Mellotronists

Hey Max,

Welcome.  I've got a few Orchestrons around (along with a 400) and while people sometimes sneer at them, they have a particular charm (when they're working).  There was a quote from Tom Waits a few years ago where, in talking about his Chamberlin, he mentioned he really liked playing an instrument that "died a little bit each time it was played", and I think Orchestrons are even more like that.  Having said that, my main machine is very stable (and was used for the Optigan/Orchestron CD-ROM) and sounds really good in a track.  

When it's isolated, you can hear the embedded hum and of course, all of the scratches.  When it's in a track, the added artifacts give the sound character and a complexity that's really cool.  So I'm a big fan.  I generally use my Orchestron equally, if not more than the mighty Mellotron.  The worst things are, they only ever made eight sounds (that I'm aware of), and extra disks are practically impossible to find.  

Stan Cotey
M400/174
-----Original Message-----
From: maxwellhiller [mailto:maxwellhiller@...]
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:39 AM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Introduction and Orchestron


Hello,
  I just joined this group, and wanted to introduce myself.  My name is Max, and I play 
guitar and keyboards in a "psychedelic"-type band.  I own an M400 Mellotron, and 
just purchased a Chamberlin 200 in need of restoration, which I will be undertaking 
myself.  I just became aware of this group, and it came highly recommended, so I had 
to join.
   I suppose this is my actual post, and I hope it's not too presumptuous, but I am 
desperately in search of a Vako Orchestron.  I know that many Mellotron lovers 
consider it a pretty weak cousin of the Mellotron, but, nonetheless, it seems like this 
group is probably as good a place as any to find fellow enthusiasts.  

Max



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