Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ebay Mellotron Mark IV - Don't eat the brown acid...
2008-03-08 by MAinPsych@aol.com
A little too much White Lightnin and Sterno... In a message dated 3/8/2008 2:54:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, zappaboggs@yahoo.com writes:
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Ebay Mellotron Mark IV - Don't eat the brown acid...
2008-03-08 by zappaboggs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160216227081&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 But when you think of me tune in the frequency, Come out and play
Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Member Introduction
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
Why does this sound like the intro at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting? :-) Mike
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New tape frame/tapes
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
Cat free zone ? Mike stares at you blankly.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New tape frame/tapes
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
I ve played about with this a while - the bass accordion is actually prety weedy. If you insist on playing Genesis (and there is no good reason to do so) then
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
Wow....is there actually anyone left who swears by the DX7? I mean, really? I ve used one before - most of its horrid reputation is down to the fact that it s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
... Oh don t start me on time signatures. There are CLEARLY instances where bands have written something in 4 or 3 and then quite deliberately transmogrified
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
... Most of it is (to my ears) a ham-fisted attempt to steal ideas by people who can actually write. Some of it is so primitive that it s laughable - Genesis
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Mike Dickson
... Sounds like a piece written about his fat girlfriend. Mike
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Mark Pring
Yes I have the remastered CD, but I think that s it as far as Genesis is concerned I m not spending any more money on them. Mark ...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by sdavmor
... What CD version of Foxtrot do you have? I seriously wouldn t touch the recent high-tech remasters with a bargepole. I bought a couple of them and
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-08 by Bruce Daily
Hi all- Yeah, the title track does wear on you. Almost no use of volume pedal for dynamic effect. And, wasn t the audio compression used in the early 70 s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Nursery (C)rime and Epitaph?
2008-03-08 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/2008 4:41:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes: If I had a mellotron and it wouldn t go. Do you think I d fix it?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] fj62landcruiser@ hotmail.com
2008-03-08 by sdavmor
... Ooops. Sorry. That was supposed to go back to the OP. My bad. Carry on... -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man Systems Theory internet music
fj62landcruiser@ hotmail.com
2008-03-07 by sdavmor
... Hi, Steven Davies-Morris of Systems Theory here. I have a copy of the MP tron/chamby CD in immaculate condition. I bought it almost 10 years ago when it
Nursery (C)rime and Epitaph?
2008-03-07 by Mark Pring
If I had a mellotron and it wouldn t go. Do you think I d fix it? Oh dear no! I d take it up a mountain and pour on some fuel And dance round the roaring
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/2008 12:22:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, MAinPsych@aol.com writes: We all love our Mellotrons, yet others swear by their DX7 s. No, I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/2008 9:14:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: Well the gulf is obvious to my mind. I agree. However, I still enjoy
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/2008 3:14:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: Listen to Janacek s Taras Bulba and forget about rock. Martin just
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/6/2008 6:30:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: Buy several copies. They make terrific doorstops and they re great
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by MAinPsych@aol.com
This current thread of conversation brings us back to a topic that s been hashed over, I mean, discussed many times before. The beauty (or horridness) of
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by tronbros@aol.com
And I like spelling piece peice! M Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic _www.mellotronics.com_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/) US Sales East: Jimmy
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Rick Blechta
... Fritz! Most of those guys you listed are dead! I m sure the two surviving Beatles wouldn t want to be sent off to the aliens with a bunch of stiffs... ;)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by MAinPsych@aol.com
Definitely the latter. In a message dated 3/7/2008 8:42:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes: The Beatles, Hank Williams Sr., Paul Whiteman,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by fdoddy@aol.com
The Beatles, Hank Williams Sr., Paul Whiteman, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Oscar Peterson and Led Zeppelin......that s what I d send to the aliens...and maybe
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by jonesalley
I think saying most prog is pointless and disposable is a bit unfair. Most MUSIC is pointless and disposable, regardless of genre. 99% of everything is
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by David Jacques
That would give little children nightmares. _____ From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Pring
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 07/03/2008 14:24:13 GMT Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: With all due respect, it takes a little longer than a month to write a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Rick Blechta
... Martin, With all due respect, it takes a little longer than a month to write a symphony, especially if you re doing it by hand. Try many months to several
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Hessel Herder
But still, that bass accordion...eh? Woooaahh eh? know what I mean,nudge nudge. From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 07/03/2008 13:49:39 GMT Standard Time, tomdcour@amnh.org writes: Come up with something better! Start a freaking prog revolution! It s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Tom Doncourt
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Jason Locke
WHAT?!?!?!? The production is really bad on foxtrot and nursery cryme, which doesn t help, so I can see why you d be underwhelmed. A live version might
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Mark Pring
... Hi Martin, Rock s just for fun,nostalgia and frightening the cat. The Well Tempered Clavier and the Handel and Corelli Concerto grossi are all I really
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 07/03/2008 07:02:23 GMT Standard Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes: Foxtrot just arrived, played Watcher of the Skies, very disappointing,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by MAinPsych@aol.com
Hah! I thought I was the only one! I do like Hackett s little guitar piece -- sort of like his version of Steve Howe s Mood For A Day on Yes Fragile.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Mark Pring
... No I quite liked the mellotron and chamberlin sounds of the Moody Blues but not the material. Quite like the Genesis material but not the mellotron sounds.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Mattias
I like your attitude...Now do the Moody blues... Mattias Olsson Roth Händle Studios, Stockholm www.roth-handle.nu http://www.myspace.com/57224022
Watcher of the skies
2008-03-07 by Mark Pring
Foxtrot just arrived, played Watcher of the Skies, very disappointing, can t understand what all the fuss is about. Mark
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-07 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/2008 1:55:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes: Attatched is a photo, this is what we are talking about? I m
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-07 by Mark Pring
Attatched is a photo, this is what we are talking about? I m hoping the tapes will hold out long enough for testing purposes, once 1565 is running I ll buy a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by Rick Blechta
... Actually, it s called A Case of You and it just came out. I can say with complete humility and without any hesitation that it is without a doubt the finest
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by jonesalley
Wow, all three?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by sdavmor
... I presume this is the name of your next music-cum-crime novel? -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man Systems Theory internet music project links:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by Rick Blechta
... If you use the (patent pending) Streetly Splice and Pull method, throwing a new set of tapes on a 400 is not difficult, tedious, for sure, but not
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by Bruce Daily
Yep. I have a vintage set of flute/3violins/ cello with precisely the same wear marks, down to the clear backing. If yours has worn to actual notches in the
Re: New Member Introduction
2008-03-06 by John LeVasseur
... Hi, The metal edging was something a keyboard tech I had years ago did. He got tired of touching up the paint, so he covered the whole thing in hard white
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by Mark Pring
Thanks Martin, I m going to sleep it off now, so no more silly questions for a bit. Mark ...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by tronbros@aol.com
Because the tapes are just touching the capstan and the constant revolution has worn the oxide and tape away. M Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Silly Questions
2008-03-06 by Mark Pring
I know! Once I get some power into her do many hours of work on the keyboard and sort out the motor controller, tach head, new springs and God knows what else,