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Re: [newmellotrongroup] 10 Worst Keyboards

2007-11-29 by Mike Dickson

That's interesting. Moraz was so (allegedly) over the moon about it that 
he was prepared to stick his name up in the advertising for the 
instrument, etc etc. The problem with the Orchestron was that it sounded 
*rubbish*. What were they thinking? And more to the point, what were the 
musicians thinking when they eventually heard it?

Mike

kinchmusic@aol.com wrote:
>
> For me it's the Vako Orchestron. I bought it as a "replacement" for a 
> tron I sold way back when. Lo fi...Huge disappointment!
> Andy K
>
>      
>      
>     *1. The Birotron (cool in concept; dismal in execution)*
>     *2. Any pre-M1 Chamberlin (Excedrin cycling headache # infinity)*
>     *3. Fender Rhodes*
>     *4.*
>     *5.*
>     *6.*
>     *7.*
>     *8.*
>     *9.*
>     *10.*
>
>  
>

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