2007-12-10 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 10/12/2007 21:16:24 GMT Standard Time, lsf5275@aol.com writes: I think a M4000 now cost more than $10,000.00 US dollars. Martin, am I right?
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2007-12-10 by Hessel Herder
On with the show! ... Van: JMoore6397@aol.com Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Verzonden: 10-12-07 23:08 Onderwerp: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron
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2007-12-10 by JMoore6397@aol.com
Don t forget 2000 light years from home! Phil, Where are you located? Jimmy Moore Streetly East Coast **************************************See AOL s top
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2007-12-10 by ceccles_ca
... you in a long time. I think the tunes on your web site are great. ... Yes. Nice guitar work Jamie. http://www.robertsonics.com/ Clay
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 4:23:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, robertsonics@yahoo.com writes: I remember several years ago there were similar posts here by
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2007-12-10 by robertsonics
I remember several years ago there were similar posts here by folks wondering who paid $2900 for M400 #379 on eBay, also unrestored. Well, that would be me,
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 2:19:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jaspercolvin@yahoo.com writes: Why would you pay that much for an old tron when you could
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 1:20:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, e4103s@yahoo.com writes: Agreed. This mellotron is not a good raise the bar candidate. Lots
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 10:28:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 7:39:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mellotronist@cox.net writes: Feels kind of cheesy is an awfully subjective comment.
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2007-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/10/2007 7:09:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: Hmmm. Fair enough. I was surprised by it being referred to as
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2007-12-10 by jaspercolvin
Why would you pay that much for an old tron when you could get a new 4000 from the tronbros! i know what i would prefer. i paid £780.00 for mine of e-bay a
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2007-12-10 by lil_guapo11
Hey there! I m trying to get a Rolling Stones - Mellotron presentation together for a rolling stones forum combining relevant info on the machine(s) they owned
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2007-12-10 by Jack Younger
Agreed. This mellotron is not a good raise the bar candidate. Lots of extras, good motor control and upgrades and most importantly, location. As far as
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2007-12-10 by tomdcour
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2007-12-10 by ceccles_ca
... just been raised. $5.1K unrestored ?? Wow ! It has a good flight case, a protecto-muff and a volume pedal. The cabinet has been partially restored.
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2007-12-10 by john barrick
Bernie/Jerry - it s quite bizarre - at that price, as a first time purchaser, I d be much more inclined to continue to save my funds and make the purchase of
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2007-12-10 by David Davis
With the clavinet, I do find that tactile feedback continues during the note - I can feel the vibration of the string transmitted through the key to my
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2007-12-10 by jkorb@ix.netcom.com
... _________________________________________________________________________________________ Season s Greetings Mr./Mrs.Bernie and Gang, Been monitoring
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2007-12-10 by Bernie
... Did anyone here pay $5100 + an exhorbitant S&H for this? Bernie
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2007-12-10 by mellotronist
Feels kind of cheesy is an awfully subjective comment. People who are unused to Mellotrons usually say they feel horrible the first time they play one. Does
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2007-12-10 by jaspercolvin
Just added mellotron strings to the mix... ... about ... to ... action=launch_player_by_id&r
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2007-12-10 by Mike Dickson
Hmmm. Fair enough. I was surprised by it being referred to as junk simply because the sound that comes out of it is not actually all that bad - certainly
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2007-12-10 by jkorb@ix.netcom.com
... ===================================================================================== Season s Greetings All, I ve been tinkering and restoring vintage
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2007-12-10 by john barrick
Good - cause though I m ok with wrapping the cap in tape, I was going to boil mine on the stove until the can expanded just enough to fit the old clamp...
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2007-12-10 by electronglow
... Good point. The electrolyte (liquid) within the capacitor is mildly acidic, so care should be taken when handling. However, this must not be confused with
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2007-12-10 by mellotronist
Wouldn t that require some serious toxic-waste-handling protocols and be decidedly risky to the modifier?
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2007-12-10 by electronglow
... Or, if you are handy with a saw you could do it like this: http://pages.plotinka.ru/~cyciron/chinauser.jpg -joachim
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2007-12-10 by john barrick
I seem to have that trouble too... johnbarrick
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2007-12-09 by mellotronist
Recalls a scene from Heinlein s Stranger in a Strange Land where Valentine Michael Smith announces that he has learned several ways to tie his shoes, but
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2007-12-09 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/9/2007 2:34:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mellotronist@cox.net writes: make that two desirable states. Good one!!
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2007-12-09 by john barrick
Not fixing that which ain t broken... johnb 1407
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2007-12-09 by ceccles_ca
... recordings from my Mellotron and sound fantastic. You resisted the temptation. Good man.
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2007-12-09 by mellotronist
...make that two desirable states. Tape on head and moving/tape off head and not moving are really the only two states of a Mellotron. How about tape on head
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2007-12-09 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/8/2007 10:39:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: The Memotron is junk ? How so? I have been told this by
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2007-12-09 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/8/2007 5:56:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: One should always try to be sarcastic on this list, I feel. Makes
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2007-12-09 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 12/8/2007 5:33:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mellotronist@cox.net writes: Tape on head and moving/tape off head and not moving are really
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2007-12-09 by David Jacques
There is absolutely no processing on my samples. They are direct recordings from my Mellotron and sound fantastic. I use them when I perform with Prog Rock
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2007-12-09 by ceccles_ca
... 16 bit is fine for *recording* samples. Post production *Processing* a 16 bit sample is problematic. There is generation loss with 16 bit DSP. The sound
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2007-12-09 by Rick Blechta
... I guess I didn t express myself as clearly as I would have liked. Any keyboard that actually articulates something other than a microswitch will give a
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2007-12-09 by Bernie
... all, ... gear ... Here are some raw, 16-bit WAV format samples from M400S #500 that I made a few years ago with Adobe Audition. They re pretty bright
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2007-12-09 by jaspercolvin
Hi Group, Tis the season to be jolly, tra la la lah la la la lah laaa! Well maybe not, but anways I ve written a Chrimbo song which is about death just to
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2007-12-09 by Mike Dickson
Well, the Mellotron strings on Shutter On The Scene on Domus (http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/domus/Shutter%20On%20The%20Scene.mp3) are all 24 bit digital
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2007-12-09 by ceccles_ca
... always the issue, but the way in which they are processed. ... Should the samples be converted to digital and not processed at all, or should they just be
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2007-12-09 by Mike Dickson
Perhaps, but that s only something that affects the player and not the product. (And you sure do feel that same sort of tactile thing from a piano and
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2007-12-09 by Mike Dickson
I brought up this question a while back when I test drove the M-Tron. *If* the samples were good then I d go for the non-mechnical version. Having said that,
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2007-12-09 by Mike Dickson
The Memotron is junk ? How so? Mike
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2007-12-08 by mellotronist
Gosh, I figured it was attributable to needing more room for middle-aged spread. There, I got my MDR of sarcasm in! M & J have really outdone themselves with
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2007-12-08 by JMoore6397@aol.com
well, the best way I can describe it is it s smoother than my SFX machine which has lovely action as well. M & J have really outdone themselves with the
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2007-12-08 by mellotronist
That makes more sense now.
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