The Mellotron Group

> Two things- one is that he used the M300 strings quite a bit (in the studio),
the other is that he refitted his MkII with a transistor preamp and it has a
warmer sound as a result.Since Frank owns one of those he would be best to ask.
I still can't quite figure out what the mix is on Question, it is amazing.


I have been listening to a lot of Moody Blues lately and it seems obvious
that 
> Pinder's 3 Violins sound is much mellower than other's, King Crimson for
> example.  Does he mix in other voices into his sound or is it the way his tron
> is eq'ed?  This occurs in both the live and studio recordings.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "jaybe52000" <jaybe52000@yahoo.com>
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> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:26:11
> To:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Empty tape frame
> 
> 
> I've got a set of tapes in a box that are from the old DMI days (old DMI Union
> Jack 
>  Mellotron Label on it). I got it as part of the deal when I bought my RMI
> Keyboard 
>  Computer II and never got around to racking them and don't want to muck with
> the tapes 
>  on the two frames in my Mark V.
>  
>  The box says it's got Violins/Viola/Flute but I'm not really certain that's
> what they are.
>  The guy that I got them from said they were "Brand new" but they look like
> they might be 
>  used so I was thinking the could be an original set with
> Flute/3-Violins/Cello.
>  
>  Either way, I'd like to make 'em playable just to see what they are.
>  
>  As I said in a previous post I've got flute on one of my frames and the 3
> violins are on the
>  other but I don't have cello or viola so that would be nice, especially if
> they really are a
>  standard set since i really miss having the cello.
>  
>  John
>  
>  --- In newmellotrongroup@ <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...> wrote:
>> 
>> No empty frame, but out of curiosity, what sounds to you plan on
>> installing?
>> 
>> Bernie
>> 
>> 
>> --- In newmellotrongroup@ <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
>> yahoogroups.com, "jaybe52000" <jaybe52000@>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anyone got an empty tape frame that they want to sell?
>>> 
>>> Thought I'd ask before ordering from one of our two providers of new
>> ones.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>> 
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