Re: Mellotron 386 The Black Mellotron gets a new owner.
2010-04-14 by ClayE
Nice job Frank. Thanks for posting the 37 pics. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/photos/album/140950304/pic/list
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Unexpectedly in Chicago
2010-04-14 by Sean
Hi all, Just got put in as an alternate for my university Wind Ensemble s headline performance at the Percy Grainger Wind Festival this Friday. I ll be in
Re: [newmellotrongroup] #386
2010-04-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Thanks Dan. Your priorities are in the right place. Frank In a message dated 4/14/2010 9:25:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dan_miso@yahoo.com writes: Beautiful
#386
2010-04-14 by Daniel
Beautiful job on #386, Frank. If only I could send my black tron to you for a similar update, but alas, with my eldest about to start University in the Fall...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-14 by marabus
Mike, Nice picture.Hold onto it! Pete
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Mike Dickson
... Thank Rick, but it s not an arrangement at all - I just followed the parts on the notation and played it fairly flat. I chose the Birotron voice because it
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Mike Dickson
... Thanks. I suppose I am too, but that may be mostly because enjoyment of that entire canon was such a hidden pleasure for so many. There is a even type of
Re: Mellotron 386 The Black Mellotron gets a new owner.
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
I recently sold The Black Mellotron #386 to a new owner in San Francisco. I decided to give it one final overhaul before I sent it off. I have uploaded a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 #275....J Mascis's (Dinosaur Jr.) mellotron...Di...
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
It s an SMS-3. Good board. Have him bring it to me. Frank In a message dated 4/13/2010 10:23:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, e4103s@yahoo.com writes:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
Chris, I notice on your myspace site that you have a Digeridoo. Perhaps you could record a set of tapes for the Mellotron. That would be something, ehh?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
Fritz may have, big shoes to fill but he has tiny little munchkin feet. I ve seen them. In a message dated 4/13/2010 9:38:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
M400 #275....J Mascis's (Dinosaur Jr.) mellotron...Dinotron Jr.?
2010-04-13 by Jack Younger
Hello everybody! Long time. I recently had the opportunity to head out to Amherst, MA to adjust and assess J s mellotron and, being that he is a bit
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Chris Dale
Geez what a coincidence you said this. It s not Beach Boys but I recorded a demo last year with pitchy falsetto vocals and only: Optigan Orchestron Mellotron
Re: Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by trawnajim
... Mike apparently has a lot of moving parts underneath. We re just not quite sure what they are. Jim Bailey
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by fdoddy@aol.com
yeah baby! ... From: Rick Blechta To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 9:32 am Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by Rick Blechta
... Fritz.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
Good advice! Who has shoes big enough to put the feet in besides Bozo? In a message dated 4/13/2010 9:21:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rick@rickblechta.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by Rick Blechta
... Avoid that problem and unbolt the feet. (You can also put them inside a pair of shoes for the trip, doing double duty as shoe trees.)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by lsf5275@aol.com
Yes. You can run a strap across the top. I would cover it with a blanket and some foam. It would be a good idea to check that the cabinet floor is in good
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Rick Blechta
... I didn t have a chance to hear it until this morning. Nice moving parts underneath. Why don t you polish it up? It s a fine arrangement. Rick
Re: Shipping a M400
2010-04-13 by zogher
Thanks for the advice. One more question: Is the top strong enough to allow the tron to be strapped (as gentle yet secure as possible) to a pallet? If not,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by marabus
Mike, Nice job.I don t know why but I was actually surprised at how many knew the tune. Pete
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Mike Dickson
... Not really sure. I was playing the 6 hours+ I have of 1966/67 SMiLE tapes recently and was struck by how blisteringly original so much of it was, and
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Mike Dickson
... Actually, I made a start on / Cabinessence /about two years ago and then gave it up.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Daniel Swanson
I can see it now. A whole album of Beach Boys done on the Mellotron, Birotron and Chamberain. Eat a lot, drink a lot, brush em like crazy...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-13 by Chris Dale
Nice rendition and it s interesting because the Beach Boys ordered a Birotron.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
Hell, he sure wasn t the best Mellotron player I ever saw, but he and his brothers (and cousin and friend) sure could sing. Thanks Mike! Nice rendition. What
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Our Prayer
2010-04-12 by James Parthun
Surf s Up Dude!!! Nice stuff. (as always) ... -- Regards, James Parthun Parthun Enterprises, Inc. C 630.533.8340 O 630.968.8731 F 630.968.8732
Our Prayer
2010-04-12 by Mike Dickson
For those of you who know where this madrigal is from and what it is, I m sorry. Shaky playing all over and some ropey starts to some notes etc. Nevertheless,
Re: Although I'm not a drinker any more, this seems like a fine idea to me.
