The Mellotron Group

On Oct 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, tronbros@aol.com 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?
> Because they could become any colour that you wanted them to be with  
> the right spotlight and gel.

But what happened if, God forbid, one were to use the wrong spotlight  
or the wrong gel, or (horrors), both at the same time?!!!