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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Woolly on m300 1974

2015-01-06 by Mark Pring

Thanks Martin, I wonder why he wanted a Mark II and an M300. Was the station switching less dangerous on the Mark II? :)
      From: "Martin tronbros@aol.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
 To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> 
 Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2015 7:35 AM
 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Woolly on m300 1974
   
    Hi Mark
Woolly bought another during the mid 70s which was at his home in Greenfield. It was only used briefly.
Best
M

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On 6 Jan 2015, at 18:33, Mark Pring markpringnz@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


    Hi Martin,
Do you mean an M400? I thought Woolly had a Mark II before the M300 in the late 1960's. They initially hired it then bought it for next to nothing. I think it was used in the early singles and perhaps the first album. This was the tron that got pushed down at flight of stairs allegedly.
Mark
      From: "tronbros@aol.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
 To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2015 3:12 AM
 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Woolly on m300 1974
   
    I've missed this thread but Woolly never had custom tapes in any of his MKIIs or M300s. Custom tapes were never available for these instruments until we started recording them about 12 years ago. Woolly did have a MKII mid 70s which he used but not extensively and only for one album, maybe X1. M mellotronics.com

1963 - 2013 The 50th anniversary of the mellotron  

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From: Andy Kinch kinchmusic@aol.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
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Sent: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:41
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Woolly on m300 1974

     Thanks Bernie.I'm pretty sure I hear mk2 brass. As we know, Woolly had a great relationship with Streetly, so maybe he did have custom tapes made. Martin?Andy K

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On 6 Jan 2015, at 13:21, "tron400@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


    The M300 keyboard is "split", but as far as I know, you can't simultaneously have strings and brass without custom tapes.

Bernie

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