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"That said, Keith was a huge talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like Mellotrons."

Treu!! He didn't like Mellotrons (or Chamberlins) because they couldn't play quickly (at least that's what he thought).

He very much did want a Birotron though, because the keyboard itself allowed for fast runs, but despite his friendship/clout with Wakeman, he never received it.

Incidentally Todd Rundgren didn't want a Birotron because (although he'd never seen it)  'it couldn't play fast enough'.

He was basing this on the Chamberlin he had.

We know these opinions are borne of ignorance. They have more to do with the keyboard being out of adjustment on well worn and and maladjusted units than anything else.

When the keyboard is properly adjusted, they can play fine.

A listen to Elton John's Mellotron flute solo in "Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds" proves this.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:57 PM, John Barrick barrickjohn262@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Saw them in 1977.  They were touring Works.  Not long after that, I began to drift away from liking Keith's style, and eventually I realized that my favorite songs of their's always featured Greg Lake's melodies and vocals.  That said, Keith was a huge talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like Mellotrons.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 8:42 PM, JAMES STRAUSS jandjstrz@verizon.net [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Only thing that lifted my spirits since this weekend is listening to Steve Wilsons solo effort "Hand. Cannot. Erase." - pretty awesome stuff there.

On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:39 PM, "markpringnz@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Very sad. A very talented pianist.

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john barrick

∗Leo got it right the first time∗

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