Mellotronists

On the Chamberlin Flute recordings, I hear
the sound of trucks rumbling by outside.
... and I am sure there is a cat meow on
one of the tapes.

Clay
--- In Mellotronists@y..., kenmerb@a... wrote:
> 
>      The part of the story I get a kick out of is the noise of the 
women 
> shifting around in their chairs as they played the notes.  I think 
someone 
> else pointed that out on the list, wasn't that you Martin?  I was 
just 
> playing some serious sounding chords, using MKII strings/brass, and 
> occasionally I'd hear the odd click or two.  Can't help but chuckle 
at that 
> point, thinking about the Lawrence Welk ladies and their clacking 
chairs.  
> Probably voicing their disapproval at what I'm doing with their 
recordings    
> ;-).
> 
> Ken M.
> 
> 
> In a message dated 02/26/2002 7:25:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> rblechta@s... writes:
> 
> > 
> > Well, Jon, it's like this. The mellotron's most famous sound, 3 
violins, is 
> > actually a recording Harry Chamberlin made back in '52, I 
believe, for his 
> > new instrument. The recordings found their way to the UK via Bill 
Fransen 
> > who was a salesman for Harry and this voice was also used for the 
new 
> > mellotron (unbeknownst to everyone involved, the tapes did not 
belong to Mr 
> > Fransen.) Anyway, you know the Prog Fame that mellotron violins 
went on to, 
> > the splendour, the majesty, the dramatic weight of the music 
which was 
> > created using this sound! What no one knew was that Harry had 
hired 3 
> > middle-aged women from the Lawrence Welk Champagne Music Makers 
to record 
> > the notes. Life is full of small ironies, isn't it? Cheers! Rick 
JS wrote: 
> > >> "Lawrence Welk violinists?????????"  This is an apparently new 
detail.  
> >> Any more information about that, and the provenance of the 
information? 
> >> >>> (It would be wonderful to have a shot of the three Lawrence 
Welk 
> >>> violinists recording in Harry Chamberlin's bedroom, wouldn't 
it?)
> >>>  
> >>>   
> >>> Jon E Salley 
> >>> <A HREF="mailto:MiloJohnson@p...">MiloJohnson@p...</A> 
> >>> M400 #886
> >>> 
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