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We have some great staircases at the museum and I have payed in them and
run some mixes through! We did some vocal tracks with Cathedral in the
Palace theater staircase long ago - nothing beats the acoustic method. I
have heard great things about UA's plug-in simulation of the EMT-something
you might want to check out Tony-i hope to in the near future!

John,I like the copicat if it has tubes- the Roland works great but the
preamp doesn't do anything for me. I use a Dynachord and an ep2
echoplex..

> Now those plate reverbs rock!
> Put a great

mic in a stairwell with a speaker, get’s a unique sound, but

> is a pain

in the butt.

> Affordable though.
> Tony
>
> From: john

barrick

> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 5:33 PM
> To:

href="mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com">mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com

>

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tapes vs. Weather

>
>
> Right

now, Tom, I'm a bit limited on gear, and I'm using the spring reverb

> in

my Fender Blues Jr. It works OK, but yeah, sign me up for an EMT too.

>

So, do you want a Roland or a CopyCat?

>
>
>
> On Tue,

Aug 23, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt <mailto:tomdcour%40amnh.org>

>

wrote:

>
>
> OK this has been my FAVORITE thread of the day,

and there have been

> many.
> I want to say that my tron has lived

in a Long Island basement where the

> water tables are ankle high and the

air humidity is often 200% or more ,

> the winters are cold and clammy. It

has moved from there to hot smoky

> stages. No problems. I also want to

know what kind of delay Tony uses.

> I'll bet it is expensive!
> I

have a weakness for spring reverbs and tape echoes (more for the murky

>

flavor they add than the delay) but I would love a nice EMT plate!

>
>
>
> > Dear Sir(s), I'll sleep better

tonight just knowing there's a rapid

> > response
> > team

standing by and that absorbency is no longer an issue. Never a

>

dull

> > moment when one is engaged in international business,

eh?

> >
> > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM, tronbros

<mailto:tronbros%40aol.com>

> wrote:
> >
> >>

∗∗

> >>
> >>
> >> John baby,
> >>
> >> Sex is a perfectly normal feeling. This mellotron

metaphor is a

> thinly
> >> disguised call for help. We are

here to help and our team of experts

> >> are on
> >>

hand to assist. Sponsored by Kleenex, we are reputable and disgusting

> >> by
> >> degrees.
> >>
> >>

Caringly,

> >>
> >> The Streetly care team
> >>
> >> mellotronics.co.uk
> >>
> >>

On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:45, john barrick

>

<mailto:barrickjohn262%40gmail.com> wrote:

> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Martin, shouldn't I at least line my

mouth and esophagus with

> aluminum
> >> foil
> >>

or something? Coat the tape paths with a mixture of Epsom salts, malt

> >> vinegar, and cilantro? Pack the spill box with surgical cotton?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 4:47 PM,

tronbros <

> <mailto:tronbros%40aol.com>
> >>

mailto:tronbros%40aol.com> wrote:

> >>
> >>>

∗∗

> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mr B.,
> >>>
> >>> A well adjusted 'tron will work whatever the

weather. These tales of

> >>> humidity and cold are an excuse for

lack of adjustment and poorer

> than
> >>> poor
> >>> maintenance. A well maintained mellington will sing sweetly

through

> >>> wars and
> >>> pestilence, rape and

famine, four things I want to reinstate but

> >>> rebadged

as

> >>> Lifestyle Living.
> >>>
> >>> Best in the west,
> >>>
> >>>

Martin

> >>>
>
> >>> <

href="http://mellotronics.co.uk">http://mellotronics.co.uk>mellotronics.co.uk

> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:19,

john barrick <

> <barrickjohn262%40gmail.com>
>
> >>> mailto:barrickjohn262%40gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Hi all - I'm living in eastern Iowa and

we're experiencing weather

> >>> that's all over the map, coming

off a heat wave in July that saw us

> in
> >>> the
> >>> upper '90s a lot. It's cooler now, but we still having fairly

high

> >>> humidity,
> >>> and I'm living in an

attic without air conditioning. Because of

> this,
> >>>

I've

> >>> simply put my tape racks away in boxes and retired the

Tron until

> the
> >>> weather stabilizes somewhat -

hopefully in September. Is there

> anything
> >>>

else

> >>> I should be doing, or am I over reacting?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> john barrick
> >>
> >> ∗Leo

got it right the first time∗

> >> ∗then he added a second pickup and

got it righter∗

> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> > --
>
> > john

barrick

> >
> > ∗Leo got it right the first time∗
> >

∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗

> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>

john barrick

>
> ∗Leo got it right the first time∗
> ∗then he

added a second pickup and got it righter∗

>
>
>