Original Message-----
From: lsf5275@aol.com
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 6:07 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Some Mellotron work












Some of you might remember the Blue Mellotron ( #1018) with the Unicorn on 
it. Well, it?soon?will be white again (although I am retaining the 
blue back panel with the unicorns on it). Here are some photos of it as I 
continue to bring it back from the horror that it was. It already has a new 
owner who is patiently awaiting its return to service. 


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I have also just completed restoration of #1342. The photos of it are at 
the bottom. The owner elected not to have the cabinet refinished on the outside. 
It sounds incredible.


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Frank


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M-400 386 ( The Black one)


M4000 #16


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Just so you remember, 
            this is it.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
Sweet!







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
Obviously not played 
            in a while







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
I 
            imagine some of this dust is 1970s 
  dust.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
Someone tries to make 
            it play looped tapes.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
As you can see, no 
            spill box.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
It has one 
          now.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
Awaiting the cabinet. 
            I am rebuilding the keyboard now.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
I 
            tried painting the inside blue but found it overwhelming, so its new 
            owner agreed that we will paint the whole thing white again. It used 
            to be black for a while before it was painted blue. I have since 
            re-veneered the edges and stripped it to bare 
        wood.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
1342 -? A new 
            motor is always a good investment. The heavier gage, stronger late 
            model frame only requires one lower spill box 
        bracket.







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
1342







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
1342 ready to 
            play







  

    

      

        

        

          
 

          

            
Auto polishing 
            compound cleaned up a lot of the scratches and got?rid of the 
            yellow in the 
paint.











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