2011-03-04 by Thomas C. Doncourt
Funny, iwas up in Smugglers Notch and found myself having dinner in Jeffersonville- I thought of inviting Jerry and Mali to eat with us but I saw that they
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2011-03-04 by feline1973
To be honest I think white looks way better! The wood makes it look like cheap office furniture or something from 1970s MFI...
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2011-03-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
I ll post therm on the home page today as soon as I get through photoshoping my image. :-) In a message dated 3/4/2011 7:07:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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2011-03-04 by tron400
Frank, Thanks for the great story. I only wish I could see the pictures. [:(] Jerry brought a lot to this group and I m sure he s missed by all. Bernie ...
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2011-03-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
One of these days I ll actually check my spelling before I post anything. In a message dated 3/3/2011 11:53:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lsf5275@aol.com
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2011-03-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Nice. Looks like she s be sweet with a little TLC. Frank In a message dated 3/3/2011 6:57:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, skipsnips@aol.com writes:
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2011-03-04 by Chris Dale
You re right I didn t. I ll try again with another group of idiots - like the Canadian government. [?]
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2011-03-04 by fdoddy@aol.com
nice to see the Prof... fd ... From: lsf5275 To: newmellotrongroup ; Mellotronists
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2011-03-04 by john barrick
Still has the wood shims and all...
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2011-03-04 by skipsnips@aol.com
Just made a new gallery called Skip s Tron... ... From: ClayE To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Thu,
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2011-03-04 by ClayE
See 4 photos from Skip here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/attachments/folder/254680605/item/list
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2011-03-03 by john barrick
Nice - I hope he does Night Train and Sex machine. Thanks again for the update on Jerry. john
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2011-03-03 by skipsnips@aol.com
Here ya go... ... From: lsf5275 To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Wed, Mar 2, 2011 5:53 pm Subject: Re:
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2011-03-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
I think Jerry looks great. Like me, he s getting a little creaky as he gets older. I m older than he is, though. Jerry just has had too much going on in his
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2011-03-03 by john barrick
Thanks for sharing, Frank. Jerry s looking younger than the last photos I saw of him. Out of curiosity, did he comment at all on why he was hanging up the
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2011-03-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
Today I had a special visitor. Karen and I were delighted to have Jerry Korb stop by for a few hours to visit. We has a chance to talk Mellotrons and to fool
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2011-03-03 by Charles
There are new pics at mellotron.com of the M4000D in walnut and mahogany finishes....very nice (but lots of extra coin)
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2011-03-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
Put some photos up here Skip and let s see what you ve got. Frank In a message dated 3/2/2011 9:24:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, skipsnips@aol.com writes:
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2011-03-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
Idiots huh? Seems like you didn t learn the first time. In a message dated 3/2/2011 8:48:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com writes: I ve
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2011-03-03 by skipsnips@aol.com
Good points - thanks... sd ... From: Chris Dale To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Wed, Mar 2, 2011
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2011-03-03 by Chris Dale
I m not sure I would ever be comfortable taking any of these machines into a shop for sale (or putting on display) - in case someone started fooling around
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2011-03-03 by skipsnips
I m about to take M400S #878 into a high-end guitar shop that thinks it can sell it. It is in working order, though it could certainly use some loving
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2011-03-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
This is Led Zep rehearsing Kashmir. Add your own Mellotron. Feel free to sing along as well. _http://www.bigomagazine.com/TRKSD/LZpresent/LZpresent05.mp3_
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2011-03-02 by marabus
Cool!
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2011-03-02 by MAinPsych@aol.com
In a message dated 3/1/2011 12:34:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, john.wright@consona.com writes: Manufacturers began processing solid birch, beech, alder,
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2011-03-02 by Bruce Daily
The Larch! .... the LARCH... The Laaarch! ... From: Gary Brumm Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re:
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
That s not polite unless you have enough to share with the group. In a message dated 3/1/2011 6:06:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Except I don t sleep all night... but I do work all day. In a message dated 3/1/2011 3:34:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, john.wright@consona.com writes:
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2011-03-01 by Gary Brumm
Unfortunately just about everything is illegal in some parts of California…..however if you would like to sneak in to the country we will have a check
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2011-03-01 by Vance Pomeroy
Unfortunately, they are illegal in parts of California ... Unfortunately, they are illegal in parts of California On 3/1/2011 2:23 PM, Gary Brumm wrote: In
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2011-03-01 by Gary Brumm
In California we call these “Presto Logs” and people who can’t start a fire burn them in their fireplace….they will probably be outlawed soon like
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2011-03-01 by Gary Brumm
He works all night and he sleeps all day............ From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John
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2011-03-01 by John Wright
Manufacturers began processing solid birch, beech, alder, pine and spruce and the mighty larch into consistent chips and flakes. These finer layers were then
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Modern plywood, as an alternative to natural wood, was invented in the 19th century, but by the end of the 1940s there was not enough lumber around to
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2011-03-01 by Andrew Goldstein
awesome demo-----thank you ... From: Bruce Daily Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Here s a fascinating link a friend sent me... To:
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2011-03-01 by tron400
I was thinking of plywood as solid wood, but of course, it s not. So, when did particle board make its debut? Bernie
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2011-03-01 by Rick Blechta
... Thank Denis Keldie, B3 player extraordinaire here in Toronto, who dug it up and passed it on to me.
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2011-03-01 by Bruce Daily
Nice find! Thanks, Rick. ... From: ClayE Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Here s a fascinating link a friend sent me... To:
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
I don t think they were ever made completely of solid wood. I know that most of the Mellotrons I have seen had plywood lids and front and back panels, but when
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2011-03-01 by ClayE
Now that was good to hear! Thanks for sending.
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2011-03-01 by Rick Blechta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBv0wRp92jQ
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2011-03-01 by ClayE
iPad-2 launch tomorrow. It will probably be less $$ than the current iPad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DtlPvIVQwI
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2011-03-01 by tron400
Frank, Based on the hoard of M400 s you ve restored, can you tell at what point the cabinets were changed from solid wood to particle board? Bernie
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Shit! I can t spell. STRATOCASTER!!! In a message dated 3/1/2011 2:21:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, lsf5275@aol.com writes: I am preparing to sell a vintage
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
I am preparing to sell a vintage 1964 Statocaster. This guitar is in very good condition and in its original case. I know some of you play guitars. The serial
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Serial number is 1541. It looks to have had some parts from Sound Sales at some point. It has a PML 1 and an SMS 3. In a message dated 3/1/2011 12:25:18 A.M.
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Thanks for the suggestions Chris. Any help is always appreciated. Frank In a message dated 2/28/2011 11:50:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Hopefully. In a message dated 2/28/2011 9:22:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, fazeka@gmail.com writes: No argument from me, the intial pics were a little
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2011-03-01 by Bruce Daily
What a project! You can do it, Frank! All the chassis parts look ok, but BOY it was abused! I see it has a decent motor controller, and the red
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2011-03-01 by Chris Dale
Frank: I ran into those same problems when trying to authenticate the Wakeman/Yes proto MK V. Initially, there was a big mystery as to where it was built, (USA
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