Mellotronists

thanks for the research Rick. I got that score from
the yahoo recorder list and two of those folks also
said that there were only 3 parts. Creative listening
on the transcriptionist's part I guess. It's close, as
you say, and fun to play along with.

As a side note, if you guys think THIS list has a lot
of sniping going on at times, you should sub to the
recorder list for a couple of days....that bunch are
homicidal maniacs compared to the mello list. Sweet
little recorder players just ripping each other a new
asshole ALL THE TIME!

best regards,
mark
--- Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
> Okay gang. I spent some time with Scott Paterson
> today and here's the 
> birdseye lowdown on the recorders in "Stairway to
> Heaven" from one of 
> Canada's finest players and teachers.
> 
> First thing Scott told me was that he heard it was
> all bass recorder! 
> Upon further questioning from moi, it turns out that
> he had read the 
> same article Mark first quoted. (Score one for the
> journalists.)
> 
> We sat down with good headphones and listened very
> carefully several 
> times through. Scott's opinion is that the bottom
> voice is definitely 
> bass recorder. (He demonstrated on one with a bit of
> a playalong.) You 
> can hear it a lot on its own underneath the vocal in
> the first verse. 
> The upper voice is probably soprano although it
> could be alto played in 
> the second register. The middle voice is probably
> tenor recorder 
> although it could be bass in the second register.
> 
> Now for that arrangement Mark sent the link to, it's
> very nice but it's 
> not what's on the record. There are definitely only
> three voices. You 
> can hear that quite clearly. We all agreed. (Scott
> kept the music.)
> 
> So, I humbly admit that I was wrong on several
> points, but thank God, 
> not all! (I should have listened through
> headphones.) In recompense, 
> when I get a chance, I will write out the parts
> (They're a pretty easy 
> lift from the recording because they're very clear
> in the recording). 
> Then you can all go out and buy a set of Scott's
> recorder that I did up 
> for Streetly or the nice set that MA has and have a
> wonderful time with 
> a Led Zep moment right in your own livingroom --
> assuming you have a 
> mellotron to play them on. By the way, Scott hadn't
> heard the results 
> of his work so I turned him loose on my machine for
> awhile and we even 
> did a run through of the "Stairway" arrangement.
> Scott seemed quite 
> pleased with the sound of the tapes.
> 
> Rick (SFX 10030 -- I have all the sounds!)

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