The Mellotron Group

Thanks Tom, I’ll sure look into that!
Makes me miss basements, Florida sucks!
Tony

From: Thomas C. Doncourt 
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:17 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tapes vs. Weather

  
We have some great staircases at the museum and I have payed in them and
run some mixes through! We did some vocal tracks with Cathedral in the
Palace theater staircase long ago - nothing beats the acoustic method. I
have heard great things about UA's plug-in simulation of the EMT-something
you might want to check out Tony-i hope to in the near future!

John,I like the copicat if it has tubes- the Roland works great but the
preamp doesn't do anything for me. I use a Dynachord and an ep2
echoplex..

> Now those plate reverbs rock!
> Put a great mic in a stairwell with a speaker, get’s a unique sound, but
> is a pain in the butt.
> Affordable though.
> Tony
>
> From: john barrick
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 5:33 PM
> To: mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tapes vs. Weather
>
>
> Right now, Tom, I'm a bit limited on gear, and I'm using the spring reverb
> in my Fender Blues Jr. It works OK, but yeah, sign me up for an EMT too.
> So, do you want a Roland or a CopyCat?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt <mailto:tomdcour%40amnh.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> OK this has been my FAVORITE thread of the day, and there have been
> many.
> I want to say that my tron has lived in a Long Island basement where the
> water tables are ankle high and the air humidity is often 200% or more ,
> the winters are cold and clammy. It has moved from there to hot smoky
> stages. No problems. I also want to know what kind of delay Tony uses.
> I'll bet it is expensive!
> I have a weakness for spring reverbs and tape echoes (more for the murky
> flavor they add than the delay) but I would love a nice EMT plate!
>
>
>
> > Dear Sir(s), I'll sleep better tonight just knowing there's a rapid
> > response
> > team standing by and that absorbency is no longer an issue. Never a
> dull
> > moment when one is engaged in international business, eh?
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM, tronbros <mailto:tronbros%40aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> John baby,
> >>
> >> Sex is a perfectly normal feeling. This mellotron metaphor is a
> thinly
> >> disguised call for help. We are here to help and our team of experts
> >> are on
> >> hand to assist. Sponsored by Kleenex, we are reputable and disgusting
> >> by
> >> degrees.
> >>
> >> Caringly,
> >>
> >> The Streetly care team
> >>
> >> mellotronics.co.uk
> >>
> >> On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:45, john barrick
> <mailto:barrickjohn262%40gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Martin, shouldn't I at least line my mouth and esophagus with
> aluminum
> >> foil
> >> or something? Coat the tape paths with a mixture of Epsom salts, malt
> >> vinegar, and cilantro? Pack the spill box with surgical cotton?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 4:47 PM, tronbros <
> <mailto:tronbros%40aol.com>
> >> mailto:tronbros%40aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> **
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mr B.,
> >>>
> >>> A well adjusted 'tron will work whatever the weather. These tales of
> >>> humidity and cold are an excuse for lack of adjustment and poorer
> than
> >>> poor
> >>> maintenance. A well maintained mellington will sing sweetly through
> >>> wars and
> >>> pestilence, rape and famine, four things I want to reinstate but
> >>> rebadged as
> >>> Lifestyle Living.
> >>>
> >>> Best in the west,
> >>>
> >>> Martin
> >>>
>
> >>> <http://mellotronics.co.uk>mellotronics.co.uk
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:19, john barrick <
> <barrickjohn262%40gmail.com>
>
> >>> mailto:barrickjohn262%40gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Hi all - I'm living in eastern Iowa and we're experiencing weather
> >>> that's all over the map, coming off a heat wave in July that saw us
> in
> >>> the
> >>> upper '90s a lot. It's cooler now, but we still having fairly high
> >>> humidity,
> >>> and I'm living in an attic without air conditioning. Because of
> this,
> >>> I've
> >>> simply put my tape racks away in boxes and retired the Tron until
> the
> >>> weather stabilizes somewhat - hopefully in September. Is there
> anything
> >>> else
> >>> I should be doing, or am I over reacting?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> john barrick
> >>
> >> *Leo got it right the first time*
> >> *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> > --
>
> > john barrick
> >
> > *Leo got it right the first time*
> > *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> john barrick
>
> *Leo got it right the first time*
> *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
>
>
>