Re: [newmellotrongroup] Feets.....
2010-11-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
Fack! Sorry. You all know what I meant, right? Feet Dammit! Feet. Raised or stock FEET. I have drawings for both. Thank you Mr. Santamagio for pointing out
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Feets.....
2010-11-13 by mainpsych
I use stock of raised feed in the kitchen all the time... Frank 1 In a message dated 11/13/10 08:27:49 Pacific Standard Time, lsf5275 writes: I do. Do you want
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Feets.....
2010-11-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
I do. Do you want stock of raised feed?Frank In a message dated 11/13/2010 10:52:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, e4103s@yahoo.com writes: Hello everybody! Does
Feets.....
2010-11-13 by Jack Younger
Hello everybody! Does anybody have a layout for the original dimensions of an M400 s black wooden feet? I would love some kind of drawing or template.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Pretty good new song
2010-11-13 by marabus
Frank, Sounds nice.Thanks for the tip. Pete
Re: Pretty good new song
2010-11-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
Tom Brislin, and old friend, has released his first solo recording. Though he is not using a Mellotron, he is a very good Mellotronist. So I thought I would
Re: Optigan
2010-11-11 by tron400
There are a couple on eBay right now: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=optigan&_sacat=See-All-Categories Bernie
Re: Optigan
2010-11-11 by Dieter
I ve got one, though not for sale. But, I am looking for someone who can repair the reverb of my optigan... can t fix it myself... Dieter
Pinch Rollers
2010-11-11 by jay shirley
Hi all. Long time lurker - first time poster. I own M400 #215 (3 Violins, Ian s flute, Russian choir). It s a Streetly rebuild. I got it from them in 2003
Tron Spotting
2010-11-10 by David Jacques
at 3:34 in this Phish video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iytDv8nS38Y&NR=1
Optigan
2010-11-10 by tronbros@aol.com
M dears, Does anyone have a working Optigan for sale and if so, how much? Thanks. Martin Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic www.mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Special Christmas gift for the discerning Mellotronist
2010-11-10 by Bruce Daily
Far-the-Frippin -Out !! ... From: lsf5275@aol.com Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Special Christmas gift for the discerning Mellotronist
Re: Pinch Rollers
2010-11-09 by tron400
Hi Chris, and thanks! I m not so mechanically inclined. I can take things apart with no problem, but putting them back together...well...that s another story.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron vibes - Fripp - Islands
2010-11-09 by marabus
Clay, Thanks for the link! Pete
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron vibes - Fripp - Islands
2010-11-09 by Mike Dickson
... I have about 70 live recordings of KC in various guises, and of all of them I d say the Tron was in tune in maybe four or five. The rest of them range from
Re: Mellotron vibes - Fripp - Islands
2010-11-09 by ClayE
Sailor s Tale live at the Zoom Club is rough as well. Beautifully out of tune MK-II Brass near the end!
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron vibes - Fripp - Islands
2010-11-09 by David Jacques
Cool.. Check out Picture of a City... Never heard it this rough...
