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2010-10-02 by markpringnz
I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new rack is slightly flat. I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything. Mark
2010-10-02 by Bruce Daily
Hi Mark- Loved your M300A demo! I like the strings heavy on the reverb too. Martin will probably clarify this, but the tapes are not stretched. Somewhere I read that in the early '70s the M400 tapes were produced in 2 different locations, resulting in slightly different speeds. The differences are even heard when comparing old frames to the new frames. Weird, huh? God bless the pitch control! -Bruce D. --- On Fri, 10/1/10, markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:39 PM I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new rack is slightly flat. I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything. Mark
2010-10-02 by Mark Pring
Thanks Bruce, that is weird. In my case with a CM10 I don't usually bless the pitch control, quite the reverse! Mark --- On Sat, 2/10/10, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, 2 October, 2010, 6:19 PM
Hi Mark-
Loved your M300A demo! I like the strings heavy on the reverb too.
Martin will probably clarify this, but the tapes are not stretched. Somewhere I read that in the early '70s the M400 tapes were produced in 2 different locations, resulting in slightly different speeds. The differences are even heard when comparing old frames to the new frames. Weird, huh? God bless the pitch control!
-Bruce D.
--- On Fri, 10/1/10, markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:39 PM
I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new rack is slightly flat.
I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything.
Mark2010-10-04 by Bruce Daily
Hey Mark- Ahhh, I see now... The CMC-10 bestows a certain blessing on you! Does the blessing last 15-20 minutes or so? Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists? -Bruce D. (raised Lutheran, but willing to look to my Catholic roots if it will help my tron...) --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:42 PM Thanks Bruce, that is weird. In my case with a CM10 I don't usually bless the pitch control, quite the reverse! Mark --- On Sat, 2/10/10, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Received: Saturday, 2 October, 2010, 6:19 PM Hi Mark- Loved your M300A demo! I like the strings heavy on the reverb too. Martin will probably clarify this, but the tapes are not stretched. Somewhere I read that in the early '70s the M400 tapes were produced in 2 different locations, resulting in slightly different speeds. The differences are even heard when comparing old frames to the new frames. Weird, huh? God bless the pitch control! -Bruce D. --- On Fri, 10/1/10, markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote: From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:39 PM I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new rack is slightly flat. I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything. Mark
2010-10-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Yes, St. John. In a message dated 10/4/2010 12:55:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pocotron@yahoo.com writes: Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists?
2010-10-04 by william Beith
I know the patron saint of playgrounds is St. Francisis of a SeeSaw ________________________________ From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 11:55:44 PM Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues Hey Mark- Ahhh, I see now... The CMC-10 bestows a certain blessing on you! Does the blessing last 15-20 minutes or so? Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists? -Bruce D. (raised Lutheran, but willing to look to my Catholic roots if it will help my tron...) --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
>From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues >To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:42 PM > > > >Thanks Bruce, that is weird. In my case with a CM10 I don't usually bless the >pitch control, quite the reverse! > >Mark > >--- On Sat, 2/10/10, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> >>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues >>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >>Received: Saturday, 2 October, 2010, 6:19 PM >> >> >> >>Hi Mark- >> Loved your M300A demo! I like the strings heavy on the reverb too. >> >> Martin will probably clarify this, but the tapes are not stretched. Somewhere >>I read that in the early '70s the M400 tapes were produced in 2 different >>locations, resulting in slightly different speeds. The differences are even >>heard when comparing old frames to the new frames. Weird, huh? God bless the >>pitch control! >> >> -Bruce D. >> >> >>--- On Fri, 10/1/10, markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>>From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> >>>Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues >>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >>>Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:39 PM >>> >>> >>> >>>I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to >>>me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new >>>rack is slightly flat. >>> >>> >>>I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of >>>tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything. >>> >>>Mark >>> >>> >> >
2010-10-04 by Mark Pring
No it takes 15-20 minutes to take effect, depending on the wind direction, phases of the moon and whether there is an r in the month. --- On Mon, 4/10/10, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Monday, 4 October, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hey Mark-
Ahhh, I see now... The CMC-10 bestows a certain blessing on you! Does the blessing last 15-20 minutes or so?
Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists?
-Bruce D.
(raised Lutheran, but willing to look to my Catholic roots if it will help my tron...)
--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:42 PM
Thanks Bruce, that is weird. In my case with a CM10 I don't usually bless the pitch control, quite the reverse!
Mark
--- On Sat, 2/10/10, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, 2 October, 2010, 6:19 PM
Hi Mark-
Loved your M300A demo! I like the strings heavy on the reverb too.
Martin will probably clarify this, but the tapes are not stretched. Somewhere I read that in the early '70s the M400 tapes were produced in 2 different locations, resulting in slightly different speeds. The differences are even heard when comparing old frames to the new frames. Weird, huh? God bless the pitch control!
-Bruce D.
--- On Fri, 10/1/10, markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:39 PM
I've got the old tape rack back on and I have noticed something which seems to me to be odd. The old tape rack at normal speed is slightly sharp whilst the new rack is slightly flat.
I would have thought that there was more friction and possibly stretching of tape which in the old rack which would make it run flat if anything.
Mark2010-10-04 by Rick Blechta
Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists?
2010-10-05 by Mark Pring
#1565 has it's own personal patron saint, St Jude. --- On Tue, 5/10/10, Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com> wrote:
From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 2:55 AM
On Oct 4, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Bruce Daily wrote:
Which begs the question, is there a patron saint of Mellotronists?
St. Martinge of Blithbury. He's also an alternate patron saint of beers and ales.2010-10-05 by lsf5275@aol.com
Does it spend a lot of time in the hospital? In a message dated 10/4/2010 10:44:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes: #1565 has it's own personal patron saint, St Jude.
2010-10-05 by Rick Blechta
2010-10-05 by Mark Pring
Needs a complete rebuild . Might get round to it when I retire. St Jude: patron saint of hopeless cases, or in my case a badly warped one. --- On Tue, 5/10/10, Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com> wrote:
From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tuning issues
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 4:13 PM
On Oct 4, 2010, at 11:04 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
Does it spend a lot of time in the hospital?
No. That would be St. Pancreas.