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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Tron & Jazz

From: william Beith <wbeith@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2012-04-14

Medeski Martin & Wood play live in the You Tube video
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUH4grTDIg&feature=fvst

 

At 21:20 strange actions are performed on/to a Mellotron.

 

Enjoy

 

Bill




From: Steven Davies-Morris <sdavmor@systemstheory.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 13, 2012 6:01:29 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Tron & Jazz

 

On 04/13/2012 01:08 AM, tronbros wrote:
> Check out John Medeski. He can play wild stuff on a 'tron, even an
> unserviced one! A mellotron can be made to have a super light playing
> action that is redponsive and fast if needed. The standard setting that
> left the factory was a belt and braces adjustment to defeat any climatic
> change or mishandling. Hence the block chord playing most of the time.
>
> M
>
> mellotronics.co.uk <http://mellotronics.co.uk>

2 thumbs up for Medeski, Martin & Wood.

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