The Mellotron Group

On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Bruce Daily wrote:

>  This discussion thread gets me to wondering:  Why did Streetly  
> finish the original 400s in white in the first place?  Was it simply  
> to make them stand out from the other instruments on a stage?  Any  
> thoughts, Martin?

The guy who used to paint them had once worked in a refrigerator  
factory. It was either white or avocado as far as he was concerned.  
Streetly wisely insisted on white. They did test one 400 in avocado. I  
believe Frankie Stickle has it in his kitchen.