The Mellotron Group

That was nice of you Gary. As someone far, far away from where I am, in the 
 land that time forgot once explained to me, once they are made right, they 
tend  to stay that way with a little TLC.
 
There are more people out there playing less than properly set up  
Mellotrons that have no idea what they really sound like. They just accept that  
what they have is what it is. You'd be amazed at the number of people who when  
retrieving a restored machine or upon playing one for the first time, 
comment  that they had no idea that they could play or sound like they do when 
they are  right.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 11/7/2010 2:38:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gabru@comsec.net writes:

 
 
 
 
IMHO It's really hard to compare the success of the Hammond/Leslie combo  
with the Mellotron.  The Hammond was a must more robustly built instrument 
and it's sound was much more  widely accepted. To this day it is a dominant 
instrument in many  recordings.....real Mellotrons are rarely heard  anymore.  
I've recorded both and they are both noisy for sure.....in fact  the 
Mellotron has been one of  the noisiest pieces I have worked with....but I am sure 
if  they were refurbed by someone like Frank that would have been  
improved.  Much like an old British car they needed a lot of TLC to  keep them 
going.....unlike some Hammonds that carried on for decades with  only an 
ocasional oiling.....   
 
  
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]  New Sounds In General




 
 
 
On 07/11/2010 08:33, Bruce Daily wrote:



Funny thing about a classic Hammond organ, it is also  ELECTO-MECHANICAL.  
Maybe there is something to  that.



It also  generates more white noise than a Mellotron. It's maybe the 
noisiest circuitry  I've ever heard.



 
 
New recordings are great.  It sounds like you had fun with  the Wilden 
Church Organ set, Mike.  Someone else will,  too.





I  hope so.

Mike