Hello All,
Interesting to hear that clip, and to also spot (just after Rick Wakeman was playing the Hallelujah Chorus snippet on the 8-choir) Oscar Peterson saying "I happen to love this particular instrument, I use it for writing". I'd like to know whether he ever recorded with it...
Aside from that, elsewhere there is also a very short clip of what I think is the Wake-O-Tron (certainly looks like it from that modified control panel), used as part of an episode from the old BBC series from the 80s, "Rock School" (which is quite entertaining viewing in places anyway) - the keyboardist mentions it around the 6 mins 50 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZXY7DJJKWk . Closely followed by Tony Banks, shall we say, 'waxing lyrical' about his old MkII.
Does anyone here know where that footage Rock School used might have come from originally?
Regards,
Tony
http://www.frobisherneck.com/ --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
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> Hi Clay / everyone.
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> Yes (pun intended) its seems to be the Double Tron. There's a part in the
> audio where Rick says ' and on the other side' - referring to the other
> left side keyboard.
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> Also -the sounds are in those configurations on each side of the
> instrument.
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> In several conversations and e-mails with Wakeman, he told me he used the
> configurated Double Tron for everything after 1972.
> Supposedly it was where the original idea for the MK V model came.
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> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:15 AM, ClayE <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
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> > Six mellotron voices. He is probably playing the wake-o-tron double M400
> > one capstan thing. Strings/brass/flute - vibes/cello/choir
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> > Chris? What say you?
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> > Clay
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> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Robert <rmrmax@> wrote:
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> > > For you Rick Wakeman and / or Oscar Peterson fans, I thought you might
> > enjoy this YouTube - audio only post. Rick does play the Mellotron in it
> > and there is a brief discussion on the various keyboards that he uses.Â
> > Then, Oscar apparently plays the Mini Moog, etc. as Rick manipulates the
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> > > Robert
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> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9z5ouOpvBE
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