Mellotronists

In a message dated 11/29/2002 1:19:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
bob.snyder@... writes:


> Something to do with translating 
> the performance of some instrument, like say a saxophone, to a keyboard, 
> and allowing the player to create a sound that couldn't have been 
> created by the original sax player. One finger, one sax. Three fingers, 
> three saxes. Keyboards articlulate and blend sounds in a completely 
> different way than one or three sax players.
> 

Good point here.  I always wondered about this, and how one uses the 
properties of the (Mellotron) keyboard to create a unique sound.  For 
example, would a flute player be able to play the intro to "Strawberry 
Fields" as easily on a flute? Never having played a wind instrument, I don't 
know, but I suspect that the note patterns normally played on a flute or sax 
would be different than the note patterns played on a keyboard, because 
things are laid out differently on each instrument.  Same thing with the 
violins.  This leads to the original sounds, but being played in a completely 
different way.

Regarding Aimee Mann and Patrick Warren, excellent choice. I saw Aimee Mann 
in concert about a month or so ago in Portland, Maine, and she was great.  
Excellent singing, songwriting, the band was the best.  No Chamberlin on 
stage, but the keyboard player was right on the money, and the guitarist was 
even better.  I bought her new "Lost in Space" CD which features both Patrick 
Warren and the guitar player (can't recall his name) on Chamberlin.  The 
cellos on "Humpty Dumpty" sound just like they do on our M400s (as KL pointed 
out - another fan).  There's Chamberlin on almost every song on the CD.

Ken M.