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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new mellotron book

From: "Chris Dale" <chris.dale@primus.ca>
Date: 2008-08-01

 
That's Paul Collins article from June of last year.
 
I put Paul in touch with Dave Biro so that interview could be done. I was so tired of reading all the misinformation about the Birotron online, and knew Paul could set the record straight. He's a good writer.
 
Despite some minor errors (Roger Rogers came in later on) He did a super job!!!!
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Daily
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new mellotron book

Hey Frank-

   Birotron, huh?  All hail the 8-track!  If you haven't read it berore, try this site-

 

www.believermag. com/issues/ 200706/?read= article_collins

 

 

    -Bruce D.



--- On Thu, 7/31/08, lsf5275@aol. com <lsf5275@aol. com> wrote:

From: lsf5275@aol. com <lsf5275@aol. com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new mellotron book
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 2:57 PM

In a message dated 7/31/2008 3:26:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chris.dale@primus. ca writes:
In order to satisfy ∗everyone∗ on this planet,  the definitive "dream" book
would include all the material in the new book, Frank's book, interviews
with Martin and John from Streetly, Dave Kean, Markus Resch, Bill Eberline,
ex- Mellotronics / Streetly / Sound Sales employees, Richard Chamberlin and
his sister, Richards' technician Steve Hawk, Dave Biro, Peter Robinson, Rick
Wakeman, ex- Packhorse employees , Dave VanKoevering and ex-Vako employees,
ex- Moog employees, ex- Optigan - Mattel employees, Hugh LeCaine's
descendants, plus all the usual classic "Mellotron musicians", etc. etc.
Where do you draw the line???
 
This would be the kind of book that would most interest me. I could care less how many suspended notes someone uses in there technique. I would like to know exactly the process that Harry Chamberlin went through to make his first working anything. Then I would like to know How each successive machine was created and what thought processes went into their creation. Same thing for the Mellotron and Streetly. What was it like back in the day in the "factory" when they were perfecting the Mark I, Mark II and the M300-400?
 
I'd like to know what occurred with Dave Biro and Wakeman... What went into making the Birotron, the Optigan, the Orchestron?
 
That's the kind of book that would most appeal to me.



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