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Re: [Mellotronists] MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-15 by john barrick

Since a Tron is totally analog, besides wiring of a port, it'd probably 
take installing some kind of processor and 35 solenoids (preferably 
steam driven with brass fittings to give the image of some 
post-Victorian nightmare) to activate the notes, or some really tiny 
little guy that could fit inside the cabinet and press the keys.  Midi 
out would probably be much easier...
john b

PS - if you will fund my R&D costs (say about $150,000), I'll get right 
on it

G B wrote:
> have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do 
> these or know how to do these?
>
> i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.
>

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