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Rick Wakeman

2002-11-12 by Takamiya Hirofumi

Hello. Please let me know. Is it true to say that it is not Space Oddity of David Bowie but My Ship $B!J(BIt records on Battersea Power Station.$B!K(B

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Michael Quatro

2002-11-12 by Andy Thompson

Dear all After the recent Michael Quatro discussion, I ve uploaded a nice (b+w) pic of him from 72 that I ve been sent, Tron in background. Go to:

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Oh frabjous day! Calloo, callay!

2002-11-11 by JS

I d like to share my joy today. This is my one-year anniversary of FINALLY having my own Mellotron! Tonight, after work, I plan on doing a little trumpet

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Tape offer

2002-11-11 by J.K.Beresford

Martin, I would take you up on your offer of a replacement tape set for my M300 if you could offer it on 1/4 . By the way did you receive my broken tape? John

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Fw: Pinder's Chamberlin

2002-11-11 by JS

Oh, my! I had no idea that it was one of THOSE behemoths! I figured it was just one of the smaller ones and that with the 8 different sounds he could get a

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Pindertons

2002-11-11 by MAinPsych@aol.com

Re: the currently postings on Mike Pinder s Mellotrons, it s both interesting and a source of mild amusement to hear different people s account of the same

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Re: [Mellotronists]

2002-11-11 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 11/10/02 3:36:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi, Jon. As given in Mike s account in The Mellotron Book (what? you mean you don t have a

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Pinder's Chamberlin

2002-11-11 by mark kasian

That Chamberlin was an M4. Four keyboards...exactly a double M2. The left side is 25 notes and the right is 35. Mike sold it to an LA studio owner..who sold it

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RE: [Mellotronists] MICHAEL QUATRO

2002-11-11 by Andy Thompson

... From: Mark Glinsky [mailto:glinskym@sbcglobal.net] Sent: 09 November 2002 06:15 To: charel196; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists]

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Re: [Mellotronists]

2002-11-11 by Mark Glinsky

... Actually, the Mk.V that was in the fire wasn t lost . Dave Kean rebuilt it, it was sold to Mark Samansky, a DJ in Orlando, and I bought it from him. I

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Re: [Mellotronists]

2002-11-10 by doctorwho8@aol.com

... At one time he had 5 trons, the MK II, an M300 (used on Watching and Waiting), and 2 MK V s. The M300 and a MK V got lost is a fire. Mike eventually sold

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(no subject)

2002-11-10 by JS

As one who doesn t really listen to other people s music all that much any more, I was devastated when I bought copies of A Question of Balance and To Our

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MKII Tape Changing PT. 2

2002-11-10 by kenmerb@aol.com

Changing the tapes in my MKII didn t go quite as smoothly as it appeared on the web page which I recently shared with the list. If anyone s interested in the

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[Mellotronists] Things in general...

2002-11-09 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk

... In fact, the best kind of proper maintenance is to use it, and often. I was away for two weeks once and came back to find my Tron playing rougher than a

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Re: [Mellotronists] Things in general...

2002-11-09 by NormLeete@aol.com

Dear All, Don t just own a Mellotron - USE IT.... Also don t fall into the trap that they always sound rough like I used to, with proper maintenance they can

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Re: [Mellotronists] MICHAEL QUATRO

2002-11-09 by Mark Glinsky

... I have 2 or 3 of his old records that I got back in the 70 s, and remember being pretty impressed with his playing, etc. at the time. Would be interesting

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VST for a laff!

2002-11-09 by Colin Crawford

Sundae Club s publisher, Taste Music sent us this for a laugh. Quite the worst Tron emulator I ve heard in a long while, but hey, it s FREE!!

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Fw: [Mellotronists] DE-LURK!

2002-11-09 by JS

Eeeeeek! What was that? Didn t you see it? It was like... like... a ghostly apparition or something! Anyway, welcome, skulker - it s nice to see a new face

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DE-LURK!

