The Mellotron Group

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-----Original Message-----
From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, Jun 24, 2010 3:28 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron


  
    
                  

Last one really sucked ass.
None are fun (a poet who doesn't know it), but my lawyer of 22 years blew her pathetic ass out the water.
Sorry fellas been a bad few days (anniversaries of losses in my tiny fam), I should learn to keep my big, foul mouth shut.
 
Apologies to all,
Tony
 
  
----- Original Message ----- 
  
From:   lsf5275@aol.com   
  
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com   
  
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 2:41   PM
  
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re:   Astra plays the Novatron
  


    
  
  
Hmmm. Sounds like someone went through one or more bitter divorces.
  
 
  
  
In a message dated 6/24/2010 11:32:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, atm655@verizon.net writes:
  
      
    
     
Thanks Gary I appreciate the     info.
    
I'm about to make a major decision     about my music, that is wheter to bother with it anymore or not.
    
I enjoy my Ferraris a lot more than     playing, which thanks to American whore bitches from Hell effectively killed     my desire and inspiration to play (I improvise 100%).
    
I wish they had bounties on their     heads because I'd make the dude on that TV show look like a friggin boy     scout!
    
 
    
Tony
    
 
    
      
----- Original Message ----- 
      
From: lsf5275@aol.com 
      
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com       
      
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:36       AM
      
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re:       Astra plays the Novatron
      


        
      
      
Gary,
      
 
      
We all love "the old days stories."
      
 
      
Frank
      
 
      
      
In a message dated 6/24/2010 12:11:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
      
          
        
        
        
Tony,
        
        
The         Rev.1 is the best sounding you will ever hear.  The problem was it         was very unreliable.  I had a friend from high school, Riley Smith,         who worked 
        
at         Sequential in San Jose and later went to Emu in Santa Cruz.  I was         able to get factory trained at both places.  He got me the Rev.1         and later a Prophet 10 
        
direct         from the factory.  The Rev. 1 had been returned to the factory due         to reliability issues and they sold it to me for $500. I also had a         couple of Rev. 3s and 
        
< span         style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">T8 but none         compared to the Rev.1.  It sounded fat like a bunch of Mini         Moogs.  They switched to a more dependable  IC for their VCO,         VCA, VCF, etc. and 
        
redesigned the main board after         the Rev. 1 after which it became very dependable but lost some of it’s         “balls” in the process.  I got training at the Emu factory         
        
which         was in a Victorian house in Santa Cruz during the Emulator days.          It was a fun place and they knew how to throw a party J.  A few years ago I bought         a 
        
couple         of Emu Vintage Keys modules and no ticed that my friend Riley had         written the manual.  I also worked with  Music Technology         during the development 
        
of the         Synergy and I owned a couple of those….but that’s another story…..Those         were fun days…at least I think they were from what I remember.          
        
Man,         there are some good drinking stories in there somewhere J.  I may know where a P10         is in NC but this guy almost never cuts loose of any gear.  He just         stores 
        
things         forever.  It was likely only played a few times.  If I catch         him in the right mood (not an easy thing to do) maybe I can g et him to         part with it.  As I recall there 
        
were         only about 600 or so P10s made.  I bought a         Neve console from him several years ago and when I cracked the LARGE         anvil case the leather was like new on 
        
the arm         rest and it looked perfect.  He had only used it for a couple of         years and then stored it.  Anyhow…didn’t mean to get started in the         old days stories….. :) .
        
        
Cheers,
        
        
Gary
        
        
        
        
        
From:         newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com         [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of         tony1
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:18 PM
To:         newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:         [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the         Novatron

        
        
  
        
        
        
        
        
I am impressed as I         was the factory service tech for Hillsborough and Pinellas counties         (Tampa/St Pete), for Sequential and most others when the Prophet 5 and         10s came out. And I' m looking for one of either right         now.
        
        

        
        
Tony
        
        

        
          
          
----- Original           Message ----- 
          
          
From:           Gary           Brumm 
          
          
To:           newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com           
          
          
Sent:           Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:04 PM
          
          
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the           Novatron
          
          

          
  
          
          
          
My           first Prophet 5 came from Eddie Jobson.  It was a Rev. 1 &           Black.  
          
If           this was the Sequential Circuits forum I bet somebody would be           impressed … or at least give a $hit J
          
          
          
          
From:<           /span> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com           [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of           gino wong
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 4:18           PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject:           Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the           Novatron

          
  
          
          
          
          
Astra was good. They were well received
          
          
Eddie Jobson's mellotron shaped keyboard stand was           a piss.
          
          
          
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM, <lsf5275@aol.com>           wrote:
          
          
  
          
          
          
          
          
Yes, but only a bit. My camera           crapped out on me. I'll post it on my myspace page and perhaps You           tube as well.
          
          
          
          
In a message dated 6/23/2010           4:14:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, got_a_guitar@yahoo.com           writes:

          
            
  
            
            
            
Astra rules! Is there any             footage of them using the Novatron?
            
            
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com,             lsf5275@... wrote:
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> Flute, Strings, Choir
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> In a message dated 6/23/2010 3:13:40 A.M. Eastern             Daylight Time, 
> pocotron@... writes:
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> Nice,             Frank!
> Notice how neatly the Memotron sits on top of the             Novatron.
> What voices were on the             frame?
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