The only "Tron" on there is the Gizmotron (the
Godley/Creme guitar attachment that allows you to bow the strings via
serrated wheels).
It's doing the cello sound alongside those
overdubbed vocals. You can also hear it throughout / at the end of
10cc's "Lazy Ways", where it sounds somewhere between a cello and those
vocals.
It's an interesting device in that it makes some
odd harmonics, but it never seems to sound the same twice. Sometimes it sounds
great, other times terrible. I don't know if that's by design or not....
(probably not!)
It would make a great Mellotron sound if you
could get it stay kinda "stationary" in tone so that there wouldn't be huge
differences from note to note. (I'm starting to think this has to do with
subtle temp / humidity changes)
Maybe this can be done using the same size
serrated wheel on the string. There's 3 different types.
Oddly, it might even be better in say T
Dreams "Loop Mellotron" (or a Birotron) because the underlying harmonics can
interact longer than 8 seconds (at least through a delay) depending
on how hard or soft the wheels are pressed against the strings. Having it
on Mellotron tape would also save the wheels from wearing down / splintering
and falling off.
A great idea I think that I shouldn't give up on
just yet.
Hmm it's bedtime I think.
So, the Mellotron that 10cc used for "I'm Not In Love?" That
had ;to be worth a fortune, considering they didn't do it with a
Mellotron...
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