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Re: [Mellotronists] I hate Mellotrons (possibly)

2003-08-27 by Gino Wong

Ever see Rory Gallagher's guitar ?  You never know who or what until 
you ask.

g wong


On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 05:59 PM, Andy Thompson wrote:

> Dear all
>  
> Why is it that out of the three Mellotrons on stage at last night's 
> Änglagård gig in Belgium, the only one that didn't play up during the 
> set was the knackered-looking one lent by a local chap, that took some 
> adjusting to actually make it playable? The band's machine had some 
> sort of earthing problem, halting the gig for 15 mins (ouch), while 
> mine decided, later in their set, to slow down during large chords 
> (despite its SMS-2), then get horrendous tape slippage (not my tapes) 
> on the middle A, making a near-farce of the final number. The gig was 
> absolutely magnificent, though - I hope a few of you got to see them 
> at NEARfest.
>  
> Andy T.
> M400 #1145
> 'The Ultimate Mellotron Recordings List (Possibly)'
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> http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/
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