Mellotronists

zappaboggs wrote:

>  Here is some info: http://www.zu33.com/moog/
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> "Pishock, Jimmy" <jimmy.pishock@...> wrote:
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>
>      Moog  Documentary
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>      Director: Hans Fjellestad (Not Rated, 70 min.)
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>      Few people can say they have become a synonym for a sound,
>      but Robert Moog is one such person. His name instantly
>      brings to mind the trippy-sounding roboticized noises that
>      helped supply the soundtrack for the '60s and '70s. In 1964,
>      composer Herbert Deutsch and Moog (it rhymes with "vogue")
>      created the first modular synthesizer, a device that made
>      working with electronic sounds much easier than traveling to
>      a room filled with wires and circuits or coaxing a theremin.
>      As a testament to how unusual the Moog synthesizer seemed at
>      the time, Moog recalls a story about a conference where
>      someone asked him if he felt "guilty" for his invention, as
>      if the synthesizer was somehow unnatural compared to other
>      instruments. Unnatural or not, it took off. Championed by
>      Walter (now Wendy) Carlos on the popular Switched-On Bach
>      album, the Moog became a favorite of prog-rockers,
>      experimental composers, and science-fiction soundtrack
>      artists alike.
>
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Greetings Everyone,

 I think it's safe to say that Trons and Moogs
go hand-in-hand like  beer and pretzels,beer and sports,
beer and grilling , and even beer and beer.....

Last week on the American History Channel, there was a
segment of  "History's Lost and Found " featuring Moog #1
prototype ,built circa 1964 .The programme explained
the history of  the Moog exactly as outlined above.

Whilst fumbling for a videotape, I missed the current location
of Moog #1 . It can prob. be researched on  HistoryChannel.Com .

Mellotron MK-I #101 or its prototype predecessor has most
likely gone to its reward. JB, do you have any info you can share
with us ?

Cheers, JK