The Mellotron Group

Having met Patrick on several occasions, and discussed the Orchestron at length, including playing the triple at the factory, and having seen the Relayer tour 7 times, I never saw, nor heard the instrument!
He was far from satisfied with it, and I’ll stop there as he had more to say about the whole deal.
The triple was in reality a double with a small synth keyboard on top.
The last time I visited Vako, I saw the front panel, stripped of controls, resulting in a labeled panel, and nothing more.
As far as a 4 manual version (seen by me only in a picture), that’s all I’d believe might still exist.
NONE of them sounded good, that’s why he dropped the project.
A novel idea, like the Optigan organ with one problem, it didn’t work well.
Tony

From: Mattias Olsson (Roth Händle studios) 
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 4:28 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] half-OT: Patrick Moraz Orchestron

  

I think I know where it is...!

Best regards,

Mattias

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dieter 
  To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 11:35 AM
  Subject: [newmellotrongroup] half-OT: Patrick Moraz Orchestron

    
  Hello

  Because there is no "NewOrchestronGroup" I'm asking this question here:
  As a Vako Orchestron owner and fan of the machine, I know that there is a four-manual Orchestron especially made in 1975 for Patrick Moraz, and he took it on the road for the Yes "Relayer" tour. Now, I would like to see footage of Pat and the Orchestron on that tour. But, all the youtube vids for the Relayer tour show no sign of this rare gem.

  Has anyone more info on this? Or do you know where to find video footage of this tour including this instrument?

  Thanks

  Dieter