The Mellotron Group

Thanks Bruce and Fritz, I think it is probably static build up. The Moneypit site is fascinating, almost makes me afraid to switch #1565 on!

Mark

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 10 June 2013 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Just Curious

Good point, Fritz.

Another possibility is an intermittent ground loop through the track selector switch. Jerry Korb found a way to get rid of this. See Ken Leonard's Moneypit session here for a description:

www.kleonard.com/mellotron/vt0206/work.htm

Scroll down. The fix is shown in the 3rd item of the "Korb's Mods" box. Thanks Ken.

I hope this helps.

-Bruce D.

From: Fritz Doddy <fdoddy@aol.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Just Curious

I use to get static electricity pops on my tron. Took it off carpet, no more pops Sorry for the brevity as I am replying from a remote region of iPhonekstan.

fritzdoddy

On Jun 9, 2013, at 4:52 AM, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:

What's a tape zip? I think it's probably electrical, seems to be in the signal out rather than an acoustic sound. Doesn't matter if I'm playing or not, just has to be turned on. Cannons in pomp and circumstance, now there's a thought.

Mark

From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Just Curious

Banging on the Mk V spring reverb is how I made the cannon sounds in 'Pomp and Circumstance'. :-)
Could it be tape zip? Sounds more likely.

On 8 June 2013 20:47, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:

You dont mean a spring boom do you ? Anything with a reverb spring at volume can sound a lot like an explosion if shaken, kicked or otherwise disturbed.

On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:

Arthurized !!

-Bruce D.

From: tronbros <tronbros@aol.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2013 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Just Curious

No idea. Send me a recording and we'll take a listen.....and still have no idea.

Arthur Crap

1963 to 2013 - 50 years of mellotrons

mellotronics.com on my iPad

On 8 Jun 2013, at 02:17, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:

What causes that sound my tron makes from time to time? A short clicking sound. When reverbed it sounds like a small explosion, it seems to occur at random. I know it's not just my tron as I've heard it at the end of one of Woolly's recordings from the BBC.

Mark

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