The Mellotron Group

Hi Tom-
  I think that Jimmy Moore once noted that he saw what he thought was a tron (maybe a Chamby?) on Welk's show.  Jimmy?
 
  -Bruce D.


--- On Tue, 8/3/10, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:


From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin spotting?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 6:52 AM


  



I don't know , but I do know that Harry Chamberlin used the Lawrence Welk orchestra.


On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:46 AM, johnm400s911 wrote:


  

On Saturday July 24th at 7:00 PM our local PBS station ran an old Lawrence Welk show. Just as my Dad did in the 70's, I tormented my kids by making them watch a few minutes. This particular show, episode 1247, in the first few minutes had what I think was a Chamberlin being played. The sound was an accordian and what makes me think it might have been a Chamberlin vs. a spinet Baldwin or Kimbell organ was the absense of stops, padal buttons, etc. The keyboard was a single manual, did not have 88 keys and was very plain/simple in appearance. I've googled Chamberlin images and can't find what I saw. Anyone know if the Welk Orchestra used a Chamberlin?

John
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