Mellotronists

Banks is quoted as saying that on his first M400 at least, the brass 
was out of tune with the violins. Presumably why a lot of later 
recordings of "Watcher" live were done on largely brass or largely 
violins. So he did have to re-tune whenever he changed between the 
two - a bit difficult in the middle of Supper's Ready! Together with 
the old CMC whichever it was, tuning must have been a real 
headache on stage. He later said his last M400SM (presumably the 
black one) was the most stable thing on stage!
Regarding his other tape frame - I know there are flutes on 
"Lilleywhite lilith" and cello in "Dancing with..." but what was the third 
and was it used on anything? Anybody know?

John
3/005

ps In answer to my earlier question; heard "I believe in Father 
Xmas" this morning on radio - definately not tron. Shame 'cause by 
the time he'd got the choir in to go "oooh and ahhh" it could have 
been.

To:             	Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
From:           	"ceccles_ca" <clay123@...>
Date sent:      	Fri, 19 Dec 2003 04:42:19 -0000
Subject:        	[Mellotronists] Re: big chords?

> ....and another thing about Pinder and the MKII in 1969.  I don't 
> recall seeing or hearing a lot of 'Tron tuning between songs.
> 
> Genesis/Banks, on the other hand would always be tuning, detuning, 
> retuning and fine tuning (and giving up) between songs.
> I am sure the reason that Gabriel would go on and on and on and ON 
> telling his silly stories, was to allow Banks time to NOT tune the 
> M400.  There are bootlegs from the Selling England tour with 
> endless "Gabriel Gab" and endless choir tuning in the background.
> 
> Fripp was right....  "Tuning a mellotron doesn't".  He always had a 
> way with words.
> 
> Clay
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