Bernie wrote:
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
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> On Jun 13, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Bernie wrote:
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> > For those of you who own an M400-type Tron (M400, Mark V, etc),
> > which 3 Violin sound do you prefer and why?
> >
> > MkII 3 Violins
> > M400 3 Violins
>
> MkII wins hands down. I started with a 400 (sold to Saga's Michael
> Sadler) and moved to the FX console in 1974. That started out with
> MkII strings but I replaced both keyboards with 400 sets (brass,
> violins, cello and flute, mixed choir and pipe organ) and used that
> until Martin made up a bespoke of 36 voices in 2001, at which point I
> went back to MkII violins.
>
> Don't waste your money. I'm sure there are some great voices you
> don't have yet, and if you'll wait a bit longer you can get the
> baritone sax. JB is constructing a special reinforced frame for this
> sound and they may have to drop down to two tracks because it will
> overwhelm anything. There is a demolition company here in Tronto that
> wants to use it to knock down derelict buildings, bridges and the like.
>
> Rick
>Rick, does the FX also have high impedance heads? I think I remember Jerry telling me this, but my memory is a little foggy.
Thanks for the heads up on the baritone sax. It's on my short list.
Bernie
Hi Gang, Been reading last evening's discussion of heads, tapes, and
violin sounds. Thought this was covered long ago. ........Anyway, here it is again for reference :
1) MK-II violins -- The original one . Ditto w. Rick's comments .
2) M400 violins -- MK-II violins, EQ'd to be "softer" in tonality.
3) MK-I and MK-II heads -- High Z heads . Those mdls. ONLY .
4) SFX Console heads -- First Mellotron mdl. with Low-Z heads,solid-state preamp.
Hope this helps , -- Jerry Korb (bsmt. full of Tron projects again, Yahoo! )