Mellotronists

Larry Fast has a letter printed in the latest issue of
TapeOp.  Look on the back page, the topic is about voting.

-jh



--- Tony <amoffet1@...> wrote:

> Personally I think Larry Fast's use of the Mellotron is one
> of the most note worthy (no pun) of any I've heard. I hope
> he sees fit to use it again as mentioned here in Jerry
> Korb's contribution.
> 
> Tony
> M400S #510 winging it's way to Marin and John for the whole
> nine yards :-)
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Jerry Korb 
>   To: MELLOTRONISTS-LIST 
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 6:06 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] "famous" owners
> 
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>     
>   "Brundage, Jim" wrote: 
> 
>     Hello to all- 
>     I was talking to a friend about Mellotrons and the
> Uriah Heep tron came 
>     up. I told him that it was reportedly once owned by
> David Copperfield. 
>     (I hope I got that right) 
>     He then asked what other famous people, whether it be a
> professional 
>     musician, magician, actor or whatever, actually owns a
> Mellotron 
>     currently. It seems that many of the folks we know as
> being some of the 
>     original "Mellotron players" no longer own one. I would
> also assume that 
>     the majority of the bands listed on Andy's list do not
> actually own one 
>     and used someone else's or the studio owned one or they
> used... samples. 
> 
>     Any interesting owners worth noting?    Thanks- Jim
> #912
> 
> 
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>   Hello Jim and Everyone,     Larry Fast of  "Synergy" fame
> (ex-Nektar), 
>   still owns his M400/725. Was purchased new in May-1973, 
>   and used on his premiere LP "Electronic Realizations For
> Rock Orchestra." 
>   But not any further LP's and works. 
> 
>   It sat unused in his studio for some years, until the
> Sound Sales guys 
>   from CT personally drove to NJ to "improve" the Tron.
> After that, 
>   Larry was fed-up with its performance and placed it in
> storage in 1980. 
> 
>   .....Until 2004.  I undertook the electro-mechanical
> restoration 
>   of  M400/#725 in July.  According to Mr.Fast, "it plays
> better 
>   than ever,even better than new...." He's now dabbling
> with the Tron 
>   again for future installation in his home-based studio. 
>   One can only hope and pray that he'll use it again on a
> recorded work. 
> 
>   Attached photo is Larry and myself taken in August-2004
> at his 
>   residence in Morris Cty,NJ.    Potential  "Moneypit"
> Website 
>   on that Tron is planned for the future. 
> 
>   Regards,  JK (living 8 seconds at time) 
> 
>   P.S:   To those of you from the NYC area....Well-known
> WNEW-FM 
>   D.J. Scott Muni passed-away last week at age 74 of
> natural causes. 
>   He introduced all the classic LP's from the 60's-70's and
> explained 
>   in detail several times the Mellotron MK-II's workings on
> the air. 
>   .....BTW, he was given the nickname of "professor" by his
> colleagues 
>   and musicians long-ago.  End of an era.....he'll be
> missed.......JK 
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