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Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by Rick Blechta



That's because this is the near-mythical "dashboard model" . It also contains a radar detector.

If the cops pulled you over for using it since radar detectors are illegal in most municipalities, you just switched the rhythm portion on and waited for the officer with those wonderful beats playing. Worked like a charm every time, I hear.

At gigs, the radar detector could tell if the guitarist was playing too many notes, in which case an alarm went off and delivered 50 amps of pure power right to the unfortunate guitarist, sending him flying right off the stage. As negative reinforcement, it was quite effective. After a few jolts, the average reduction in excess guitar notes was well over 50%.

Can't understand why they didn't sell more of 'em...

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by lsf5275@aol.com

I seem to recall fixing one of those for a guy years back.
In a message dated 2/2/2011 2:51:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se writes:
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by lsf5275@aol.com

It's the Visor model... You can tell by the clip.
In a message dated 2/2/2011 2:53:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes:
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That's because this is the near-mythical "dashboard model" . It also contains a radar detector.

If the cops pulled you over for using it since radar detectors are illegal in most municipalities, you just switched the rhythm portion on and waited for the officer with those wonderful beats playing. Worked like a charm every time, I hear.

At gigs, the radar detector could tell if the guitarist was playing too many notes, in which case an alarm went off and delivered 50 amps of pure power right to the unfortunate guitarist, sending him flying right off the stage. As negative reinforcement, it was quite effective. After a few jolts, the average reduction in excess guitar notes was well over 50%.

Can't understand why they didn't sell more of 'em...

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by Vance Pomeroy

The best part is that the audio comes out over that nifty oval dash-top speaker in your '63 Rambler that's been baked through the windshield over at least eight hot California summers....now that's Hi-Fi!!

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On 2/2/2011 11:53 AM, Rick Blechta wrote:



That's because this is the near-mythical "dashboard model" . It also contains a radar detector.

If the cops pulled you over for using it since radar detectors are illegal in most municipalities, you just switched the rhythm portion on and waited for the officer with those wonderful beats playing. Worked like a charm every time, I hear.

At gigs, the radar detector could tell if the guitarist was playing too many notes, in which case an alarm went off and delivered 50 amps of pure power right to the unfortunate guitarist, sending him flying right off the stage. As negative reinforcement, it was quite effective. After a few jolts, the average reduction in excess guitar notes was well over 50%.

Can't understand why they didn't sell more of 'em...

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by lsf5275@aol.com

Back in the days before Hip Hop and big beats, Harry Chamberlin was way ahead of the times. Latinos would mount the 20 in their cars, charge up the compressed air storage tanks, crank up the volume on the Chamberlin (which was connected to a big mono speaker in the car trunk and cruise in their low riders through the streets of LA
In a message dated 2/2/2011 3:16:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vance@juniperpacific.com writes:
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The best part is that the audio comes out over that nifty oval dash-top speaker in your '63 Rambler that's been baked through the windshield over at least eight hot California summers....now that's Hi-Fi!!

On 2/2/2011 11:53 AM, Rick Blechta wrote:



That's because this is the near-mythical "dashboard model" . It also contains a radar detector.

If the cops pulled you over for using it since radar detectors are illegal in most municipalities, you just switched the rhythm portion on and waited for the officer with those wonderful beats playing. Worked like a charm every time, I hear.

At gigs, the radar detector could tell if the guitarist was playing too many notes, in which case an alarm went off and delivered 50 amps of pure power right to the unfortunate guitarist, sending him flying right off the stage. As negative reinforcement, it was quite effective. After a few jolts, the average reduction in excess guitar notes was well over 50%.

Can't understand why they didn't sell more of 'em...

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin Rhythmate on Ebay

2011-02-02 by Vance Pomeroy

The lower priced Model for the Low Rider -- playing the cha-cha??

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On 2/2/2011 12:23 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

Back in the days before Hip Hop and big beats, Harry Chamberlin was way ahead of the times. Latinos would mount the 20 in their cars, charge up the compressed air storage tanks, crank up the volume on the Chamberlin (which was connected to a big mono speaker in the car trunk and cruise in their low riders through the streets of LA
In a message dated 2/2/2011 3:16:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vance@juniperpacific.com writes:

The best part is that the audio comes out over that nifty oval dash-top speaker in your '63 Rambler that's been baked through the windshield over at least eight hot California summers....now that's Hi-Fi!!

On 2/2/2011 11:53 AM, Rick Blechta wrote:



That's because this is the near-mythical "dashboard model" . It also contains a radar detector.

If the cops pulled you over for using it since radar detectors are illegal in most municipalities, you just switched the rhythm portion on and waited for the officer with those wonderful beats playing. Worked like a charm every time, I hear.

At gigs, the radar detector could tell if the guitarist was playing too many notes, in which case an alarm went off and delivered 50 amps of pure power right to the unfortunate guitarist, sending him flying right off the stage. As negative reinforcement, it was quite effective. After a few jolts, the average reduction in excess guitar notes was well over 50%.

Can't understand why they didn't sell more of 'em...