Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@y..., tronbros@a... wrote:
> Bernie asks:
> 
> <<How many versions of the masters are there?>> 
> Bernie, there's DK and us plus a set of 4 track masters not in 
either of our 
> possessions
> .
> <<Are the tapes that are available from mellotron.com a generation 
older than 
> Streetly's masters minus the pops, clicks and pitch variations?>>
> 
> DK did remaster his tapes but we're not sure if these are the ones 
still in 
> use as we haven't heard recent production.  We never mess with our 
tapes 
> unless absolutely forced to.  Sometimes a note may be too dropouty
(new word - 
> make a note) to let through but this is extremely rare.  We record 
at the 
> level of Les's originals and at the original azimuth - non standard 
in 
> everyway.  We are catering for the original 2000+ machines out 
there and this 
> prevents a modern rethink.  All those recordings you are discussing 
with such 
> passion(no, there's no 'tron on Anal Atrocity by the Lactating 
Spinsters) 
> were made using the warts an'all tapes from the heady days when 
some of you 
> were still gestating.  We still use these with no complaints....so 
far.  
> Dickson?
> 
> M'inge
> 
> <A HREF="http://www.members.aol.com/tronbros/index.htm">Streetly 
Electronics - all things MELLOTRONIC</A> - click this link..........
> 
> US East Coast Agent: Jimmy Moore - JMoore6397@a...

Maybe my ears aren't so good, but I've never noticed any pops or 
clicks on any of my Tron's tapes from England ... except for when the 
keys weren't pressed firmly enough.

Question: what is the life expectancy of a set of tapes?

Bernie Kornowicz
M400S #500