Well, technology has moved on, after all.... They could always use good Mellotron samples... Also, the sound has a definite era associated with it and these artists may feel that they have "moved on"... Now, I own #340 because I love the historical significance and the oddity of the mechanics... Would I use it to perform live? No... I would sample it and use the samples... -----Original Message----- From: thriftyn78412 [mailto:thriftyn@...] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:16 AM To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Mellotronists] Mellotron Pioneers Question: "Why do you suppose that so-called mellotron pioneers - e.g. Wakeman, Fripp, etc. - avoid using them today?" (It really seems that these guys want absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with mellotrons, doesn't it?) I was just wondering... Galen Niles Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259538.3705203.4965331.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1707 709858:HM/A=1712983/R=0/SIG=11u38u3s2/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/hi t?page=1374-105951838331032> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259538.3705203.4965331.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1712983/rand=405589407> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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RE: [Mellotronists] Mellotron Pioneers
2003-08-15 by David Jacques
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