The part of the story I get a kick out of is the noise of the women shifting around in their chairs as they played the notes. I think someone else pointed that out on the list, wasn't that you Martin? I was just playing some serious sounding chords, using MKII strings/brass, and occasionally I'd hear the odd click or two. Can't help but chuckle at that point, thinking about the Lawrence Welk ladies and their clacking chairs. Probably voicing their disapproval at what I'm doing with their recordings ;-).
Ken M.
In a message dated 02/26/2002 7:25:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, rblechta@... writes:
Well, Jon, it's like this. The mellotron's most famous sound, 3 violins, is actually a recording Harry Chamberlin made back in '52, I believe, for his new instrument. The recordings found their way to the UK via Bill Fransen who was a salesman for Harry and this voice was also used for the new mellotron (unbeknownst to everyone involved, the tapes did not belong to Mr Fransen.) Anyway, you know the Prog Fame that mellotron violins went on to, the splendour, the majesty, the dramatic weight of the music which was created using this sound! What no one knew was that Harry had hired 3 middle-aged women from the Lawrence Welk Champagne Music Makers to record the notes. Life is full of small ironies, isn't it? Cheers! Rick JS wrote:
"Lawrence Welk violinists?????????" This is an apparently new detail. Any more information about that, and the provenance of the information?
(It would be wonderful to have a shot of the three Lawrence Welk violinists recording in Harry Chamberlin's bedroom, wouldn't it?)Jon E Salley
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