Damn. Wish I had a HMV gramophone horn.
Here, kitty kitty kitty...
Last call for the Belgian Mellotron - auction ends in
thirty minutes, price holding steady at $1675.00 USD.
----- Original Message -----From: Colin G CrawfordSent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:13 PMSubject: Re: [Mellotronists] strange Phillips keyboardsNorm!!
As always, you are too nice.
The wasp sounded like a distressed kitten farting thru an old HMV gramophone horn.
Col
----------
From: NormLeete@...
To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] strange Phillips keyboards
Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2002, 9:50 pm
Colin (et al),
I remember these, hmmm. I think the older ones were based on a novel oscillator that had a neon in it which was pretty in the dark with the covers off!
All the best,
Norm
PS: A bit harsh on the old Wasp, they actually sound reasonable if you bypass the internal speaker. I had one for a bit with the additional seperate 'real' keyboard (Caterpillar!) and sequencer. For recording sessions I would borrow another three from friends and drive all four polyphonically from the keyboard. A working man's Obie 4 voice...
Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service .
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.