Oh, my! I had no idea that it was one of THOSE behemoths! I figured it was
just one of the smaller ones and that with the 8 different sounds he could
get a good approximation of his parts live, especially if he had a custom
made tape set. However, I suspect that the answer to the "why" is right
there: FOUR KEYBOARDS. Twice as complex the arrangements...
Jon E Salley
MiloJohnson@...M400 #886
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark kasian" <easle12@...>
To: "JS" <jonesalley@...>; <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:21 PM
Subject: Pinder's Chamberlin
> That Chamberlin was an M4. Four keyboards...exactly a
> double M2. The left side is 25 notes and the right is
> 35. Mike sold it to an LA studio owner..who sold it to
> Dave Kean...who sold it (after putting new tapes in
> it) to Chris Holmes...who sold it to Steve
> Frothingham...who sold it to Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66
> anyone?) AND he still has it. It might have been a
> little more portable than a Mk II, but not much! I saw
> it at Kean's studio in Seattle in 95 and it was a big
> boy! Oddly, it sat on a table, no legs. I will say
> that the thing sounded incredible though...and it's
> the biggest reason for my Chamberlin lust.
>
> It's been quite a few months since my last post, but
> thanks again to this list...and, the MkVI is still
> happily singing! One tube failure, but otherwise, not
> a single other problem so far.
>
> Mark.
> --- JS <jonesalley@...> wrote:
> > As one who doesn't really listen to other people's
> > music all that much any more, I was devastated when
> > I bought copies of A Question of Balance and To Our
> > Children's Children's Children today and drove
> > around listening to them for a couple of hours.
> > Knowing more about how the Mark II works has given
> > me an immense respect for the amount of sound and
> > expressiveness that Mr. Pinder managed to pull out
> > of those instruments. I've always had the deepest
> > regard for people who push the limits of the
> > capabilities of their instrument, and it's clear
> > that this man really helped to demonstrate how deep
> > the Mellotron is. A couple of questions though, does
> > anybody know what happened to Mike's Mellotrons?
> > Does he still own any, or have his disappeared into
> > the black hole of time, or are they sequestered away
> > in the private studio of some collector? Also, if I
> > recall correctly, Seventh Sojourn was primarily
> > Chamberlin? If so, does anybody know if it was
> > perhaps the relative portability of the instrument
> > compared to a Mark II that was the determining
> > factor in that choice?
> >
> > Also, I too have noticed that my Mellotron is
> > happiest when played frequently, and I only wish I
> > had more time to be able to do exactly that!
> >
> > Jon E Salley
> > MiloJohnson@...
> > M400 #886
> >
> >
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos
> http://launch.yahoo.com/u2