Mellotronists

In the recent message <4353FEC1.4080906@...>
you wrote...

> I must admit the idea of using continuous loop walkman players puts
> me in mind of the Birotron...disaster. Having said that, I'm very
> impressed with the ingenuity of the design, and the work that went
> into it to see it through.

You'd be much less impressed if you ever got to play a Birotron. The
keys are on springs with about 50lb upward pressure and the sounds are
supremely flat and characterless, all of them missing any attack
characteristic.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/