The Mellotron Group

Nobody should expect a mellotron to feel like a Bösendorfer (or a Hammond or a Yamaha).  The "feel" of a well adjusted mellotron is unique.  Something I think most people would feel very comfortable with after playing for about 10 minutes.

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> Hi Frank,
> My tron playing experience is limited to 2 machines. The first mellotron I played was the first production model of the M4000 shortly before it was shipped. I have always assumed that the keyboard action of that machine was correctly adjusted.
> I have spent many happy hours working on the keyboard of #1565 which is the second mellotron I played, I have aimed to get a similar action to the M4000 Â and have largely succeeded. I don't think it is quite as light as the M4000 but certainly it's a lot different to what I started out with which was much worse, playing it then was quite a good upper body work out.
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> I would be interested to compare both machines to a Mark VI but the photos I have seen don't suggest that the feel would be much different.
> I can't remember who said it but playing a mellotron and certainly the M4000 I played can only be described as playing a sponge.
> Don't get me wrong, I love my mellotron  but I am not blind to its limitations. Compared to playing a piano or a good weighted action keyboard it has the action from hell. Just my opinion.
> Mark
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> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] NAMM Report
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 7:22 PM
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> Maybe the action on yours is horrible. The actions on the ones I own and 
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> In a message dated 1/14/2010 10:35:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
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