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But it's not a synth, it's a sample playback system ;-)
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regards
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On 18 February 2020 at 04:56 Donald Tillman <don@till.com> wrote:
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On Feb 17, 2020, at 8:14 PM, John Speth via Synth-diy <
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Checkout this Mellotron teardown by a competent tech:
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<br class="">It's such a crude and simple instrument. I'm surprised how the tapes are designed in. No quick change there!
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(Certainly more advanced that a tripod, eh?)
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As teardown videos go, it's pretty good, but she neglected to describe the "tape frame". The 35 tapes and pulleys and springs are on a rack unit that is held in place with 4 thumb-bolts. You can unscrew them, and the assembly lifts right out. And there's a case for it.
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So you can bring a spare tape frame to a gig, and swap out the sounds during a break. (Or as part of the act!)
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