Mellotronists

yeah...an open hole, wooden Irish-type is how I always understood 
that incredible sound...also I can't help but trying to tax this old 
hippie brain in thinking back I read somewhere that it was Charles 
Lloyd who played it (from Sloop John B and Specters Wall of Sound 
studio gang...sounds like something he would play). If ya can find 
it ...listen to his contribution to "Almost Summer" soundtrack...he 
did the similar pitch bend and I know IT was Irish Flute...(wooden 
and open holes)I think Owen nailed it close.
Lee



--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk" <owen@...> 
wrote:
>
> Sounds like an open-hole flute (as opposed to the more usual closed-
hole pads) - open 
> holes let most woodwind instruments vary the pitch as can be heard 
in that track (and a 
> couple of other M&P songs).  You can get a little bit of pitch bend 
on a metal flute by shifting 
> the mouthpiece and overblowing, but not with any significant 
musical value!
> 
> Owen
> 
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> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@> 
wrote:
> >
> > I heard "California Dreaming" by the Mamas and the Papas for the 
first time ages and ages, 
> > and was suddenly struck by the 'tronnish sound of the flute solo, 
and particularly the very 
> > unflutelike pitch bending towards the end.  Anybody know?
> >
>