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Hello all, Well I have been following this group for some time and
would like to say that finally after much hard work and waiting, I am
officialy an owner of a brand new Mellotron MK VI! I have got to say
that , having been a fan for so long and having never played let
alone touched a real Mellotron, It was like a dream come true! Sounds
amazing and plays like a dream!! Its funny cause I kept telling
myself that the first thing I would play was "Strawberry Fields
Forever" butI was so shook up about actually touching the thing, I
opted for the much more simplistic, yet eaqually powerfull, "In the
Court of THe Crimson King".. It was then I realized how truly amazing
the Machine was.. Markus Resch really outdid himself, and I am happy
to be part of the mellotron comunity as a player and not just a
dreamer as I once was only a week ago.. Not to discourage the
dreamers of course!
So with that out of the way I wold like to ask the group this
question: What Mellotron sounds are being used on the Strawberry
Fields Demo" on the Anthology? I know that there is brass but it
sounds at times like violins too so I cant really tell.. Also, what
tapes are being used for the pitch swoops ? Flute? Guitar? On the
Anthology version of Penny Lane, is the solo oboe a mellotron?
Thanks for your help!

Derrick Espino
MK VI #027