The Mellotron Group

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2007 7:42 AM
>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay M400
>
>--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...> 
>wrote:
>>
>> Just ran across this: http://tinyurl.com/3x6d8n
>>
>
>Did anyone here pay $5100 + an exhorbitant S&H for this?
>
>Bernie


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Season's Greetings  Mr./Mrs.Bernie and  Gang, 


Been monitoring that M400 for the  last five days.  Yep, the bar has just been
raised.  $5.1K unrestored ??   Wow !  


Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !  


Cheers,  -- JK  (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)

Bernie/Jerry - it's quite bizarre - at that price, as a first time
purchaser, I'd be much more inclined to continue to save my funds and
make the purchase of either a MK VI or M4000 and know that I've got a
working machine, clear of any uncertain and undetermined restoration
costs.  

In my humble opinion, once you get to a certain price point, you're
better off going all in and purchasing the next level up.  Of course,
I was nowhere near that price point when buying 1407.
johnb
1407



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@... wrote:
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> 
> 
> 
> Season's Greetings  Mr./Mrs.Bernie and  Gang, 
> 
> 
> Been monitoring that M400 for the  last five days.  Yep, the bar has
just been

> raised.  $5.1K unrestored ??   Wow !  
> 
> 
> Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !  
> 
> 
> Cheers,  -- JK  (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@... wrote:
 
> Been monitoring that M400 for the  last five days.  Yep, the bar has 
just been raised.  $5.1K unrestored ??   Wow !  

It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume pedal.  The 
cabinet has been partially restored.  The price sounds about right to 
me.

Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a particular age 
group.  (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club).  There should be a 
good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years, don't you think?

Clay

---Jeez that does it, there going to bury mine with me. Merry Christmas to you


 In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:

>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@ wrote:
>  
> > Been monitoring that M400 for the  last five days.  Yep, the bar has 
> just been raised.  $5.1K unrestored ??   Wow !  
> 
> It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume pedal.  The 
> cabinet has been partially restored.  The price sounds about right to 
> me.
> 
> Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a particular age 
> group.  (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club).  There should be a 
> good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years, don't you think?
> 
> Clay
>

Agreed.  This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate.  Lots of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location.  As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true anymore.  The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak.  Lots of indie bands and
engineers in and around Boston.  Hell, I almost bid on
it.  I'm not surprised.
-Jack
--- ceccles_ca <ecclesreinson@rogers.com> wrote:

> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jkorb@...
> wrote:
>  
> > Been monitoring that M400 for the  last five days.
>  Yep, the bar has 
> just been raised.  $5.1K unrestored ??   Wow !  
> 
> It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a
> volume pedal.  The 
> cabinet has been partially restored.  The price
> sounds about right to 
> me.
> 
> Most of the M400 owners around the world belong to a
> particular age 
> group.  (The wild and crazy 45 to 60 year old club).
>  There should be a 
> good supply of them for sale over the next 15 years,
> don't you think?
> 
> Clay
> 
> 



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In a message dated 12/10/2007 7:09:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

Hmmm.  Fair enough. I was surprised by it being referred to as 'junk' 
simply  because the sound that comes out of it is not actually all that 
bad -  certainly better than a lot of what the M-Tron has to  offer.

Mike
 




That's true, Mike, unless you are using M-Tron samples in it. I think  
$2,600.00 US seems a lot for a machine that is so limited. If the Nord  is in the 
same price range, I would certainly go with it. I also thing that  M/A would pay 
more attention to the quality of the samples that are in it. I've  often 
wondered why so many of the folks who sell samples seem to think that the  
crappier they sound, the more authentic they are.
 
It seems obvious to me that when they were designed, Mellotrons  were 
intended to be reliable and at least somewhat consistent in their  sound reproduction.
 
Frank



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In a message dated 12/10/2007 1:20:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
e4103s@yahoo.com writes:

Agreed. This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate. Lots  of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location.  As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true  anymore. The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and  and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak. Lots of indie bands  and
engineers in and around Boston. Hell, I almost bid on
it. I'm not  surprised.
 
 
The guy who bought # 600 (Lazarus) from me is in his late 20s. He is on  this 
list.  My recently sold Melltron, # 1562 is currently being recorded  by My 
Morning Jacket for their next album.



