That was nice of you Gary. As someone far, far away from where I am, in the land that time forgot once explained to me, once they are made right, they tend to stay that way with a little TLC.
There are more people out there playing less than properly set up Mellotrons that have no idea what they really sound like. They just accept that what they have is what it is. You'd be amazed at the number of people who when retrieving a restored machine or upon playing one for the first time, comment that they had no idea that they could play or sound like they do when they are right.
Frank
In a message dated 11/7/2010 2:38:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
IMHO It's really hard to compare the success of the Hammond/Leslie combo with the Mellotron
. The Hammond was a must more
robustly built instrument and it's sound was much more widely accepted. To this day it is a dominant instrument in many recordings.....real Mellotrons are rarely heard anymore. I've recorded both and they are both noisy for sure.....in fact the Mellotron has been one of the noisiest pieces I have worked with....but I am sure if they were refurbed by someone like Frank that would have been improved. Much like an old British car they needed a lot of TLC to keep them going.....unlike some Hammonds that carried on for decades with only an ocasional oiling.....
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson [mike.dickson@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:06 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
On 07/11/2010 08:33, Bruce Daily wrote:
Funny thing about a classic Hammond organ, it is also ELECTO-MECHANICAL. Maybe there is something to that. |
It also generates more white noise than a Mellotron. It's maybe the noisiest circuitry I've ever heard.
New recordings are great. It sounds like you had fun with the Wilden Church Organ set, Mike. Someone else will, too. |
I hope so.
Mike