Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
>
>
> On Jun 13, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Bernie wrote:
>
> > For those of you who own an M400-type Tron (M400, Mark V, etc),
> > which 3 Violin sound do you prefer and why?
> >
> > MkII 3 Violins
> > M400 3 Violins
>
> MkII wins hands down. I started with a 400 (sold to Saga's Michael
> Sadler) and moved to the FX console in 1974. That started out with
> MkII strings but I replaced both keyboards with 400 sets (brass,
> violins, cello and flute, mixed choir and pipe organ) and used that
> until Martin made up a bespoke of 36 voices in 2001, at which point I
> went back to MkII violins.
>
> Don't waste your money. I'm sure there are some great voices you
> don't have yet, and if you'll wait a bit longer you can get the
> baritone sax. JB is constructing a special reinforced frame for this
> sound and they may have to drop down to two tracks because it will
> overwhelm anything. There is a demolition company here in Tronto that
> wants to use it to knock down derelict buildings, bridges and the like.
>
> Rick
>

Rick, does the FX also have high impedance heads? I think I remember Jerry telling me this, but my memory is a little foggy.

Thanks for the heads up on the baritone sax. It's on my short list.

Bernie