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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Amazing Yes!

2002-08-02 by William Gagliani

Actually I feel Tormato gets a bad rap! Madrigal is very nice, and Onward Through the Night is as well. A couple other songs in there are more than adequate,

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Strange sighting...

2002-08-02 by NormLeete@aol.com

Dear All, Top of the Pops Aug 2nd... Strange sight of a white M400 being used (without mains lead!) on a track that seemed to have real strings on it. There s

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Re: Amazing Yes!

2002-08-02 by ceccles_ca

... ....Awaken is arguably my favorite Yessong... I overlooked this track from 1977 till 1997. It had very little impact on me when I heard it the 1st or

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Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!

2002-08-01 by William Gagliani

That s almost giving them too much credit, if you know what I mean! :-) Still, my volatility could have gotten me thrown out -- I m sure THEIR stories will be

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Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!

2002-08-01 by William Gagliani

LOL I had quite a few names for them, too, especially since Awaken is arguably my favorite Yessong and they chose that very time to escalate. Honestly, I wish

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Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!

2002-08-01 by sdavmor

... then), ... piece, ... the ... etiquette. ... I coined a term for such annoying folks a few years back when cleaning up in the audience live recordings for

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Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!

2002-08-01 by William Gagliani

Coming out of lurk mode to echo this! I saw Yes in Chicago last week, and they were superb. Even got a good review at the Chicago Tribune s website!

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Amazing Yes!

2002-08-01 by ceccles_ca

Yes got off to a rough start last night in Toronto. The sound was muddy for the first half hour. As the sound gradually improved, the band tightened up and

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Yes

2002-07-31 by JS

Ce-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eht-I ll see-ee ya! Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886

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Re: [Mellotronists] Yes

2002-07-31 by Tony Moffett

Close to the Edge crapola? Yea those beautiful Mellotron swells do suck ...sheesh! Tales is real crapola too. I give up. Tony #510 ... From: ceccles_ca To:

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Re: [Mellotronists] Yes

2002-07-31 by JS

Sorry, I heard they re saving that one for their performance in Cape Cod... Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886

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Yes

2002-07-31 by ceccles_ca

We are going to see Yes and Ricky in Toronto tomorrow night. I hope they don t play any of that Close to the Edge crapola. I hope they play the entire Tormato

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Re: Mellotron toolkit

2002-07-31 by ceccles_ca

... Do any of you have a list of recommended tools? A medium size, non-magnetic Philips screwdriver for pad and roller adjustment screws. Any kind of head

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Oasis

2002-07-29 by JS

As would I, and in the next two years, I WILL own one of those magnificent double-keyboard behemoths, after the acquisition of which I may not be seen for some

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Re: [Mellotronists] Oasis

2002-07-29 by J.K.Beresford

Hi Jon, This song is in our charts at the moment and getting shed loads of air play. They appeared on top of the Pops doing this not with the chocky MkVI

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2002-07-29 by JS

Just saw a nice little segment on CNN about the band Oasis and while there were no sightings among the stage shots, it was clear that a song called Stop

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Mellotron toolkit

2002-07-27 by tron400

Hi all, I want to put a toolkit together for my M400 s. One Tron was made in England and the other was made in the US. Do any of you have a list of recommended

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-27 by JS

This particular, virtually cherry Orchestron sold on EBay about this time last year for $1500.00 certified to be a studio beast only, and came with all of the

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Orchestron

2002-07-26 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Thanks chaps for the info. I now consider myself fully genned up on all things Orchestronic (Sorry Martin). There s a part of me that regrets having got rid of

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Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-26 by Mark Glinsky

... I d bet you were correct.... thanks! ... Mark S. Glinsky - Arlington, TX Email - glinskym@sbcglobal.net http://www.markglinsky.com/ManualManor.html Be

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Re: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-26 by Tony Moffett

The one I saw had strings in it, no doubts. I never knew the fate of the triple, but I remember seeing the front panel stripped of it s knobs, just a plane of

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-26 by JS

I thought the piano was a Baldwin ElectroPro, also used by Rick for a while. Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886 He saved the backwards playing on

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Re: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-26 by Mark Glinsky

... I also have all the old Orchestron flyers. The triple Orchestron they made for Patrick was burned up in a warehouse fire in St. Petersburg, sometime in

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Re: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-26 by Tony Moffett

Several other details came to mind after posting this. The modulation being visible is like the depth of a vinyl record s groove, except expressed

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Re: [Mellotronists] Orchestron

2002-07-25 by Tony Moffett

A beam of light did pass through as many as 3 LP sized, but very thin optical discs. The modulation was visible to the naked eye and when the disc completed 1

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Orchestron

2002-07-25 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Anyone here know how this machine worked? Surely this was long before laser technology as we know it was around or affordable, bearing in mind the reasonable

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Gus Dudgeon

2002-07-24 by kinchmusic@aol.com

As I write this, I m playing the DVD Classic Albums-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I don t know if it s available in the States, but it s well worth buying if

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..In Memoriam, Gus Dudgeon.....

2002-07-23 by Jerry Korb

... ______________________________________________________________ Hello All, I m stepping out of my usual whacky but lovable personager to expresss sincere

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Gus Dudgeon

2002-07-23 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Absolutely! I can t believe how little coverage there s been about GD s death. I see there s a small tribute at eltonjohn.com Andy K

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Gus Dudgeon

2002-07-23 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Sad news indeed my friends. Buried somewhere beneath the latest Big Brother stories and much other non news in our newspapers here in the UK you ll find a

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Re: Magnolia

2002-07-23 by mockenrue2000

... Also *visible* or only hearable ? ... Members , does that mean we can see other members, beside Brian ? ... Yes, I think I have seen that. I rewound the

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Fw: [Mellotronists] Degausing

2002-07-23 by JS

Just remember you should always politely exit the room before degaussing... Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886 ... From: J.K.Beresford

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Degausing

2002-07-23 by J.K.Beresford

Hi guys, I ve been looking around for a degausing tool. Any of you guys know where I can get one in the UK? And I mean one like JB uses that ll do a whole

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