Mellotronists

Don, I'm not in the habit of insulting people I haven't met.

But you do sound like such a twat.

Bests,

MSW





>From: Donald Tillman <don@...>
>To: "Mark Wallis" <markstuartwallis@...>
>CC: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] The Clone Wars (was Memotron etc..)
>Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:30:05 -0700
>
>    > From: "Mark Wallis" <markstuartwallis@...>
>    > Sender: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>    >
>    > The number of trons on the planet is quite low, not everybody who
>    > would really like one can afford one..
>    >
>    > Every time an M400 comes up on Ebay at least 10 people try to buy
>    > it. So 9 are disappointed.
>
>So it's down to price then; you just want one cheap.  Gee, that's just
>being greedy.  :-)
>
>I'm well aware that the number of 'trons on the planet is quite low,
>but that doesn't change the fact that the demand is also very low.  If
>the demand increases, than MA and Streetly can ramp up production and
>enjoy the profits.  And that would be great.  But if the demand isn't
>enough to cover production costs plus profit for the guys doing the
>work, then the demand really is not there.
>
>    > I was celebrating the availability of Tronsounds to the Tronless,
>    > because the music comes first, apparently. Denying them access to
>    > the astral chords is what I was describing as a form of
>    > fascism.
>
>I'm not denying anybody anything.  Mellotron samples have been
>available for over 25 years, just as samples of all other instruments
>have been available, and I'm not going to be telling anybody what to
>use.  Neither am I interested in putting sampler companies out of
>business.  I don't actually blame the sampler companies, they're just
>riding the market.
>
>If anybody, I'd blame the musicians.  The ones who refuse to pay more
>for a better instrument, the ones who refuse to lift an instrument
>that weighs more than a few pounds, and the ones who won't buy it
>unless it has 10,000 patches and plays by computer.  And I'd blame the
>music industry which is much more eager to promote goofy turntable
>spinners than keyboard players.
>
>    > The Electro-mechanical Rhodes is once again in production. The
>    > Clavinet seems a likely contender for reanimation, given it's
>    > comparative simplicity.
>
>The new Rhodes is not available for puchase yet, so I wouldn't say
>it's fully "in production".  I'm hopeful, of course, that it will be a
>great instrument and a great success.  I agree that the simplicity of
>the Clavinet affords a lot of potential, but I see nothing to indicate
>actual production.
>
>   -- Don
>
>--
>Don Tillman
>Palo Alto, California
>don@...
>http://www.till.com

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