The Mellotron Group

Can I just add here that my Streetly refurbished EMI sounds wonderful, brass capstan and all.
Andy K






-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 2:24 am
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Brass capstan


 

There was no plating that I recall. I also remember that, although the
cabinet had been painted white, it was teak underneath.

> Exactly. Â My old EMI tron was equipped with a brass'n. Â Most EMI's had
> 'em. Â The one in mine was slightly bent. Â As you may know EMI's had
> shoddy cabinetry that would easily go out of square. Â The brass capstan
> is a softer metal and could be subject to stresses when  the cabinet and
> it's housings would go out. Â The result was a subtle uniform "wow-ing"
> effect. Â I sold the EMI before I got a chance to replace it with a proper
> one.
> I'm not sure what the "official" reason was for discontinuing their use,
> but it was a good call for sure.
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> --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:
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> From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Brass capstan
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 4:24 PM
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> My friend had an EMI with a brass capstan- it already showed signs
> of wear back in the 80's.
> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:04 PM, NormLeete@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 09/09/2010 14:55:08 GMT Daylight Time,
> dan_miso@yahoo.com writes:
> My EMI
> tron has a brass capstain, but the regular Streetly one does
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> Agreed, my old EMI had a brass capstan as well. Streetly one I now have is
> stainless steel...
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> Norm
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