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In a message dated 12/10/2007 1:20:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
e4103s@yahoo.com writes:

Agreed. This mellotron is not a good "raise the bar"
candidate. Lots  of extras, good motor control and
upgrades and most importantly, location.  As far as
mellotron owners being 45-60 year old crazies, not
true  anymore. The indie rockers love them, so that
puts the trust fund kids and  and the hardcore analog
guys in the mix, so to speak. Lots of indie bands  and
engineers in and around Boston. Hell, I almost bid on
it. I'm not  surprised.
 
 
The guy who bought # 600 (Lazarus) from me is in his late 20s. He is on  this 
list.  My recently sold Melltron, # 1562 is currently being recorded  by My 
Morning Jacket for their next album.



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In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jaspercolvin@yahoo.com writes:

Why  would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a new 
4000 from  the tronbros! 




I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
 
Martin, am I right?
 
 
Frank



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In a message dated 10/12/2007 21:16:24 GMT Standard Time, lsf5275@aol.com  
writes:

I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
 
Martin, am I right?
 



No idea.  Mr Bush has really fucked it up for y'all if it's  true.  Quelle 
twat!  That's french with no breeding.
 
Optimistic,
 
Martin
 
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I thought they were around £4500.  

in terms of value though, $5k for one that needs working on + the 
shipping, they are still only going to have 3 sounds!  when you can 
have 24 tracks on the new one!

same as the moog voyger i would rather buy the new one for £2k than 
one that's 20 + years old with all the problems associated with age.

i think it's different for an old hammond, i have the softsynth and a 
couple of real hammonds, i still like the old ones...

i would sell my old restored novatron for a new one if the price 
difference was close. 

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
>  
> In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> jaspercolvin@... writes:
> 
> Why  would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a 
new 

> 4000 from  the tronbros! 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
>  
> Martin, am I right?
>  
>  
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Guess I'll reprint my "For Sale : Brooklyn Bridge" adverts again !  
> 
> 
> Cheers,  -- JK  (presently unrestored and priceless.....no bids yet)
>




Re:  Need more info on bridge, could you send some pictures and does 
it come with any warranty?  Do you take PayPal?   Doug

In a message dated 12/10/2007 9:10:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
caddyfam@simcon.net writes:

Re:  Need more info on bridge, could you send some pictures and does 
it come  with any warranty? Do you take PayPal? Doug
 

 Doug, you do understand that this is an old bridge. It's not a  floating 
bridge and it can't be adjusted.
 
Frank



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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
>  
> In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> jaspercolvin@... writes:
> 
> Why  would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a 
new 
> 4000 from  the tronbros! 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars.
>  
> Martin, am I right?
>  
>  
> Frank
> 

It's $9,223.20 USD for the next moment.

Bernie

Yeah. As a time served, card-carrying twat I must object.

Mike

PS: I have been drinking.

mellotronist wrote:
>
> "No idea.  Mr Bush has really fucked it up for y'all if it's true.  
> Quelle twat!"
>  
>  
>  
> That is a rude and entirely unacceptable comparison that verges 
> on slander.  You owe an apology -
>  
>  
>  
>  
> ...to twats.
>  

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

I have had the Re 20 for about a month. I love this pedal!! It works for 
guitar,  Mellotrons and synthesizers.It is laid out like a mini re201.  I was 
just  playing with it tonight with my guitar, my mellotrons and lastly my Macbeth 
M5.  You can really dial in a great echo with all the parameters and it has a 
new  twist effect. This basically is the echoes increasing in speed and 
timber. Think  Steve Miller at the beginning of Fly like an eagle when the effect 
speeds up in  tempo and frequency as well. For US$ 249 you can't go wrong. 
Really  sounds sweet with mellotrons as you can dial in the delay you  want for 
that accurate echo/repeat rate and intensity.
                        Stores cannot keep them in stock. If you seriously 
interested go to Harmony  Central and read the user reviews. The reverb section 
of the Re 20 I don't  use as I have an old Premier 90 tube tank that sounds 
fantastic!!
                                                                              
 Jimmy Moore



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