Mellotronists

let's not forget the "Singing Keyboard" from the 1930s, which was a tron/Chamberlin idea 
using movie film as the medium and light to read it a/la Orchestron. I'd love to hear any 
examples of it....somebody back then had to have made a recording....





--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Thompson" <andy.thompson@...> wrote:
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: NormLeete@... 
>   To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:18 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Solo trons
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>   In a message dated 22/04/2007 23:02:29 GMT Standard Time, andy.thompson@... 
writes:
>     an early European one-off attempt to use the 
>     Chamberlin/Mellotron idea, with infinite sustain
>   I thought it was a modified Mellotron...
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>   Norm
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>   Norm
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>   What little I've been able to find out about it seems to indicate that it was built in the 
'50s! It also sounds unbelievably complex to play, making the 'MkII rhythms' technique 
dound like a doddle.  :-)   It allegedly resides in 'a west German museum' now, so if 
ANYONE has any idea which...
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>   Andy T.
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