Mellotronists

In a message dated 11/10/02 5:36:54 PM, jonesalley@... writes:

>A couple of questions though, does anybody know what happened to Mike's
>Mellotrons?  Does he still own any, or have his disappeared into the black
>hole of time, or are they sequestered away in the private studio of some
>collector?  

At one time he had 5 trons, the MK II, an M300 (used on Watching and 
Waiting), and 2 MK V's.  The M300 and a MK V got lost is a fire.  Mike 
eventually sold the other two trons afterwards.  He now uses samples from the 
trons he used.

>Also, if I recall correctly, Seventh Sojourn was primarily
>Chamberlin?  If so, does anybody know if it was perhaps the relative 
portability
>of the instrument compared to a Mark II that was the determining factor
>in that choice?

They just used the Chamberlain n the studio.  When the song were done live, 
the trusty MK II was used.  I have a bootleg of a 1974 Tokyo concert that I 
can make a copy of.  The guy who recorded it was more on Mike Pinder's side 
of the stage, the tron is very pronouced but you can still hear everything 
else.
                                                Bill "the Doctor" Rudoff