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Subject: MkII Mandolins

From: Rick Blechta <rick@...>
Date: 2002-07-10

Subject:
Re: [Mellotronists] MkII mandolins
Date:
Tue, 09 Jul 2002 21:22:21 -0400
From:
Rick Blechta <rick@...>
To:
Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@...>
References:
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Andy Thompson wrote:

Dear allI've just had a friend ask me about Genesis' 'Stagnation',
from 'Trespass', and whether I think it's
Mellotron mandolins on the intro and at about 6.11 into the song. I
can't offhand think of any other definite
use of the sound to compare it with. Any ideas?

Andy T.
M400 #1145


Andy (and all),

I've always thought it was MkII mandolins. I have the sound on my FX
Console and it SEEMS the same,
but one never knows with these things, does one? Maybe someone seeing
Hackett can bug him about it!

By the way, the mandolin sound is a big hit at Italian weddings, along
with the Italian Accordian. (I'm not
kidding!) Fortunately, I don't have to do many of these gigs...

Rick (FX10030--now playing "La Donna e mobile" and "O sole mio)

PS I REFUSE to play "Spanish Eyes" unless they pay a whacking great wad
of cash--up front!