The Mellotron Group

Hi Martin,
Please pass on my best wishes, backs are tricky things, I hope the
operation is successful.

Mark

On 2/29/12, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:
> For the record, our mixed choir is known as Combined Choir and is a blend of
> Male/Female/Boys all singing slightly out of tune with one another!
> Actually it's a splendid but rarely heard sound just like the 15 Choir, but
> in the case of the latter I can well understand.
>
> Proving popular at present from our new sounds are: Wilden Church Organ,
> Pump Organ, New String Section, New Cello, Sad Strings and Miller Brass.
>
> Just for info., we are one man down as Brian, our engineer has had a major
> back operation.  This means tape frames are a little slow at present after a
> sudden run on our stocks.
>
> Best,
>
> M
>
> mellotronics.co.uk
>
>
>
> On 28 Feb 2012, at 18:00, "tron400" <tron400@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Does it sound like 8 Choir with Boys Choir?
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Reger <rjtr2958@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > In Markus' tapes, Mixed Choir is different from 8 Voice Choir. I have
>> > both and there's a very pronounced difference.
>> > Â
>> > Rick
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: tron400 <tron400@...>
>> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:52 AM
>> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Hello in Mellotron land, I'm new here.
>> >
>> >
>> > Â
>> > Is Mixed Choir the same as the 8 Choir? That's the most famous one.
>> > There's also a combined Choir that's 8 Choir+Boys Choir. Never heard of
>> > String Quartet. Is it Cello+Viola+Violins?
>> >
>> > I just received a set of tuned Cello/Chamberlin Violins/MkII Flute on
>> > EMI tape from Streety Electronics. The EMI tape is the original
>> > Mellotron tape...plays well and sounds great. The Chamberlin Violins are
>> > the same as the MkII Violins, but at least one generation newer. They
>> > sound somewhere between the M400 Violins and the MkII Violins. In my
>> > "purist" past, I would have ordered untuned tapes, but it's worth it to
>> > get tuned tapes. I'm pretty sure yours will default to tuned tapes.
>> >
>> > Bernie
>> >
>> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jason wietlispach
>> > <capnreverb@> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Female choir, mixed choir, string quartet. I assumed the tapes would
>> > > be in tune/tuneable, am I missing anything...Markus didn't mention
>> > > this.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > From: tron400 <tron400@>
>> > > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:47 AM
>> > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Hello in Mellotron land, I'm new
>> > > here.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ÂÂ
>> > > What, besides Choir is on the new set of tapes that you ordered? Did
>> > > you order tuned tapes?
>> > >
>> > > Bernie
>> > >
>> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, jason wietlispach
>> > > <capnreverb@> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > One is Cello/Flute
>> > > > Two is strings/ ? sounds like Genesis/organ
>> > > > Three is Vibes/Choir and some sound effects at the end (thunder,
>> > > > lion, telephone, laugh track, applause).
>> > > > ÂÂÂ
>> > > > Odd thing is that when i get it close to in tune, everything is
>> > > > close but the flutes on that half are out of tune. Weird.
>> > > > ÂÂÂ
>> > > > I just picked up a reprinted manaul on Ebay for $40, expensive but
>> > > > it at least has some usefull info. The cover has a Mellotron, a
>> > > > Neumann u87 and a can of Pepsi. You would of thought it would have
>> > > > been a bong or a bottle of beer, not Pepsi.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > From: 'tronster <dan_miso@>
>> > > > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:53 AM
>> > > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Hello in Mellotron land, I'm new
>> > > > here.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > ÂÂÂ
>> > > > Hi Jason:
>> > > > You're correct; that 2nd set of tapes is a weird duck. Somebody's
>> > > > custom job-cram as many mellotron sounds as possible onto one tape
>> > > > rack! What are the other sounds?
>> > > >
>> > > > Best wishes,
>> > > >
>> > > > Dan
>> > > >
>> > > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "capnreverb" <capnreverb@>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I guess I joined the old group that a member here was kind enough
>> > > > > to point out to me so I'll post here instead. Thanks!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Just joined and this is my first post. Ever since I was a kid I
>> > > > > wanted a Mellotron and twenty five years later it finally came
>> > > > > true. I have a m400 with two sets of tapes in my attic recording
>> > > > > studio. Works ok but I have to futz with it a lot, but I knew when
>> > > > > I bought it that there was going to be a learnig curve. I just
>> > > > > love it. One set of tapes is the standard flute, cello, and
>> > > > > strings. The other set is kinda weird. It has six sounds each
>> > > > > divided at the center key, plus some sound effects at the end of
>> > > > > one of the sounds. How common was that? The crappy part about that
>> > > > > is that the sound effects are on the choir half, leaving me only
>> > > > > an octave of choir, I wish it had been the flutes! The choir is my
>> > > > > favorite sound, so I just ordered a new set of tapes with full
>> > > > > choirs from Markus Resch. I look forward to reading and hopefully
>> > > > > getting a few question answered.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks!
>> > > > > -jason wietlispach
>> > > > > Oak Creek, Wisconsin
>> > > > >
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