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Re: Mellotron demo clip

2006-03-07 by stevetebble

Hi Guys,

Seen this many times, it is fascinating though (I never knew that David 
Nixon was Eric Robinson's son-in-law for a start!).  Quite amusing the 
way the sound lags slightly behind the picture, also interesting that 
they put a camera inside so that you could see the tapes going up and 
down - and a very early printed circuit board too.  Must be the motor 
controller.  Notice we didn't get to see it cycling.  This would be a 
Mark 2 so the cycling problems should have been sorted by then.

Notice also how fast the guy at the end is playing it - I never knew 
you could do that!

Regards,
Steve.

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