The Mellotron Group

Bernie - yeah - I asked for tuned MK II 3V, as I wanted to be able to 
use that bum F or F# (forget which one it is as I've had 1407 apart for 
a while).
The second frame I had to think about for a few days, and I narrowed it 
down from eight or nine candidates, including combined brass, oboe, 
tenor sax and Ian McDonlad Flute.

I definitely was getting the classic flute, as it's still a great and 
very useful sound (and I want to see the look of comprehension on 
peoples faces when I play the Strawberry Fields intro for them) . I have 
always loved the beauty of the M300B, which left me with a toss-up 
between accordion and tenor sax. When I really started comparing the two 
in context of the frame, accordion won out. I had some problems with the 
overall sound of the Italian, so Martin put together a small sample of 
the French for me, and it's the sound I was hearing in my head when I 
think accordion. Problem sol-ved.

I don't have M300A, but it will among my future acquisitions.

john

Tron400 wrote:
>
> John,
>
> The first frame seems logical to me. Are you getting the MkII Violins 
> tuned?
>
> The second frame is interesting. The MkII Flute and M300B should blend 
> well. I've only heard the French Accordion on that old demo video with 
> Eric Robinson. I do like the sound. It's sweeter than the other 
> accordion and should go well with the mellow sounds of the flute and 
> solo violin.
>
> Do you already have the M300A Violins?
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>, john barrick 
> <astroboy@...> wrote:
> >
> > Just ordered two frames from Martin. The first is:
> > A. MK II Three Violins
> > B. Louise Davies Cello with Vibrato
> > C. Cindy Lee Rule Viola
> >
> > The second is:
> > A. MK II Flute
> > B. M300B Violin
> > C. French Accordion
> >
> > Any thoughts or hoots of laughter regarding my choices?
> >
>
>