Mellotronists

Hi Mattias,

Your Orchestron sure looks a lot different than this spiffy little 
unit at The Robot Hut: 
http://www.robothut.robotnut.com/orchestron.html

Bernie

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Mattias Olsson" 
<mattias.olsson5@t...> wrote:
> Hi !
> 
> I have one as well and there are pictures and films of mine at the 
Tokyo Mellotron studio.
> The Choirs on Trans europe express are a Orchestron as well some of 
the strings...All the " soft " padsy strings are Orchestron...There 
is some Mellotron as well but it is pretty easy to hear as the key 
clicks are pretty apparent....My Orchestron is a Model A which is 
according to Pea Hix from Optigan.com some weird model....It looks 
like a Model B but the pitch is unlimited.
> 
> http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Asagao/7669/photo.html
> 
> Some films and pics...mellotron and Orchestron
> 
> // Mattias
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Peters" <mpeters@c...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:39 AM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] RE: optigan recommendation?
> 
> 
> > >    Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:41:20 -0700
> > >    From: Gene Stopp <gene@i...>
> > >
> > > The Orchestron on loan to me has a bunch
> > > of Optigan disks along with the Orchestron disks.
> > 
> > 
> > you have an Orchestron? wow! I didn't know they really still 
exist. The
> > images on the net that I found look like grainy b/w photos of 
flying
> > saucers, as if hardly anyone has ever really seen such an 
instrument. Would
> > you mind telling us about it? What kind of Orchestron is it? Can 
it do the
> > magic choir sounds that I've heard on ancient Kraftwerk, Popol 
Vuh, and Amon
> > Duul records?
> > 
> > 
> > = michael peters
> > = www.michaelpeters.de
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