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MIDI mod for mellotron

MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-15 by G B

have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do these or know how to do these?

i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.

Re: [Mellotronists] MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-15 by john barrick

Since a Tron is totally analog, besides wiring of a port, it'd probably
take installing some kind of processor and 35 solenoids (preferably
steam driven with brass fittings to give the image of some
post-Victorian nightmare) to activate the notes, or some really tiny
little guy that could fit inside the cabinet and press the keys. Midi
out would probably be much easier...
john b

PS - if you will fund my R&D costs (say about $150,000), I'll get right
on it

G B wrote:
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> have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do
> these or know how to do these?
>
> i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.
>

Re: [Mellotronists] Re: MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-16 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 3/15/2007 3:01:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, thisisgb@... writes:

well well well...

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On 3/15/07, G B <thisisgb@gmail. com> wrote:
have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do these or know how to do these?

i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.

Back in the early '80s, some vendor had a similarly MIDI'd 400 at the Anaheim NAMM show.
Frank 1



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Re: [Mellotronists] MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-16 by lsf5275@aol.com

In a message dated 3/15/2007 6:51:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thisisgb@... writes:
have you ever seen a MIDI-fied mellotron or chamberlin? does anyone do these or know how to do these?

i would eagerly put down some dollars to see that go down.
I once put a Porsche engine in a Volkswagen.



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Re: [Mellotronists] MIDI mod for mellotron

2007-03-16 by jeffc@netaxs.com

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, john barrick wrote:

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> or some really tiny little guy that could fit inside the cabinet and press the keys.


i got your really tiny little guy right here pal...


oh wait a minute... nevermind ;0)

jeff