The Mellotron Group

Red Forman...Is that you?

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Sean" <fourtytwominds@...> wrote:
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> That's my family living room you are talking about there. The fake paneling with black groves that is.
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> No amount of wood polish will make it look appealing.
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> MY ENTIRE living room mind you.
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> -Sean
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@> wrote:
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> >    A 70's theme, huh?  I recently ran across some fine faux mahogany paneling at a salvage yard.  You know, the stuff with vertical black stripes?  Maybe apply some to a 'tron with a bit of stylish matching corner moulding...
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> >    -Bruce D.
> >    #1221  (NO, NO, NO, please NOOO!!!)
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> > --- On Tue, 10/20/09, fdoddy@ <fdoddy@> wrote:
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> > From: fdoddy@ <fdoddy@>
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 11:26 AM
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> > He repainted the avocado tron.  It's now Harvest Gold.
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> > From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta. com>
> > To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Tue, Oct 20, 2009 1:11 pm
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?
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> > On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Bruce Daily wrote:
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> >  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?
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> > 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.
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