The Mellotron Group

Cool video, Chris. I've never seen one played up close.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 7/9/2010 3:33:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 

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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URR7l-uI6JA) 


I  should add these are worn tapes.

Thanks, Chris-
 
   What a sound!  It was interesting to hear (& see) the decay control in action.  You sure don't expect the note to play after the key is released.  Conversely, I have had friends who "stab" at my Mellotron's keys, expecting the note to sustain.  It seems to scare them to hold the keys down.
   The Birotron pitch control has quite an effect, too.  The multiturn control has the advantage of more precise tuning, but a pitch dive must not be very quick.  Sounds like it tunes down at least 1 octave, though.
 
   -Bruce Daily


--- On Fri, 7/9/10, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Birotron (for the curious)
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 9, 2010, 7:40 AM


  




Cool video, Chris. I've never seen one played up close.
 
Frank
 

In a message dated 7/9/2010 3:33:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, unobtainiumkeys@ gmail.com writes:
  


http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=URR7l-uI6JA


I should add these are worn tapes.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> Cool video, Chris. I've never seen one played up close.

Well, Chris's arms aren't long enough to play it from too far away.

Jim Bailey