The Mellotron Group

For the more serious answer... see Mike Dickson. For complete nonsense, I'm 
 your guy.
 
 
In a message dated 12/1/2010 12:01:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lsf5275@aol.com writes:

 
 
 
Mellotrons can't drive. There's one. Although you can urinate in them,  
they don't flush. There's another. I can go on and on...
 
 
In a message dated 12/1/2010 8:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tron400@yahoo.com writes:

 


If Mellotrons have limitations, everything has limitations. No  one ever 
mentions the limitations of a guitar or a piano, yet the article  mentions 
Mellotron limitations without saying what they are. What are  they?

Bernie

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Many people don't know this, but Bernie  used to know much more about 
> Mellotrons than he does now. He fell  down the stairs a while back and 
when he 
> awoke, he immediately  changed his email address and promptly erased all 
of the 
> knowledge  associated with the old one.
> 
> Be patient. He's coming along  just fine. 
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> In a message  dated 11/30/2010 8:29:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> gabru@...  writes:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Really  Bernie?....You don’t know what the limitations are? 
> You’re  kidding right? 
> J 
> 
> 
> 
> From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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> [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of tron400
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 4:05  AM
> To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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>  Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Speaking of the M4000, what's with  
this?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  Interesting article, but I'd like to know exactly what the limitations 
of  
> a Mellotron are. It is what it is.
> 
> Bernie
>  
> --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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> >
> > A nice article about the M4000  and then a referral to watch a movie 
that 
> > hardly mentions  Streetly (if at all)and is mostly about Chamberlins.
> > 
>  > 
> > 
> > _New Mellotron M4000 Finds Home With  Chicago Psych Rocker_ 
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> > 
> > 
> > Mellotrons have a checkered  history. They’re known for their 
unique 
> sound 
> >  and place in electronic music, but they’re also known for 
their  
> limitations 
> > and temperamentality. 
> > But,  while the sound of the Mellotron has been captured in samples and 
>  > software, there’s still something about a real tape-based  
Mellotron 
> that 
> > appeals to a lot of musicians.  
> > And, for some keyboardists, it’s hard for them to  imagine 
playing 
> their 
> > music without a Mellotron.  
> > Chicago-based psychedelic rocker Jim Licka, right, recently  added a 
new 
> > _Mellotron M4000_ 
> > 
> 
(__http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/09/18/streetly-electronics-introduces-a-new-mellotron/__ 
(http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/09/18/streetly-electronics-introduces-a-new-mellotron/_)   (_http://www.synth_ 
(http://www.synth/) 
>  
topia.com/content/2009/09/18/streetly-electronics-introduces-a-new-mellotron/)  ) , from _Streetly Electronics_ 
> > (__http://www.mellotronics.com/__ (http://www.mellotronics.com/_)  
(_http://www.mellotronics.com/_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/) ) ) , to  his 
> arsenal. Licka leads a 
> > psychedelic/ambient/rock  band _Umbra and the Volcan Siege_ 
> (__http://www.myspace.com/umbrachicago__ 
(http://www.myspace.com/umbrachicago_)   (_http://www.myspace.com/umbrachicago_ 
(http://www.myspace.com/umbrachicago) )  ) 
> > . 
> > Why a new Mellotron? 
> > â€Å"I  think the Mellotron is the most dynamic and influential 
instrument 
>  > invented,” says Licka.”I love it every time I play it and 
 hear it.â€
>  
> > The Mellotron M4000 is the newest in  a the Mellotron family of 
> > electro-mechanical, polyphonic  sample-playback keyboards. Psychedelic 
> and progressive 
>  > rock bands used the Mellotron extensively in the ’60s and  ââ‚
¬â„¢70s and 
> the 
> > instrument features on album like  George Harrison’s Wonderwall 
Music, 
> King 
> >  Crimson’s In the Court of the Crimson King and Architecture &  
> Morality by 
> > Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.  
> > More recently, the Mellotron has seen a resurgence of  interest, 
> especially 
> > with prog and metal groups.  
> > â€Å"It sends me to a place that’s special and  sacred,ââ‚
¬Â adds Licka. â
> ہ"It makes 
> > me feel  alive and I feel lucky to own one. I think that keeps me 
coming 
>  > back for more and more and it’s the most amazing sound  
ever.” 
> > Licka, who also plays guitar and Moog synthesizer  with Umbra and the 
> Volcan 
> > Siege, ordered his  Mellotron M4000 in 2007, after visiting Streetlyââ‚
¬â„¢s 
> 
>  > Staffordshire, England, headquarters and testing a prototype. An older 
 
> model 
> > Mellotron is featured on the most recent Umbra  and the Volcan Siege 
EP, 
> 2009’
> > s The Beginning  of the End. 
> > If you’re interested in learning more about  the Mellotron, a 
great 
> place to 
> > start is Dianna  Dilworth’s excellent _Mellotron documentary 
> Mellodrama_  
> > 
> 
(__http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/02/12/mellodrama-mellotronchamberlin-d__ 
(http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/02/12/mellodrama-mellotronchamberlin-d_)   
> 
(_http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/02/12/mellodrama-mellotronchamberlin-d_ 
(http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/02/12/mellodrama-mellotronchamberlin-d) )  
> > ocumentary-trailer/) .
> >
>