The Mellotron Group

Is this part of your collection or are you rebuilding for a client?
What a great rare piece.  I am sure it will be a showpiece when you're done.
Are the original tapes pretty well shot?  What is the keyboard action like compared
to a 400? .....Have fun....great project!

Gary


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Gary,

I have never seen a T-550, although I know someone who has one. As for the other  4-tracks, I think Ryo has one in his collection. Beyond that, I have no idea where the other two are. I agree that it seems like a vast improvement over the 400, but it would still have needed to have evolved a bit for mass production. One neat thing about it is that it all bolts together... Everything! Even the cabinet may be disassembled into a bunch of stamped metal panels. Plus, there is room in the cabinet for two small children or a good sized dog. Or maybe a cooler of some kind :-). It certainly is very road worthy.

Frank

In a message dated 10/29/2009 9:16:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gabru@comsec.net<mailto:gabru@comsec.net> writes:
Frank,
Do you know anything about the history of this machine or any of the other 3 that were produced (who used them, recordings,etc.)?  This machine has always intrigued me and seemed a better design than the 400 (fixed heads, etc.).  Have you ever seen one of the T.550s (400 built into a road case)?
Gary