Checking out the Mellotron M4000D Mini 

Was it from when Rick was the Strawbs’ keyboard player, Whiteshirt?

@@Shred_The_Weapon When I bought it there were two the Strawbs had still painted matt black for stage use. I think it was after their final World tour. I managed to contact Rick some years ago and asked him was it his. I had a hilarious sense of humour reply where he said it wasn't. Starts off him saying what a great Instrument it was. Then slowly going through the list of things that would go wrong with them ending up setting fire to his. Whether he actually did or not don't really know. The one I had was temperamental. Spring might not return, sometimes note might slide. Getting a drag when playing many notes. So heavy it takes 2 people to move it. Thing is because so Heath Robinson in it's design, the fact it wasn't perfect is the thing that makes it so perfect and gives it a soul. It's like when a bass Guitar has been played and after a while a string might very slightly stretch giving that wonderful lower off note that sends a 'oh yes' shiver up the spine. Great example in my opinion is when the Mellotron does a similar thing that goes so well with Greenslade and Dave Lawson's voice.

I dig all of it, @@Whiteshirtloosetie. And, leave it to somebody like Ric to have you busting a gut when you are having a simple conversation with him. It’s like his comedic streak and showmanship only subside when he is sleeping, and that’s even questionable.

thanks glad you enjoyed!

amazing! I've always wanted to play a real one.

Fingers crossed! Yeah seems to be picking up lately.

Sooooo many Iconic "Keyboard" parts. That NEVER sounded like a { Period }Keybord, { But accepted } as an "Orchastal" part of a song. & in some freakish way, Somehow even Better ! W O W ! & Flutter ! Yet sounding like Butter ! No, SERIOUSLY. Originally designed in late 50's & Sadly retained the Horrible "Rhythm" , "Beat Box" Whereas the available sounds are Iconic... & can be incorporated into [ Yorr Own ] Iconic, Identifiable, signature part of a "Hit" song. I'm Serious about that ! Or, Underground, Cult following Song. After all, The Music business, as we Once knew it, is OVER ! As well as the "Film industry" When I started @ the end of the 70's, "Makeing it" via a Record, tape, & eventually CD. Still, the Mellotron was the Way, The DX-7 Was"A thing" for a minute. But the Mellotron was & is, has this "Magic Thing" Its unreal that the Digi Verson Nails it ! As a touting & recording musician, & SERIOUSLY injured. Stuck in a small room, ( & EVERYTHING stuck in a Warehouse) Aaaaah ! Including a MN amazing recording studio, Sooo @ minimum, NEED a Tascam small portable 12 track, I've got the Guitar, Bass covered, but Mellotron, is IT ! Any suggestions on a REALISTIC Sounding programmable drum unit... will be Sooo helpful! THANK YOU !

Can you link me to this please?

@@timwilderspin ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MiTHc8d9D20.html

This is the "Viggo broke his toe kicking the helmet" of keyboard fans.

All good! hope people check out your vids!

yeah there's always a VST that can do a passable job. I do think the real thing is always better, often substantially... but whether it's worth the thousands of dollars is debatable.

LOL! Since I purchased the rack-mount version of the Mellotron M4000D, I don't know what the key bed is like on the keyboard model. Hopefully, it's like a good synthesizer keyboard. I can't imagine it would be fun playing the digital Mellotron with a weighted key bed that you find on 88-key pianos. I have the Memotron M2K keyboard and it feels like a good-quality synth key bed that is comfortable to play.

Is it same on the mini and micro?