2002-11-08 by Norman Fay

In message , Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com writes ... I ll delurk for a coupla seconds here. I enjoy reading thee

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re:Kansas tron

2002-11-08 by charel196

just letting you know that threading new tapes into an existing frame on a 400 is SOOOOOO easy.Just scotch tape and a demagged screwdriver and scissors

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Re: [Mellotronists] clarification

2002-11-08 by kenmerb@aol.com

In a message dated 11/8/02 8:14:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Actually, the M400 is basically simple inside, and we re here to help you every step of the

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clarification

2002-11-08 by JS

Actually, operating a planetarium is pretty simple. I could teach anybody with a reasonably functioning brain how to set it up and run the projector in an

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Things in general

2002-11-08 by tronbros@aol.com

Thanks for the comments so far. They are noted and appreciated. This isn t about making people feel guilty for not rushing out to buy tapes. It s about

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Things in general...

2002-11-08 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk

Hang on. First he says... ... Can I assure you that changing a tape set on a frame is not *quite* as hard as operating a planetarium? Mike Dickson

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EMI Tape Stock

2002-11-08 by kenmerb@aol.com

FWIW Much of what I m talking about below has been documented on my web site, with photos. It s been a few years now since I purchased my first M400. #1217

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Things in general...

2002-11-08 by tronbros@aol.com

OK, so lets talk...... Some of you have mellotrons. All of you love them. Those that have them periodically ask for help to make them work better, either

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Re: [Mellotronists] TAPE offer

2002-11-07 by NormLeete@aol.com

Clay (et al), It went something like... JB and myself have been tireless supporters of the original EMI tape used in Mellotrons by Streetly. This stock had

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TAPE offer

2002-11-07 by ceccles_ca

I recall a recent message about a special tape offer. Is that deal still available? I can t find the original message. Can you repeat it please? Clay

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Re:Quatro's VISION CD

2002-11-07 by charel196

I haven t heard that one but read a review which compared it to Yanni like material.It was done on Kurzweil I believe...(no trons)

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TOMITA's tron use/sticky tapes

2002-11-07 by charel196

Isao Tomita s cds(some only available as Japanes imports) all feature hefty use of tron,mostly choirs(but the early ones used strings,flutes) and he approached

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Re: MICHAEL QUATRO

2002-11-07 by ceccles_ca

There is a Mike Quatro CD called Visions Catalog#:PSV0895292. I can t find a track listing. The website is quatrophonic.com but it s under

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more on "Superman" by Rockfour

2002-11-07 by TooClassy@aol.com

I don t know why I care, but I am trying to pick out what tron instruments were used in this track. Help me out here. The flute is obvious. I can hear some

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MICHAEL QUATRO

2002-11-07 by charel196

If any of you haven t heard of this 70s Detroit Wakeman wannabe go haunt the used lp bins for any of his earlier stuff and you ll hear some really nice tron

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TD anniversary shows

2002-11-05 by Mockenrue

From DPRP: Tangerine Dream will be playing live at the Astoria, London, UK on February 15th 2003. This show will be the first in a series of one-off concerts

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"Superman" by Rockfour

2002-11-01 by tronbros@aol.com

Jesse, This track comes from a CD entitled Supermarket which was released in Israel about three years ago. It features a MKII mellotron throughout which

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"Superman" by Rockfour

2002-11-01 by TooClassy@aol.com

Rockfour. I was just listening to a song of theirs called Superman . Do any of you like this song or have any details about it? It has a haunting, mournful

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MKII Tape Change Photos and Instructions

2002-11-01 by kenmerb@aol.com

Hello all, Just in case anyone is curious, I ve just documented my MKII tape changing adventure, complete with lots of photos and instructions. It s on my web

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Jasun Martz THE PILLORY

2002-10-30 by charel196

Another recent lp listen for the first time in years....several nice long unaccompanied tron solos and features Eddie Jobson on violin and synth.Anyone out

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