RE: [newmellotrongroup] A Theramin...in this Oldie
2010-11-09 by Ms. Janet Strauss
..but goodie. Simon and Garfunkel. Not a bad performance - if this is straight up live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky57Jo3-BaU
Mellotron vibes - Fripp - Islands
2010-11-09 by ClayE
This may take a minute to load from Grooveshark. (from the 40th an. Islands box set). Vibes dry as a bone. Clay
Re: Special Christmas gift for the discerning Mellotronist... Oops
2010-11-08 by lsf5275@aol.com
Re: Special Christmas gift for the discerning Mellotronist
2010-11-08 by lsf5275@aol.com
A must have in the Christmas season... _http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dgm&StoreType=B toC&Count1=807918727&Count2=725059151_
Re: Pinch Rollers
2010-11-08 by zogher
Hi Bernie, Over this past summer, I completely restored my M400 and purchased a full set of new Streetly replacement pinch rollers. Not cheap, but definitely
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by Rick Blechta
... And speaking of hideous compromises, how are you today, Martin? ;)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by lsf5275@aol.com
Bastard is revealing the essence of what makes a Mellotron right. In a message dated 11/8/2010 3:41:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes:
Pinch Rollers
2010-11-08 by tron400
#500 is about to get a new set of pinch rollers as the current ones are over 35 years old and are getting pretty dry. Any tips for installing them? Or is it
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by lsf5275@aol.com
No, I think that the difference between the old sounds and the new ones is the fact that the old sounds are old and the new sounds are new. Also, the old
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by tronbros
This is essentially correct and that is why the big boast about having the ORIGINAL original 60s and 70s masters has nothing to with what the world has known
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by Bruce Daily
Hi all- Interesting point, this Mellotronized quality you speak of, Frank. I have been turning this over in my mind, too. Why do the older sounds
RE: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by Gary Brumm
I have seen your restorations Frank....the old ones I worked with didn t look that good or apear to have the time and care put into them when they were
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-08 by fdoddy@aol.com
Mellotron sounds are like my sex life...7 seconds long and wobbly at best. fritz ... From: lsf5275 To: newmellotrongroup
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
That was nice of you Gary. As someone far, far away from where I am, in the land that time forgot once explained to me, once they are made right, they tend to
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
I think the gist of all this is simple. The new sounds don t sound like the old sounds. Because they aren t. They still get Mellotronized, each in their own
Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by tron400
I don t usually visit here on the weekend, but this weekend sure seems to have been busy! The newer sounds I ve had in #500 have been Russian Choir, Ian
RE: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Gary Brumm
IMHO It s really hard to compare the success of the Hammond/Leslie combo with the Mellotron. The Hammond was a must more robustly built instrument and it s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by tronbros
To follow up on an earlier point, when Mike Pinder visited us last year he played the M4000 and heard a whole raft of sounds he had never heard before. He was
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Rick Blechta
I think a lot of this discussion is based around the current list s owners nostalgia for their youth. I want to relive the glory years of prog rock when I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
Time to get that machine into the shop. Most, if not all of that could be eliminated. Frank In a message dated 11/7/2010 11:23:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
I think you have to have the peculiarities of a properly adjusted keyboard. No reason to go to the extreme of playing them with a suspect one. Frank In a
RE: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mark Wallis
It seems a little weird to describe a sound coming from a Mellotron as not sounding like a Mellotron.. If one has only heard 2 or 3 sounds that are remembered
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
... Wow. Two different takes of melancholy on either side of brutality. I stupidly got tape frame #4 set up as follows: Russian Choir / Bass Clarinet /
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
... It sounds a bit clumsy when you re-read it, but I think the intent is clear. The number of people who want a Tron to play MkII brass or strings or choir
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
Same here, especially when whistling through a Leslie.
Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by trawnajim
... ... and so has the wind. Jim Bailey
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by fdoddy@aol.com
I love that noise!!! fd ... From: Mike Dickson To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Sun, Nov 7, 2010 5:07
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by fdoddy@aol.com
Tape certainly does kick-ass. It makes no sense for my day to day work, but for musical endeavors of a more relaxed and in depth nature, it s a wonderful
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by fdoddy@aol.com
There is one vintage sound that needs to be considered as a vintage must have, the MKII Brass sound Banks and Wakeman both used a lot. It doesn t even sound
Re: New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by ClayE
The old sounds sound like a Mellotron whereas the newer ones don t, just because no one associates them with the instrument. That sums it up well Mike. I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
... It also generates more white noise than a Mellotron. It s maybe the noisiest circuitry I ve ever heard. ... I hope so. Mike
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
... /Kind of. /That sounds is obtainable elsewhere because it is possible to sample it and replay it. What you /won t /get is any variance from that particular
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
2010-11-07 by Mike Dickson
... This is really what I am driving at - are you wasting time with libraries of sounds that no one is ever going to want or use? ... I have to admit that the