Mellotronists

In a message dated 1/18/2005 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ken@... writes:

> 500 pounds, then?  Question:  What are your forearms, shoulders, back, and 
> everything else rated for?  :-)

Disaster!

> 
> (This reminds me of the ol' conundrum Superman's human girlfriend faces, 
> given that certain parts of her anatomy aren't rated to handle certain 
> pressures Superman can probably...uhhh...generate.  I'll leave *that* to 
> your imagination.)

The issue of super genitalia aside,  I don't think that I'd actually try 
lifting 500 pounds with someone, but I would have a go at lifting a MKII (without 
a case) straight up 18 inches to get it into the case. 

> 
> Speaking of which...We're going to need something to get Jimmy Moore's Mark 
> II into his basement---carefully.  Perhaps these straps, but they might be 
> dangerous lugging 300+ pounds down a steep flight of stairs, or a 
> Roll-or-Kari (if it'll fit a Mark II---Rick??).

The guys demonstrating these straps said that they were excellent for use 
when carrying the item up and down stairs.  And they did demonstrate them by 
carrying the refrigerator with the man on top, although it was on a flat surface.

Now, does this mean I'm suggesting that these straps would be great for 
lugging a MKII or SFX unit up and down steep stairs with Jimmy sitting on top? 
Absolutely not ;-).   I think that if it has to go up or down stairs, you *may* 
want to try this, as long as it is out of the case and there is an ambulance 
standing by.  A Roll-or-Kari may work, but I think it would be safer for Jimmy to 
build an elevator in his house :-).

  Or the third option:  It 
> 
> stays upstairs in the front room.  It's a lot easier to run audio cables 
> than to transport a 'tron.  :-)  (Jimmy - you *can* remote control your 
> recording PC easily (and free using VNC - www.realvnc.com) if it's on the 
> network, btw, so leaving the 'tron upstairs isn't impractical.)

There you go (KL speaks from experience).  That was the solution for my MKII 
when I lived in Boston (in a multilevel townhouse).  The MKII never made it up 
to my studio, but that was OK.  It was easier to bring the studio to the 
MKII.  I just added another PC with a soundcard downstairs.  In my current 
situation, my MKII is still not in my studio, but I am again using a second PC for 
recording the MKII.  I just got a Tascam FW-1884 controller which is the central 
point in my digital studio, and I'm looking forward to "rolling" this out 
(literally) to use with the MKII.  I've tried using VNC, and I think that there 
would be a big issue with latency for recording purposes.  May be worth a shot, 
though.


Ken M.



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