Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

Jon wrote:

"I certainly understand from references in posts from time to time
that there has sadly been some friction between the parties who are
the keepers of the Mellotron tradition today, but just speaking as a
worshipper at the altar of the three violins, I am grateful to all of
you for just being part of the continued existence of these
instruments.  This is no Rodney King moment on my part, just a thanks
for not letting this wonderful obsession fade into oblivion.  I hope
that there is somebody as passionate as all of you folks are to carry
the torch as nobly as you all have done under what must occasionally
be difficult circumstances when it's time for all of us old farts to
move on.  As far as I'm concerned, that's the real issue at stake -
Mellotron preservation and evolution."

Me? I'm looking for a big 'ol smackdown to take place; blood, fecal matter, knashing of teeth, virgin's sacrificed, that sort of thing. I'd like to see JB in full armor and Martin doing an Errol Flynn Robin Hood kinda thing. Rick Blechta would be great as Friar Tuck and I could certainly reprise my role as Maid Marian.

Fritz m400 #1697

BTW I have a new string patch almost edited for Streetly library. It sounds an octave lower than 3 vlns and is composed of two celli, two violins and is played con fuego. Look for it in your grocer's freezer soon. Also check out the newly recorded chamber winds and plucked grand piano courtesy of yours truly. I'm not sure if there are demos up but both of these have lots 'o character, just like little 'ol me .