Mellotronists

> From: "charel196" <charel196@...>
   > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:31:03 -0000
   > 
   > Don-you're putting words in my mouth....I never said "failure"
   > but "problems"....yes even Steinways go outta tune & piano wires
   > break (however rarely)

I meant to say "market failure".  In the music biz today it's assumed
that keyboard players will freak out if the instrument weighs more
than a few pounds, or if it needs tuning, needs regular maintenance,
or requires technique or skills.  In other words, that keyboard
players are complete weenies.  It's a self-fulfilling prophecy to a
certain degree.  

Mechanical instruments are actually a huge advantage -- when something
goes wrong on the road it's impossible for the musician to fix a
digital sampler, while there's a ton of stuff you can do to bring a
real keyboard ('tron, electric piano, tonewheel organ, etc.) back up
with basic tools.

   > And calling the Memotron a Casio is a bit of a stretch...

I think it's an awful lot closer to a Casio than to a Mellotron.
Heck, it may even be a Casio inside.

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...
http://www.till.com