The Mellotron Group

Does anyone know how many J-Trons have been built?

My guess is one.

http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html

I had the pleasure of  meeting Justin a few years back (prior to getting my 
MkII) and playing the  J-Tron, as well as his own MkII.  The low profile 
housing is elegant, as  you can see, the action is light, and the sound is POWERFUL, 
especially his  recordings of wind instruments.  He's changed the control 
panels again, so  I don't know what knob controls what function.  The price was 
$8K back  then; don't know what the present day price is.
 
Frank  Samagaio
San Diego  CA
 
 
In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:25:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
rick@rickblechta.com writes:

 
_http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_ 
(http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html) 


Wow! What a gorgeous instrument. I never saw the finished product  before.


Wonder what it plays like? Judging by the job he did on the mechanics, I  
would venture to guess very nicely indeed.


Anyone here seen it or (better yet) played it?


Rick





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Lovely looking instrument, does anybody know how the
tapes are rewound?

Mark
--- MAinPsych@aol.com wrote:

> I had the pleasure of  meeting Justin a few years
> back (prior to getting my 
> MkII) and playing the  J-Tron, as well as his own
> MkII.  The low profile 
> housing is elegant, as  you can see, the action is
> light, and the sound is POWERFUL, 
> especially his  recordings of wind instruments. 
> He's changed the control 
> panels again, so  I don't know what knob controls
> what function.  The price was 
> $8K back  then; don't know what the present day
> price is.
>  
> Frank  Samagaio
> San Diego  CA
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:25:58 P.M. Pacific
> Standard Time,  
> rick@rickblechta.com writes:
> 
>  
> _http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_
> 
> (http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html)
> 
> 
> 
> Wow! What a gorgeous instrument. I never saw the
> finished product  before.
> 
> 
> Wonder what it plays like? Judging by the job he did
> on the mechanics, I  
> would venture to guess very nicely indeed.
> 
> 
> Anyone here seen it or (better yet) played it?
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> **************Start the year off right.  Easy ways
> to stay in shape.     
>
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> 



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Mice.

Mark Pring wrote:
>
> Lovely looking instrument, does anybody know how the
> tapes are rewound?
>
> Mark
> --- MAinPsych@aol.com <mailto:MAinPsych%40aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I had the pleasure of meeting Justin a few years
> > back (prior to getting my
> > MkII) and playing the J-Tron, as well as his own
> > MkII. The low profile
> > housing is elegant, as you can see, the action is
> > light, and the sound is POWERFUL,
> > especially his recordings of wind instruments.
> > He's changed the control
> > panels again, so I don't know what knob controls
> > what function. The price was
> > $8K back then; don't know what the present day
> > price is.
> >
> > Frank Samagaio
> > San Diego CA
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:25:58 P.M. Pacific
> > Standard Time,
> > rick@rickblechta.com <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com> writes:
> >
> >
> > _http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_ 
> <http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_>
> >
> > (http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html 
> <http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html>)
> >
> >
> >
> > Wow! What a gorgeous instrument. I never saw the
> > finished product before.
> >
> >
> > Wonder what it plays like? Judging by the job he did
> > on the mechanics, I
> > would venture to guess very nicely indeed.
> >
> >
> > Anyone here seen it or (better yet) played it?
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways
> > to stay in shape.
> >
> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 
> <http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489>
> >
>
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-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

