Mellotronists

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 to
Dave Kean...who sold it (after putting new tapes in
it) to Chris Holmes...who sold it to Steve
Frothingham...who sold it to Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66
anyone?) AND he still has it. It might have been a
little more portable than a Mk II, but not much! I saw
it at Kean's studio in Seattle in 95 and it was a big
boy! Oddly, it sat on a table, no legs. I will say
that the thing sounded incredible though...and it's
the biggest reason for my Chamberlin lust.

It's been quite a few months since my last post, but
thanks again to this list...and, the MkVI is still
happily singing! One tube failure, but otherwise, not
a single other problem so far.

Mark.
--- JS <jonesalley@...> wrote:
> 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
> Children's Children's Children today and drove
> around listening to them for a couple of hours. 
> Knowing more about how the Mark II works has given
> me an immense respect for the amount of sound and
> expressiveness that Mr. Pinder managed to pull out
> of those instruments.  I've always had the deepest
> regard for people who push the limits of the
> capabilities of their instrument, and it's clear
> that this man really helped to demonstrate how deep
> the Mellotron is. A couple of questions though, does
> anybody know what happened to Mike's Mellotrons? 
> Does he still own any, or have his disappeared into
> the black hole of time, or are they sequestered away
> in the private studio of some collector?  Also, if I
> recall correctly, Seventh Sojourn was primarily
> Chamberlin?  If so, does anybody know if it was
> perhaps the relative portability of the instrument
> compared to a Mark II that was the determining
> factor in that choice?
> 
> Also, I too have noticed that my Mellotron is
> happiest when played frequently, and I only wish I
> had more time to be able to do exactly that!
> 
> Jon E Salley
> MiloJohnson@...
> M400 #886
> 
> 


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