Hi Everyone,
I am selling one of my two Mellotrons. It is an M400 with original flight case. It is located in Northern Virginia, but I might be willing to deliver it depending on the buyers location. The power supply has been completely rebuilt, and all electrolytic capacitors in the power supply and preamp have been replaced with high quality electrolytics. The original CMC-10 is included but has been upgraded to an SMS-2. Both of my Mellotrons have been used in a smoke free home studio, and have been maintained to be high performing instruments. I am friends with Frank Stickle and know how to maintain these instruments. One of my machines was used at last year's Near Fest and Frank said Anglagard commented that it had the lowest amount of hum of any Mellotron they'd ever used. Since I use my Mellotrons, I would prefer not to lose a tape frame or tape set. They can be purchased from Streetly or Mellotron.com The flight case does need a
refoam, but all the bad foam has already been removed. I would need to charge a reasonable fee if I am delivering. Feel free to ask questions. Serious buyers only please.
Because of the time and money I have in it, I am asking $5500.
Email me directly at
thejackfields@gmail.com
Thanks,
Mike Reina
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:51 AM, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:
He can play .
Too bad he lost Margolieff and Ceil after they left he dried up.
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
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>I saw Stevie Wonder play the Quadra on the NAMM show floor when it was released. You can’t get a much better demonstration than that!
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>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:49 PM
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>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
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>I wish I had a Trident, Fantastic synth that slipped through the cracks like the Arp Quadra did. Some things turn out to be magic, I have a fully discrete OB1 that is amazing and unlike any seen, I don't know if it is early production or prototype but it is amazingly unique. One of the things about earlier synths is that so few were made that you could end up buying the review sample in the magazines.
>There are so many quirky wonderful solutions that people found back then and are finding now. The output on the new small Moog is a solution to a problem that everybody had a different fix for: looping the output and all kinds of other crazy shit.My favorite was the Wah Face on the output,, Still do that :-)
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>It is all a bit of fun and sometimes it's hard to keep a grip on it whon money gets involved.
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>On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
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>>I remember the Korg Trident by name only. I don’t know that I ever played one and I don’t remember anyone I knew owning one. I wonder how many they made/sold?
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>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@aol.com
>>Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 4:49 PM
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>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
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>>for that big polysynth sound, I was always a fan of the underrated Korg Trident. I'd love to get one of those...
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>>fritz
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
>>To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>>Sent: Sun, Oct 13, 2013 7:25 pm
>>Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
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>>I don’t think you can say “without a doubt” any particular synth is best. It’s really personal taste. I never had a CS80 but did have a CS60 for a while. I was never a fan of the DX-7. I had a Synergy during that time that I found to be much better for me at least. I did have a couple of ARP Odyssey’s. One of them eventually had its keyboard chopped off and setup to run as a remote keyboard. Those were good days of electronic music for me. At the end of the day it’s just about getting the sound you are after. Much of the famous Mellotron tracks are buried in reverb or chorus. The original sound of the instrument gets buried but if it gets you the sound you are after then that is all that matters. All these things are just tools you use to produce music and there are no rules about how there sound can be modded. That is the fun thing about it all. I would love to have another Big Muff for my guitar rig. Mine kept
getting borrowed or destroyed. Oh well, that was rock and roll in the 70’s……..
>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
>>Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 12:57 PM
>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
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>>It is in the hands of the player to some degree, set up and economies of scale. There is never any such thing as a one to one comparison. The CS80 is without a doubt the best poly synth of all and it also is over 200 pounds and requires careful maintenence. I truly wish I still had one, the DX7 was just as good but too difficult to program. With some of my charges I sorted them out with delays, compressors and other fx. I use a bandpass filter on the output of any of my lead synths. With fx and some modding almost anything can be made into a really useful rig.
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>>When i first could afford a synth , long ago one of the first things I did was take an Arp Odyssey and install a switch to make the filter either Arp or Moog, I added outboard compressor, big muff, Electric Mistresss. and a tape deck modded for delay and reverb in the amp. I started with that indvicualistic sapproach.
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>>On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
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>>>Hello Gino!
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>>>To be fair the Prophet 5 did even more things that a Pro One never could. But that classic lead sound that Tony Banks used with his Pro One was just plain perfect for those solos! Other than a couple of sounds the Pro One is pretty cheesy until (as Genesis did) you beef it up with effects. With the push of a button the Profit 5 became monophonic in unison mode but it was a much fatter sound than the Pro One… especially the rare Rev.1 which was by far the best sounding but least reliable of the series. I wish I had never sold mine. My Rev 3’s and Prophet 10 never did have the bite of the Rev. 1. I got my Rev. 1 for $500 from a friend at Sequential Circuits after Eddie Jobson turned it in for a newer model. The SSM chips which were designed by Emu sounded great but were prone to failure. After the Rev. 1 they moved to the Curtis chips and never sounded the same. Emu actually designed the scanning keyboard for Sequential as well.
I knew people at both companies well so I got some good deals and factory training. They were both groundbreaking companies with sounds you hear on more records and soundtracks than you can imagine.
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>>>Cheers!
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>>>Gary
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>>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
>>>Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:57 AM
>>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
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>>>Analog polysynths are great but a pro 1 did things the Prophet 5 only dreamed of, Minis and Synthi A's are monophonic for a very good reason.
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>>>On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>Whilst saving up for my next keyboard I have bought a Monotribe and a Volca keys. I still love the mellotron but I am doing much more with subtractive synthesis these days. I mainly use the almighty MicroKorg or the wonderful Synth1 plugin. But even to my ears analog synths sound more pleasing, but I can't afford a true analog polysynth. The Volca is polyphonic but works much better as a monophonic synth. These are 2 of my latest efforts for all of you who love endlessly repetitive electronic loop music.
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>>>>Shooting the Moon
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>>>>Analog Fun
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>>>>I have more sense now than to buy a vintage synthesizer but I suppose I wouldn't be able to resist a MiniMoog if one turned up here.
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>>>>Mark
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>>>--
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>>>Gino Wong Birgelo
>>>BSComm, BSEE,
>>>ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
>>>Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics
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>>>Ginowong@gmail.com
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>>Gino Wong Birgelo
>>BSComm, BSEE,
>>ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
>>Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics
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>>Ginowong@gmail.com
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>Gino Wong Birgelo
>BSComm, BSEE,
>ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
>Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics
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>Ginowong@gmail.com
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Gino Wong Birgelo
BSComm, BSEE,
ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics
Ginowong@gmail.com