Mellotron - List of Models

List of Models

• Mark I (1963) - double manual (35 notes on each). Very similar to the Chamberlin Music Master 600. About 55 were made.
• Mk II (1964) - double manual. 18 sounds on each manual. Organ style cabinet, two 12 inch internal speakers and amp. Weight 160kg. About 300 were made.
• FX console (1965) - double manual with sound effects. About 60 were made.
• M300 (1968) - 52 note single manual, some with pitch wheel-control, and some without. About 60 were made.
• M400 (1970) - 35 note single manual. The most common and portable model. About 1800 units were made. It has three different sounds per frame.
• EMI M400 (1970) - 100 of this model were manufactured by EMI music company in Britain under license from Mellotronics. See M400.
• Mark V (1975) - double manual. It's basically two M400's in one. Around 28 were made of this one, not including a special one-off machine made for Rick Wakeman.
• Novatron Mark V (1977) - this is the same as the Mellotron Mark V just under a different name. About two were ever made - one owned by Paul McCartney and the other by Patrick Moraz.
• Novatron 400 (1978) - the same with this one; it's a Mellotron M400 with a different name-plate.
• T550 (1981) - this extremely rare model is a flight-cased version of Novatron 400. Four were made. Used by Tangerine Dream.
• 4 Track (1981) - very rare model. About five were ever made of this model.
• Mark VI (1998) - an improved version of the M400. The first Mellotron to be produced since Streetly Electronics went out of business in 1986.
• Mark VII - this is basically an upgraded Mark V. Like the MkVI, this one is produced on the new factory in Stockholm.
• Skellotron (2005) - an improved m400 with a new look. Made by Streetly Electronics.
• M4000 (2007) - one manual, 24 sounds. An improved version of the MkII with cycling mechanism. Made by Streetly Electronics.