> From: lsf5275@...
> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:57:41 EST
>
> I have, amongst other keyboards, a Korg Triton Pro X. Minimal
> expense on the cabinet, maximal expense on software. It is
> f∗∗king awesome! I love my Trons, but seriously, except for the
> appeal of owning and playing one (not unlike owning and riding an
> old motorcycle).
A Korg Triton Pro X is a computer in a plastic case, right?
A Mellotron is a handcrafted Musical Instrument.
How many recordings can you name with a truly moving Korg Triton
Pro X solo?
> How can the average musician justify the cost of production?
The "average musician" is not the market, just as the average musician
is not the market any other high end instrument.
I mean... you can get a Korean-made Fender Stratocaster for $110.00.
And you can get a handcrafted Guild Johnny Smith Award for $11,000.00.
(Interestingly enough these both come from the same company.) Would
you say that the Guild is hopeless because the average musician can't
justify paying 100 times as much as a Korean Strat?
I don't know how much the Korg Triton Pro X is, but the Mark VI is
only a few times that price, right?
> We'll buy Mellotrons because we like them... new or used. Any
> significant improvement on the technology will be expensive as
> hell.
Nah... most technology is dirt cheap. The cabinetry is probably
the most expensive part of the Mark VI.
-- Don
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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...http://www.till.com