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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] MIDI mod for mellotron

From: john barrick <astroboy@...>
Date: 2007-03-16

Since a Tron is totally analog, besides wiring of a port, it'd probably
take installing some kind of processor and 35 solenoids (preferably
steam driven with brass fittings to give the image of some
post-Victorian nightmare) to activate the notes, or some really tiny
little guy that could fit inside the cabinet and press the keys. Midi
out would probably be much easier...
john b

PS - if you will fund my R&D costs (say about $150,000), I'll get right
on it

G B wrote:
> have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do
> these or know how to do these?
>
> i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.
>