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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] #1517 has a new buzzy friend...#563

From: Rick Blechta <rick@...>
Date: 2005-10-17

On Oct 17, 2005, at 3:28 AM, Mattias wrote:

> Hey,
>  
> #1517 has a new buzzy friend at Roth Händle studios....#563. It has
> been in storage at the music conservatory in Stockholm since the early
> eighties. IT is in a bit worse cosmetic condition than #1517 and has
> the CMC 10 in it but...
>  
> ...the interesting thing with it are the sounds...The previous owner
> actress/composer Gaby Stenberg traveled around the swedish country
> side and recorded bees and bumblebees buzzing different notes and put
> them on Mellotron frames. So...together with the Mellotron I got
> two tapeframes with bees and bumblebees...almost in tune.
>  
> I am about to update my site with some other stuff but I´ll soon post
> some snippets of film with these new remarakable sounds...
>  
>
Almost in tune bees? Think you'll use them for some project of your
own? I can imagine the conundrum, the uncertainty. To bee or not to
bee, that is the question.

Sorry...

Rick