Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-03-01 by zogher
No argument from me, the intial pics were a little deceiving to my eyes. Seems like a no-brainer, I d probably do the same. I d be interested to see how it
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-03-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Chris, Yeah, here are a few more photos. It all comes down to what it would take to make it right. Besides, I want to build a cabinet and modify the Tron a
Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by zogher
Hi Frank, I m only referencing pictures, but the current cabinet doesn t look *too* bad. Is there a reason for requiring a new cab? Chris ...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
Cello, Strings, Flute. I m guessing M400 Strings but he doesn t know and I haven t heard either frame because it don t work. I ve already started tearing it
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by tspit74@comcast.net
Cool Frank. Just out of curiosity, what tape set did this Leo character have loaded into his tron? ... From: lsf5275@aol.com To:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
From right here on the list. A few week ago Matt Meixner popped up with one to sell. I drove out to Milwaukee the weekend before last and picked it up. Matt
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by Gary Brumm
Nice find Frank. How did you acquire it? Gary From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Re: Freddy Fender Mellotron
2011-02-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
It appears that I have acquired the actual Mellotron that was used on the 1974 recording session in which Freddy Fender re-recorded Wasted Days and Wasted
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-28 by fdoddy@aol.com
HAH! ... From: ClayE To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 9:57 am Subject:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
Yes, don t forget Fritz. In a message dated 2/28/2011 9:57:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: My experience with advertising
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-28 by ClayE
My experience with advertising agency people over the years has left me with the feeling that they are mostly sleazy dirt-bags. Maybe I shouldn t generalize.
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-28 by Hessel Herder
The interesting thing is that advertising agencies will have a composer sign a contract in which they hold the composer liable for any third party claim (
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-28 by john barrick
There are.
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by tron400
There may even be photos. Bernie
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by john barrick
Good to have you here, John. john barrick #1407 ... Good to have you here, John. john barrick #1407 On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:57 PM, John Wright
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by John Wright
Welcome John. Nice to meet you. John #911 ________________________________ From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by john barrick
If I recall correctly, this was noted about Bernie s tron in one of Ken Leonard s Money Pit installments.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by lsf5275@aol.com
My guess is that your tron was assembled from two. Someone just did what you said and scratched out the 497. In a message dated 2/27/2011 9:27:12 A.M. Eastern
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by Mike Dickson
And the other of course was Tom Waits. Waits didn t (and wouldn t) sanction one of his tunes for an advertisement, so someone essentially impersonated him.
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by ClayE
The drum beat and timbres from When The Levee Breaks (LZ-IV) Has been sampled and used a few times. Maybe hundreds of times. The magic of that drum sound
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by fdoddy@aol.com
There have been successful lawsuits here concerning the sound alike nature of a singer s voice, the most notable of them coming from Bette Midler s camp.
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by tron400
Frank, several frame parts have a scratched-out 497 with 500 next to them. I wonder if 497 is in existence somewhere. Bernie
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by fdoddy@aol.com
HI John, You weren t being rude at all! I was not clear in my earlier post. I agree with your assessment, and I also think a lot of the mess has to do with
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by Mike Dickson
... As ever, the law is driven by those who can afford to drive it. ... I m not a lawyer either, but I do have a Masters in Law and part of that took in the
A Nother Noteworthy Note
2011-02-27 by Berington Van Campen
Welcome John! Surely you WILL fit into this group... I suspect there are more than one who d like to hear some lascivious tales about being beaten into
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by Chris Dale
How about Lydia The Tattood Lady? ... How about Lydia The Tattood Lady? On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:02 AM, wrote: Do you ever
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by lsf5275@aol.com
Do you ever get dressed up like Captain Spaulding and play, Hello, I Must Be Going, on the Marxophone? In a message dated 2/26/2011 8:59:24 P.M. Eastern
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-27 by John Hammaren
Hi Fritz, After I posted I realized my first sentence may have been a tad rude, so apologies. I guess this topic gets my ire up, since although I have the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Bruce Daily
Do recorded wobblies and bent notes count differently? :-) -Bruce D. ... From: feline1973 Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re:
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by feline1973
Or, in the case of the basoon tape frame, were probably dead at the time as well.
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by feline1973
When I said nobody knows them , I mean most of the people playing the mellotrons on the recordings won t know them, and the person at the record company
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Tony
Opps thanks Frank, and apologies to John! Regardless John, welcome to the gang! I m thinking the closest number to mine, on here is 512? I was stoked my 4
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by lsf5275@aol.com
How does that work? Did you go down to the Mellotron wrecking yard and steal a numbering plate from a wreck then retitle it as #500? In a message dated
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by lsf5275@aol.com
Tony, 525 belongs to John Hammaren. I just restored it for him. You meant John. By the way, I know we re right at the limit of the number of Franks allowed in
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Vance Pomeroy
Welcome to the group John ... Welcome to the group John On 2/26/2011 5:37 AM, tron400 wrote: Welcome John! Bernie M400 #500 (formerly #497) ... almost family!
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Tony
Yes Frank I noticed that too! Same batch I reckon, there was another very close to mine for sale awhile ago and he s a member now too. Hope he pops up and says
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by fdoddy@aol.com
Thanks for the clarification John. I was merely referring to a performance royalty (on synth programming) from a musical reference as it would relate to a
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by tron400
Welcome John! Bernie M400 #500 (formerly #497)
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by John Hammaren
Gee Tony, you’re #510, me #525. Gosh, we’re almost family! Mr. Neel and yours probably spoke to each other back in ’71 before they left for a life of
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Tony
John welcome! You re going to fit right in! Best, Tony #510 ... From: John Hammaren To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by John Hammaren
Too much, unfortunately. LOL From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mattias Sent: Saturday, February
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by mattias
How you think ? ... Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright How you think ? Den 2011-02-26 12.59, skrev John Hammaren : I
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by John Hammaren
I do violate every rule of the programmer, both coding wise (screw elegant code – how about we make the thing work), and writing (I dated an English
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by lsf5275@aol.com
I m pretty sure the lovely Lemon Sisters are in there somewhere, as well as a few members of the King Family Singers. In a message dated 2/25/2011 10:44:13
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by lsf5275@aol.com
John, Your posts here need not be brief, but they should be filled with misspellings and poor syntax. Then you ll fit right in. . As for spam, I get none from
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Bruce Daily
Welcome to the group, John! Not only do we have good tron advice (musical and technical), but we also have excellent sarcasm, and some downright
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Gary Brumm
No they don t.....they were already paid...........F$%K the union! From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by john barrick
Too bad there isn t a Harmonicats tape set.
Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by Charles
I want to know the names of the 8 people singing on the Mellotron choir tape 8 choir ....they need to be paid for every Strawbs & Genesis tune their voices
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: samples and copyright
2011-02-26 by John Hammaren
Thanks Frank, Yes, it is my first post. I hope to get pics up from your spectacular restoration (resurrection is a more apt term, I think) of Mr. Neel as soon