2010-04-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
First they sent us really great tape, now this. Liquor-Like Scottish Beer Heading to US Updated: 7 hours 1 minute ago _Print_ (javascript:void(0)) Text Size
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-12 by fdoddy@aol.com
yep, that s what I m talkin bout....yessiree bob! ... From: john barrick To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Apr 11, 2010
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
There you go moping again. In a message dated 4/11/2010 8:16:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, astroboy@cinci.rr.com writes: Sounds like you ve got a pretty
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-12 by john barrick
Sounds like you ve got a pretty special tape frame there, Fritz. If only my ex had been enthusiastic about either (with me, anyway)...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-12 by fdoddy@aol.com
I ve got bass accordion/cello split. The low notes of the cello suck and the high notes of the accordion swallow. fd ... From: ClayE
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-11 by Bruce Daily
Hey!- Of course Streetly makes split tape sets! The split male/female choir voice is listed in the Streetly library, among others. Further, the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
One of the great things about the 4-track...panning voices. In a message dated 4/10/2010 5:54:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes: But
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re1ZVfFY8Uc&feature=related Well this guy seems to agree with me to some extent. ... From: Mark Pring
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
But not mapped to different parts of the keyboard, so that you can play one voice with the right hand and accompany with a different voice in the left? ...
Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by ClayE
Ohhhh...You mean a split keyboard? I think you will have to manage without that. Hey Martin! Have you ever made tapes with split sounds left and right?
Re: Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by ClayE
See the A - MIX - B knob on the right side and the A and B selectors above. Two independent voices at once? YES.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
Admittedly I don t know very much about trons, but I don t think there is anything fundamentally wrong with #1565. ... From: lsf5275@aol.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
There is far more to getting proper sound from a Mellotron than just proper head azimuths. M-400s can be wonderful solo instruments when set up properly. I
Recording and playing the M400
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBnWypnFiQc Last night I decided to give the synths a rest and record a simple piece on solo mellotron. You can hear it by
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Off topic Kaossilator and Brooklyn Studios
2010-04-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
When Ever I hear a Kaossilator I smell sulfur and get a bad headache. Hmmm In a message dated 4/10/2010 10:21:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tomdcour@amnh.org
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Off topic Kaossilator and Brooklyn Studios
2010-04-10 by Thomas C. Doncourt
Do you think it will work on neighborhor s?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Anyone else see Chamberlin library for NordWave?
2010-04-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
Chris, can you give me some examples of the less well know Chamberlin sounds that might not be as usable? Thanks, Frank In a message dated 4/10/2010 1:18:36
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Anyone else see Chamberlin library for NordWave?
2010-04-10 by Chris Dale
I think this is the library of sounds most would find usable (or are most identified with the instruments) But there are a lot more Mellotron and Chamberlin
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Off topic Kaossilator and Brooklyn Studios
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
I think the my cats and dogs are deaf, they never run away from any of the instruments, the cats definitely prefer the piano. My wife doesn t like the
Re: Off topic Kaossilator and Brooklyn Studios
2010-04-10 by ClayE
I had a Kaossilator home for a few days last year. It gave my dog bad gas and a nerve twitch and my cat ran away.
Off topic Kaossilator and Brooklyn Studios
2010-04-10 by Mark Pring
Another short Kaossilator piece, with pictures of the state of the art Brooklyn Studios. I promise not post any more solely electronic music.