That would be M-Tron

--- Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mice.
> 
> Mark Pring wrote:
> >
> > Lovely looking instrument, does anybody know how
> the
> > tapes are rewound?
> >
> > Mark
> > --- MAinPsych@aol.com <mailto:MAinPsych%40aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I had the pleasure of meeting Justin a few years
> > > back (prior to getting my
> > > MkII) and playing the J-Tron, as well as his own
> > > MkII. The low profile
> > > housing is elegant, as you can see, the action
> is
> > > light, and the sound is POWERFUL,
> > > especially his recordings of wind instruments.
> > > He's changed the control
> > > panels again, so I don't know what knob controls
> > > what function. The price was
> > > $8K back then; don't know what the present day
> > > price is.
> > >
> > > Frank Samagaio
> > > San Diego CA
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:25:58 P.M.
> Pacific
> > > Standard Time,
> > > rick@rickblechta.com
> <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> _http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_
> 
> >
>
<http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_>
> > >
> > >
> (http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html 
> >
>
<http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html>)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wow! What a gorgeous instrument. I never saw the
> > > finished product before.
> > >
> > >
> > > Wonder what it plays like? Judging by the job he
> did
> > > on the mechanics, I
> > > would venture to guess very nicely indeed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyone here seen it or (better yet) played it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy
> ways
> > > to stay in shape.
> > >
> >
>
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
> 
> >
>
<http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489>
> > >
> >
> >
>
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> >
> >  
> 
> -- 
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> 
> 
> 



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On second thoughts I think some of the later M400's
may have had mouse assisted tape mechanisms, there is
certainly enought mouse shit in #1565!

--- Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mice.
> 
> Mark Pring wrote:
> >
> > Lovely looking instrument, does anybody know how
> the
> > tapes are rewound?
> >
> > Mark
> > --- MAinPsych@aol.com <mailto:MAinPsych%40aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I had the pleasure of meeting Justin a few years
> > > back (prior to getting my
> > > MkII) and playing the J-Tron, as well as his own
> > > MkII. The low profile
> > > housing is elegant, as you can see, the action
> is
> > > light, and the sound is POWERFUL,
> > > especially his recordings of wind instruments.
> > > He's changed the control
> > > panels again, so I don't know what knob controls
> > > what function. The price was
> > > $8K back then; don't know what the present day
> > > price is.
> > >
> > > Frank Samagaio
> > > San Diego CA
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:25:58 P.M.
> Pacific
> > > Standard Time,
> > > rick@rickblechta.com
> <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> _http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_
> 
> >
>
<http://www.bearcreehttp://www.bearchttp://www.http_>
> > >
> > >
> (http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html 
> >
>
<http://www.bearcreekrecordingstudio.com/jtron.html>)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wow! What a gorgeous instrument. I never saw the
> > > finished product before.
> > >
> > >
> > > Wonder what it plays like? Judging by the job he
> did
> > > on the mechanics, I
> > > would venture to guess very nicely indeed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyone here seen it or (better yet) played it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy
> ways
> > > to stay in shape.
> > >
> >
>
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
> 
> >
>
<http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489>
> > >
> >
> >
>
__________________________________________________________
> > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
> > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
> <http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>
> >
> >  
> 
> -- 
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> 
> 
> 



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The tapes are rewound using bespoke spring loaded reels, much like a  
retractable measuring tape.
 
M
 
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The original design had a  rewind mechanism identical to a Chamberlin M-1 
(e.g., reverse spinning "capstan"  - shown one of the Mellotron Archives' 
videos).  By the time I tried  out the J-Tron, this had been modified to use a more 
efficient  spring-loaded wheel that Justin said he wanted to further  refine.
 
Frank  Samagaio
San Diego  CA
 
 
In a message dated 1/22/2008 9:11:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:

Lovely  looking instrument, does anybody know how the
tapes are  rewound?

Mark





**************Start the year off right.  Easy ways to stay in shape.     
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I'm curious as to how he extended the range for the original Chamby/Tron 
library.  It seems like 7 notes up and 7 notes down is a bit of a stretch.
The cabinet is beautiful.
johnb


MAinPsych@aol.com wrote:

>
> *The original design had a rewind mechanism identical to a Chamberlin 
> M-1 (e.g., reverse spinning "capstan" - shown one of the Mellotron 
> Archives' videos).  By the time I tried out the J-Tron, this had been 
> modified to use a more efficient spring-loaded wheel that Justin said 
> he wanted to further refine.*
> ** 
> *Frank Samagaio*
> *San Diego CA*
>  
> In a message dated 1/22/2008 9:11:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:
>
>     Lovely looking instrument, does anybody know how the
>     tapes are rewound?
>
>     Mark
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape 
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>