The Mellotron Group

Last one really sucked ass.
None are fun (a poet who doesn't know it), but my lawyer of 22 years blew her pathetic ass out the water.
Sorry fellas been a bad few days (anniversaries of losses in my tiny fam), I should learn to keep my big, foul mouth shut.

Apologies to all,
Tony

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: lsf5275@aol.com 
  To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 2:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron


    

  Hmmm. Sounds like someone went through one or more bitter divorces.

  In a message dated 6/24/2010 11:32:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, atm655@verizon.net writes:
      
     

    Thanks Gary I appreciate the info.
    I'm about to make a major decision about my music, that is wheter to bother with it anymore or not.
    I enjoy my Ferraris a lot more than playing, which thanks to American whore bitches from Hell effectively killed my desire and inspiration to play (I improvise 100%).
    I wish they had bounties on their heads because I'd make the dude on that TV show look like a friggin boy scout!

    Tony

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: lsf5275@aol.com 
      To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
      Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:36 AM
      Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron


        

      Gary,

      We all love "the old days stories."

      Frank

      In a message dated 6/24/2010 12:11:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
          

        Tony,


        The Rev.1 is the best sounding you will ever hear.  The problem was it was very unreliable.  I had a friend from high school, Riley Smith, who worked 

        at Sequential in San Jose and later went to Emu in Santa Cruz.  I was able to get factory trained at both places.  He got me the Rev.1 and later a Prophet 10 

        direct from the factory.  The Rev. 1 had been returned to the factory due to reliability issues and they sold it to me for $500. I also had a couple of Rev. 3s and 

        < span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">T8 but none compared to the Rev.1.  It sounded fat like a bunch of Mini Moogs.  They switched to a more dependable  IC for their VCO, VCA, VCF, etc. and 

        redesigned the main board after the Rev. 1 after which it became very dependable but lost some of it’s “balls” in the process.  I got training at the Emu factory 

        which was in a Victorian house in Santa Cruz during the Emulator days.  It was a fun place and they knew how to throw a party J.  A few years ago I bought a 

        couple of Emu Vintage Keys modules and no ticed that my friend Riley had written the manual.  I also worked with  Music Technology during the development 

        of the Synergy and I owned a couple of those….but that’s another story…..Those were fun days…at least I think they were from what I remember.  

        Man, there are some good drinking stories in there somewhere J.  I may know where a P10 is in NC but this guy almost never cuts loose of any gear.  He just stores 

        things forever.  It was likely only played a few times.  If I catch him in the right mood (not an easy thing to do) maybe I can g et him to part with it.  As I recall there 

        were only about 600 or so P10s made.  I bought a Neve console from him several years ago and when I cracked the LARGE anvil case the leather was like new on 

        the arm rest and it looked perfect.  He had only used it for a couple of years and then stored it.  Anyhow…didn’t mean to get started in the old days stories….. :) .


        Cheers,


        Gary


        From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tony1
        Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:18 PM
        To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
        Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron


          

        I am impressed as I was the factory service tech for Hillsborough and Pinellas counties (Tampa/St Pete), for Sequential and most others when the Prophet 5 and 10s came out. And I' m looking for one of either right now.


        Tony


          ----- Original Message ----- 

          From: Gary Brumm 

          To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 

          Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:04 PM

          Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron


            

          My first Prophet 5 came from Eddie Jobson.  It was a Rev. 1 & Black.  

          If this was the Sequential Circuits forum I bet somebody would be impressed … or at least give a $hit J

          From:< /span> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
          Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 4:18 PM
          To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
          Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron

            

          Astra was good. They were well received

          Eddie Jobson's mellotron shaped keyboard stand was a piss.

          On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM, <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

            

          Yes, but only a bit. My camera crapped out on me. I'll post it on my myspace page and perhaps You tube as well.

          In a message dated 6/23/2010 4:14:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, got_a_guitar@yahoo.com writes:

              

            Astra rules! Is there any footage of them using the Novatron?

            --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
            >
            > Flute, Strings, Choir
            > 
            > 
            > In a message dated 6/23/2010 3:13:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
            > pocotron@... writes:
            > 
            > Nice, Frank!
            > Notice how neatly the Memotron sits on top of the Novatron.
            > What voices were on the frame?
            >