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 good approximation of his parts live, especially if he had a custom made tape set. However, I suspect that the answer to the "why" is right there: FOUR KEYBOARDS. Twice as complex the arrangements... Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@... M400 #886 ----- Original Message -----
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From: "mark kasian" <easle12@...> To: "JS" <jonesalley@...>; <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:21 PM Subject: Pinder's Chamberlin > 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 > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2