Mellotronists

Hello again,
     I love to watch the fur fly!  Scathing commentary!  It's funny, one can liken a 
Mellotron to a beloved pet or child.  Stories of abuse bring fierce and bileous 
retribution on the offender.  
    One could argue (although I'm not one to do so, so please don't crack the 
whip) that the 'tron is simply a machine, a thing.  I, for one, could never, after 
all the work, toil and love dumped into the ridiculous box, consider mine 
anything other than a kind of grail of sound.
     I have a friend as well, who swears by the sample.  He also swears by 
protools and I, in turn, swear at him, as a result.  At one point, during a heated 
analog vs digital argument, of which we seem to have an unending supply, I 
mentioned recently aquiring my EMI.  He came over with his infernal laptop 
and we set to comparing the two through my studio's monitors.  To his 
embarassment, the real thing won, of course.  More body and dynamics.  The 
samples were flat and grainy, while the EMI seemed to breathe the notes forth 
like surging ocean waves.  We have not argued about such things since.  
Mellotron - 1, Sampletank - 0.
     I hope to make a few of my more Mellotron-oriented albums available by 
MP3 shortly, so that I may enjoy the spit and daggers of opinion, as well.  The 
reviews from this group are always so refreshingly raw and unabashed.
     That's all for now.  The Bastard EMI (#103) is currently awaiting more parts,   
keys as straight and soft as the best trouser-crease, I'm proud to say.  Much 
thanks to Markus for his brilliant guidance.  I will post a link on my new site 
with before, during and after pics in the summer, upon it's glorious completion.
Cheers!
-Jack Younger