The Mellotron Group

Ack! I meant 35 notes.....maybe Markus added a few tuned up and down to
the female Voice set but i don't think so.

> My Female Voices have 25 notes...but the highest half octve or so doesn't
> quite sound natural and the lowest notes sound like they have to shave
> daily. The middle ground is beautiful though-just like the "Ambrosia
> Singers"! The Male Voices on my original set were also 25 notes.
>
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>> I don't have access to my Chamberlins right now to check, but I know
>> that
>> the male voice does not go all the way up the keyboard and the female
>> voice
>> does not go all the way down.
>>
>> They mix in the middle though which is quite nice.
>>
>> Someone else with Male Voice on switch "A" and Female Voice on switch
>> "B"
>> would be able to help.
>>
>> Tom are you there?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:11 AM, tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
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>>>
>>> A question about the Solo Female Voice: is it really 17 notes or 25
>>> notes
>>> as on the Pinder CD? Maybe the highest 8 notes have been tuned up for
>>> the
>>> CD?
>>>
>>> Bernie
>>>
>>> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > \ufffd \ufffd \ufffd  It is also interesting that the last\ufffd two Chamberlin M1's on
>>> eBay
>>> had sequential serial numbers (86103 and 86104).
>>> > \ufffd
>>> > \ufffd  -Bruce D.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...>
>>>
>>> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin sounds
>>> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>> > Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 1:08 AM
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > \ufffd
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I did studio work for Sylvia Massy (the owner of this Chamberlin)
>>> many
>>> years ago.
>>> >
>>> > I guess with most of them being located in the greater Los Angeles
>>> area,
>>> she didn't feel the need to keep it if she could rent one from
>>> somebody.
>>> >
>>> > I don't think the Rhythmate will sell for anywhere near the $4500
>>> listing
>>> price. There just isn't the demand for them like there is for M1
>>> models.
>>> >
>>> > I doubt this was the last M1 made (the pilot light is a much older
>>> style
>>> and the switches are not chrome) but should that actually be the case
>>> it's
>>> build year would be early 1981, and there might be some alternate or
>>> unreleased sounds in it.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM, markpringnz <markpringnz@...>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > \ufffd
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I see it went for $9000, buy now price.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Charles" <charel196@>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > another one on Ebay
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-Chamberlin-M1-M-1-Optigan-Mellotron-/330567982620?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item4cf7631e1c
>>> > >
>>> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
>>> <tomdcour@> wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Mark, I can post note to note samples I made from the same
>>> amplifier
>>> and
>>> > > > recording sytems if you like.. It might be better if I actually
>>> played the
>>> > > > same musical passages on the two instuments but I am away from
>>> them
>>> for
>>> > > > the next week
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > Any chance of posting a recording?
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Mark
>>> > > > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
>>> > > > > <tomdcour@> wrote:
>>> > > > >>
>>> > > > >> I can compare form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3
>>> violins. I
>>> can't
>>> > > > >> say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter in both
>>> cases
>>> but
>>> > > > >> the
>>> > > > >> M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments
>>> but
>>> each
>>> > > > >> with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to me with the tone
>>> control
>>> > > > >> nearly
>>> > > > >> all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than half.
>>> > > > >>
>>> > > > >> > I would be interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3
>>> violins
>>> > > > >> played
>>> > > > >> > on an M400 and a Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a
>>> working
>>> > > > >> > Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
>>> > > > >> >
>>> > > > >> > Mark
>>> > > > >> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros
>>> <tronbros@>
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> Maybe different but not better. The M400 is capable of hifi
>>> quality
>>> > > > >> if
>>> > > > >> >> given good source material. It is not the muffled lofi
>>> beast
>>> > > > >> everyone
>>> > > > >> >> assumes. We have put excellent commercial recordings
>>> through
>>> them
>>> > > > >> and
>>> > > > >> >> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely. Never
>>> underestimate
>>> the
>>> > > > >> >> potential of a mellotron.
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> Best,
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> M
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> mellotronics.co.uk
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@>
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > >> >>
>>> > > > >> >> > Would these sound a lot different played through a
>>> chamberlin? I
>>> > > > >> would
>>> > > > >> >> guess that they would.
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