Mellotronists

Boy, bet we could find the "brown noise" with that many of us! Perhaps we
should have a custom 'armpit/kazoo/pennywhistle' tape set made up just for
the occasion.

Note: any abandoned Mellotrons will be retained by the management.


So, apart from factories and museums like that amazing Japanese site, what
is the largest number of Mellotrons actually being played onstage at the
same time? Anybody?

Also, I have been working on recreating "Nights in White Satin" for MY
rehearsal tomorrow night, and have been listening to the original with the
ear microscopes the last few weeks. The more I listen, the more I think the
flute solo which I had always assumed was Ray's work, is instead Mr. Pinder.
Any takers?

Jon E Salley
MiloJohnson@...
M400 #886

> You just invited 150 or so tron players to rehearse!
>
> fritz

Sorry, John. Definitely flute. Besides, the MkII flute could NEVER sound that
bad...

Rick

JS wrote:

> The more I listen, the more I think the
> flute solo which I had always assumed was Ray's work, is instead Mr. Pinder.
> Any takers?
>
> Jon E Salley
> MiloJohnson@...
> M400 #886

In a message dated 5/14/02 4:30:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jonesalley@... writes:

Also, I have been working on recreating "Nights in White Satin" for MY
rehearsal tomorrow night, and have been listening to the original with the
ear microscopes the last few weeks. The more I listen, the more I think the
flute solo which I had always assumed was Ray's work, is instead Mr. Pinder.

Although it was not reflected in Mike's interview in the book, a quick reference back to my tapes of the original conversations (in toto) reveal that it was, in fact, Ray's work. Listen again to the track, and notice the variations in intonation -- Mike would have had to do some intricate pitch-bending work to accomplish this, as opposed to playing a flute with a poor embouchure. Besides, being a woodwind/flute player (as opposed to being a flautist), I can attest to this. Ricky and Vicky B., I'm sure you would concur.

Frank Samagaio
M400 #908

JS wrote:

> Also, I have been working on recreating "Nights in White Satin" for MY
> rehearsal tomorrow night, and have been listening to the original with the
> ear microscopes the last few weeks. The more I listen, the more I think the
> flute solo which I had always assumed was Ray's work, is instead Mr. Pinder.
> Any takers?

I'll bite. What *are* ear microscopes? And were you using them
when you listened to Daniel?

Bob S.

----- Original Message -----

From: JS

To: rahill

Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 5:24 PM

Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] duh moment

Ahhhhh... "reductio ad absurdium" - one of my favorite flaws of logic!

Jon E Salley
MiloJohnson@...
M400 #886

----- Original Message -----

From: rahill

To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 5:22 PM

Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] duh moment

Ok, to summarise, the worse you are at playing the flute, the more you sound like someone who is quite accomplished at playing the flute on a mellotron.

On account of the fact that I can't play the flute at all, perhaps I should therefore buy a flute

1) because it is much cheaper than buying a mellotron

2) beacuse on the basis that if you play a flute badly you sound quite like a good mellotron player, by not being able to play a flute at all I must therefore sound like a BRILLIANT mellotron player

3) I can't play a mellotron either

Rob

----- Original Message -----

From: Ivens de Carvalho

To: ferrograph@...

Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:32 PM

Subject: SV: Fw: Fw: [Mellotronists] duh moment

Hear!

We should not forget that Ian Anderson if not invented his technique then at least invented

his technique in the context of rock, and so much that his style of blowing with the voice is

a signature flute sound. No matter what purists say.

Frank

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: ferrograph@... [mailto:ferrograph@...]
Sendt: 15. maj 2002 12:03
Til: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Emne: Re: Fw: Fw: [Mellotronists] duh moment

<< Other than Ian McDonald and Mel Collins, I think it
should generally be banned. Or maybe rock flute players could be
licensed... >>

picky picky picky. most rock flute players I've heard are trying their
damndest to retain some delicacy in the face of overwhelming odds; blowing
across the end of a foot-and-a-half of tubing, nearly always miked up wrong,
with a wall of marshalls (or whatever) a few feet behind them.

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