The Mellotron Group

Hi Guys-

   I saw ELP twice; 1977 in Denver, and 1980 (I think) at CSU in Ft Collins CO.  The college show was the best; a smaller gym venue.

    On the subject of Mellotrons and ELP, check out this forum entry-   http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=49316

    Now, check out this recent eBay posting & description-  http://www.ebay.com/itm/EMERSON-LAKE-PALMER-1972-Trilogy-Tour-Backing-Track-STAGE-TAPE-/121923852955?hash=item1c633a5a9b:g:0IMAAOSwoudW5hCH

     Well, they tried to use the 'tron.

   -Bruce Daily


   
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On Fri, 3/18/16, Chris Dale unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Keith Emerson
 To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Friday, March 18, 2016, 12:00 AM 
     
       
       
       "That said, Keith was a huge
 talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like
 Mellotrons."
 
 Treu!!
 He didn't like Mellotrons (or Chamberlins) because they
 couldn't play quickly (at least that's what he
 thought).
 He very much
 did want a Birotron though, because the keyboard itself
 allowed for fast runs, but despite his friendship/clout with
 Wakeman, he never received it.
 Incidentally Todd Rundgren
 didn't want a Birotron because (although he'd never
 seen it)  'it couldn't play fast
 enough'.He was basing this on the Chamberlin
 he had.
 
 We know these opinions are borne of
 ignorance. They have more to do with the keyboard being out
 of adjustment on well worn and and maladjusted units than
 anything else.When the keyboard is properly
 adjusted, they can play fine.
 A listen to Elton John's
 Mellotron flute solo in "Lucy In The Sky with
 Diamonds" proves this.