Mellotronists

In a message dated 6/17/2007 8:41:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
astroboy@... writes:

So, has anyone kept a record of how badly the M400 Three Violins are out  
of tune with each other and which keys are the worst offenders? I've  
got 1407 back together and playing and I'm down to minute keyboard  
adjustments and I'm wondering if there are certain notes that I just  
shouldn't attempt to put that much time into. Most notes sound OK as  
you're running up or down the keyboard, but if I try playing something  
in unison an octave apart or certain chords, it becomes obvious there  
are still some tuning problems. As my pinch rollers are finally spinning  
like they have ball bearings, I guess I should check motor stability  
and the SMS4 to make sure that issues aren't originating  there.

john



Yes, actually. I have put this on a spread sheet. It is rather complicated.  
On it I have taken into account motor stability, tape stretch, global  
warming, potential pinch roller squeeze, humidity, shitty tape,  daylight savings 
time, gas prices, and the all important, "mean time  between failure," which I 
have calculated as, "any time now."
 
Regis



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