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Re: Keyboard assembly

2007-04-23 by Doug Berg

... roller ... while ... washer on ... washers? ... screws ... felt ... what ... Hi John, Do not know the reason but from the pictures I ve seen on other units

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by lsf5275@aol.com

In a message dated 4/23/2007 3:47:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JMoore6397@aol.com writes: Oberheim OB1 Nice! Get it on ebay, Jim?

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by jonesalley

I d set up a favorite search on eBay if you can t find it anywhere else. Manuals for just about everything seem to turn up, usually on CD-rom, as copies, or

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by JMoore6397@aol.com

I don t know if anyone can help me, but I have been searching Hi and Lo for an operators manual for an Oberheim OB1? I have googled it and get no luck. Oh buy

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Keyboard assembly

2007-04-23 by john barrick

Hi all, in the process of cleaning up my keyboard and pinch rollers, I ve noticed that on some of the keys, both screws that hold the pinch roller assembly to

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by jonesalley

I read that same information in an article in Rolling Stone that was contemporaneous with the release of the album, and this was a pretty concise summary of

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by Bruce Daily

Hi, all- Thought I would throw another wrench in the fire (probably replete with erroneous 70 s memories, too). It seems I read once that 10cc used a large

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Re: Solo trons

2007-04-23 by charel196

let s not forget the Singing Keyboard from the 1930s, which was a tron/Chamberlin idea using movie film as the medium and light to read it a/la Orchestron.

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Andy Thompson

... From: NormLeete@aol.com To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons In a message

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Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Doug Berg

... Man Machine was something like their 7th album, Doug... And while ... The ... to use the ... Amon Duul II. ... Re: My apologies for not doing Kraftwerk

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by L. Richards

Check out this solo multi-lead tune from Ken Leonard and Lee Richards from the Moneypit Feb 06 site. Flute and choir from Lee s 400, strings and spanish

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by NormLeete@aol.com

In a message dated 22/04/2007 23:02:29 GMT Standard Time, andy.thompson@virgin.net writes: an early European one-off attempt to use the Chamberlin/Mellotron

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by jeffc@netaxs.com

... nope. i own one of those [bought it brand new many years ago] and i know the sound quite well, and both of those recordings FAR pre-date the vp-330 vocoder

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Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Mark Pring

Thanks everybody but what I meant was actually playing one on it s own with no band at all rather than as a solo instrument. Does any body sit in their living

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Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Doug Berg

... and ... Roland 330 vocorder? Back in the radio days when Kraftwerk brought out their 2nd lp, Man Machine, we were playing We Are The Robots both on air,

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Off topic...

2007-04-22 by zappaboggs

Being a drummer at heart (who likes mellotrons...) This is very cool... Kicks butt... Show 199... http://www.thedividingline.com/rg.html 2 hours 20 minutes

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by jeffc@netaxs.com

... not to pick nits, but kraftwerk s TEE is actually an orchestron, and not a mellotron. see: http://www.optigan.com/tidbits.html#6 it s an easy one to

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Re: Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Doug Berg

... only have access to M-tron, a situation I am hoping to remedy, it sounds ok used as a backing instrument using block chords with lots of reverb but I spent

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Re: [Mellotronists] Solo trons

2007-04-22 by kinchmusic@aol.com

In a message dated 22/04/2007 04:26:39 GMT Standard Time, mellotronmadness@yahoo.com.au writes: Is a real tron useable as a solo instrument? Definitely! Mk2

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Solo trons

2007-04-22 by Mark Pring

Do many of the group play the mellotron as a solo instrument? I only have access to M-tron, a situation I am hoping to remedy, it sounds ok used as a backing

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by Don Tillman

... (Heh-heh, you believe they were thinking of you when they filmed this?) Mike Pinder explains it somewhere on his web site (http://www.mikepinder.com). The

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by zappaboggs

Why would they do that?? Do they think we re stupid??? Never mind... Nice pants... Nothing can change the shape of things to come. ...Max Frost Any talent

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Re: I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by ceccles_ca

... Two of the saddest videos ever. Have You (ever) Heard a band so far out of tune? They were a great band to see live back in the day (except for RT). This

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Re: [Mellotronists] I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by NormLeete@aol.com

In a message dated 21/04/2007 06:22:48 GMT Standard Time, franzs@earthlink.net writes: What is Michael Pinder playing here? It looks like two Mark IIs

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Duelling Banjos

2007-04-21 by Mark Pring

Hilarious Mike. Love it, How did you do it? Mark Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: [Mellotronists] I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by lsf5275@aol.com

In a message dated 4/21/2007 1:22:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, franzs@earthlink.net writes: What is Michael Pinder playing here? It looks like two Mark IIs

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I Gotsta Know

2007-04-21 by The Franz Family

What is Michael Pinder playing here? It looks like two Mark IIs stacked on top of each other! How did he control them (well as much as any human can control

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Have You Heard/Voyage on Youtube

2007-04-21 by The Franz Family

There s a very old recording of the Moodies doing Have You Heard/Voyage live. As you may imagine, lot s of tron. There s not as much footage of Pinder as

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DB File Uploaded...

2007-04-20 by Mike Dickson

...to my folder. Mandolins, 12 string guitar, pizzicato cello and a very small amount of cheating -- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

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New file uploaded to Mellotronists

2007-04-20 by Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Mellotronists group. File : /Mike

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Re: [Mellotronists] Loss of playback?!?

2007-04-20 by chris.dale@primus.ca

Ken is right on target about this. Try moving the fence slightly downward. Your best bet is to do this while the keyboard is on the machine rather than

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Re: Reliability

2007-04-20 by leetronhead

damn it Jim...I m just a simple country doctor... ... mellotron back on ... Zealand, is ... rather ... the UK.... ... more. You will ... on you day ... still,

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Re: [Mellotronists] Loss of playback?!?

2007-04-20 by john barrick

Ken, that is ... CORRECT! (I ll take tape replay for $400, Alex). Thanks much for your response - I had no idea that you could remove the fence , though I

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Re: [Mellotronists] Reliability

2007-04-20 by The Franz Family

Here s what you tell her. There s a guy on the list who bought a 400 SM and has outlived his male ancestors by at least 3 years. So, yes, owning a tron can

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Reliability

2007-04-20 by Mark Pring

Hi Andy I assume you are referring to the M4000, as yet I haven t totally convinced my wife that an Mark VI is essential for my continued existence, so I ll

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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Reliability

2007-04-20 by Ken Leonard

I have to second what Doug and Frank said. If the machine is set up right and doesn t have any nasty problems (such as the issues with the machines we ve seen

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Re: Reliability

2007-04-20 by Doug Berg

... you day ... still, the ... in utter ... with child support, new tron goes on ebay......er..no thanks !! Doug

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Re: [Mellotronists] Reliability

2007-04-19 by lsf5275@aol.com

In a message dated 4/19/2007 6:20:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mellotronmadness@yahoo.com.au writes: Mine will have to be shipped from Canada to New

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Re: [Mellotronists] Reliability

2007-04-19 by kinchmusic@aol.com

In a message dated 19/04/2007 23:20:37 GMT Standard Time, mellotronmadness@yahoo.com.au writes: Thanks Doug and Mark, I feel reassured and have put a real

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Reliability

2007-04-19 by Mark Pring

Thanks Doug and Mark, I feel reassured and have put a real mellotron back on my todo list. Mine will have to be shipped from Canada to New Zealand, is that

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