The nice thing about the split headblock is that you can get a split of any of the 3 sounds on the station. So if you had flute/violins/cello on one station, you could can get a split of any 2 of the 3 sounds.
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Hi all-
>   Each keyboard has a split headblock assembly.  You could only choose tracks A/B/C on each headblock section, no mixed tracks (just imagine an auto accident and tweety bird mixed- simply wrong!).  This split headblock config probably made SFX strategy easier for the broadcasters.
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> To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:34 PM
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> I thought the cabinet looked a bit odd.
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> From: tron400 <tron400@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, 13 August 2012 1:04 AM
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Paul Mccartney and Mark II
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> It's almost a MkII. It's an FX console. You can see the differences on the control panel.
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> MkII: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/3101/2547880367_0db2e454b6.jpg
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> FX: http://egrefin.free.fr/images/mellotron/FXConsole/SFX.jpg
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> Bernie
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> --- In mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring <mellotronmadness@> wrote:
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> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUcfB5Whp4I&feature=g-vrec%c3%82%c2%a0
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> > Has this been up before? I hadn't seen it before. I was surprised that I liked it.
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