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
>
>
>
> "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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