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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] MK-I/124 "Julia" nearing completion...Follow-Up :
From: kenmerb@...
Date: 2003-03-05
In a message dated 3/5/2003 7:46:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, jkorb@... writes:
What's next ?? Dunno..... I've earned a little break . Now I should learn
to play these things better. Not fun with ten thumbs tied with bandages.
Stay-tuned. All the best, JK and entourage........
Yes Jerry, congratulations on your accomplishment with Julia! Although the recent demonstration you put on for KL and I couldn't be fully appreciated when heard over the telephone through the layers of electronic and acoustic reverb, I know that you've done a great job as you always do. I'd love to come up and hear it myself, but my days as a fellow New Englander are quickly coming to a close. My next Mellotron project will be to move my MKII down to Florida with me at the end of the month. Thank goodness for the flight case, I knew it would come in handy someday.
For those interested, Jerry and I also participated in Mellotron "cycling races" over the phone that day. In this case, his MKI beat my MKII easily. His MKI took 5 to 6 seconds to cycle between stations. My MKII - about 26 seconds was the worst time, although it seems to vary depending on which direction you are going and which keyboard is being used. It has also gotten significantly slower (does much more "inching") since I changed my tapes. I'll have to adjust this someday - a future project for me. Let's just say that it's good I don't have to gig with my MKII (for so many reasons).
Congrats, Jerry! And never forget - the ultimate reason we work on these things is so that we can ∗play∗ them. A museum is a good place for light bulbs, not Mellotrons. Maybe you can get back to playing your Mellotrons like you did back in North Jersey, when you were in the band with two Mellotronists. That should be your next project after Pierre's machine ;-).
Ken M.