This thread had me curious. I'm not
very familiar with the M300 sound so I listened at the Mike Dickson
site. What are some examples of songs/bands that use M300 strings?
I'm guessing the traditional Prog bands didn't use.
Thanks,
John
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] F. Scott Fitzgerald trying to explain the sound of the M300 violins
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Yes, but the sound I want has proved to be elusive, I think
I might need an M300 to get it and my wife most certainly won't let me go
there. I haven't heard it from an M400, Mark II or M4000 to my
knowledge. In some ways I think it might be better to have it as
unattainable goal, the holy grail of mellotron sounds for me. In any case
I have grown very fond of the Mark II strings on the old tape
set.
Mark
--- On Fri, 2/27/09, Bruce Daily
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From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] F. Scott Fitzgerald trying to explain the sound of the M300 violins
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 9:15 AM
Two 1968 violins will do that to you. New tape set, Mark?-Bruce D.
--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Mark Pring <markpringnz@ yahoo.com> wrote:From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] F. Scott Fitzgerald trying to explain the sound of the M300 violins
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 9:16 PM
" I was reminded of something- an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words, that I had heard somewhere a long time ago. For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. But they made no sound, and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever."