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2009-12-10 by Sean
Hey to any members that might live in this area. I'm going to be there in Alberquerque Dec 17-19 (next Thursday through Saturday) for the New Mexico Bowl. My days that have free time are the 17th and 18th, as 19th is bowl day and I'm in the Fresno State Marching Band. Care to hang out? I've never actually seen or played a Mellotron before. Send me an email before Wednesday if you're down to hangout. -Sean Lowrie
2009-12-10 by Rick Blechta
On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Sean wrote: > Hey to any members that might live in this area. > > I'm going to be there in Alberquerque Dec 17-19 (next Thursday through Saturday) for the New Mexico Bowl. My days that have free time are the 17th and 18th, as 19th is bowl day and I'm in the Fresno State Marching Band. > > Care to hang out? I've never actually seen or played a Mellotron before. > > Send me an email before Wednesday if you're down to hangout. > Do you mean to say the Fresno State Marching Band doesn't use the infamous Mellotron 400m (for marching) that was a Streetly staple for the American football market back in the early '70s? What kind of school do you go to? ;)
2009-12-10 by lsf5275@aol.com
Owwwwwwww! Sorry! In a message dated 12/10/2009 2:27:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, fourtytwominds@yahoo.com writes: Care to hang out? I've never actually seen or played a Mellotron before.
2009-12-11 by Sean
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote: > > > On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Sean wrote: > > > Hey to any members that might live in this area. > > > > I'm going to be there in Alberquerque Dec 17-19 (next Thursday through Saturday) for the New Mexico Bowl. My days that have free time are the 17th and 18th, as 19th is bowl day and I'm in the Fresno State Marching Band. > > > > Care to hang out? I've never actually seen or played a Mellotron before. > > > > Send me an email before Wednesday if you're down to hangout. > > > Do you mean to say the Fresno State Marching Band doesn't use the infamous Mellotron 400m (for marching) that was a Streetly staple for the American football market back in the early '70s? What kind of school do you go to? > > ;) > A dull one. :D We do however march one golowbaphone. One of our bass 'bonists cut the bell off of his bass 'bone and attached a french horn bell to it. He had to rewrap the F and B triggers because they no longer cleared the bell. The thing is... an abomination (but it's soooo kewl) --- This year we did try to break out our director's arrangement of Kashmir. Apparently my fellows don't know much of the Zep and we played it so square our director nixed it. Otherwise I was going to try to talk him into letting me come into the studio after the recording of Kashmir was done and dub over the MkII violin part using my samples. Is it just me or does the Mellotron part in that tune just sound terrible? It's thin but without the pleasing qualities of scratchiness like on Graham Bond recordings or Giles, Giles, Fripp. Myself I'd rather it have the lovely rich sound of Ian McDonald's MkII.
2009-12-11 by Rick Blechta
On Dec 11, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Sean wrote: > A dull one. :D > > We do however march one golowbaphone. One of our bass 'bonists cut the bell off of his bass 'bone and attached a french horn bell to it. He had to rewrap the F and B triggers because they no longer cleared the bell. The thing is... an abomination (but it's soooo kewl) > > --- > > This year we did try to break out our director's arrangement of Kashmir. Apparently my fellows don't know much of the Zep and we played it so square our director nixed it. > > Otherwise I was going to try to talk him into letting me come into the studio after the recording of Kashmir was done and dub over the MkII violin part using my samples. > > Is it just me or does the Mellotron part in that tune just sound terrible? It's thin but without the pleasing qualities of scratchiness like on Graham Bond recordings or Giles, Giles, Fripp. Myself I'd rather it have the lovely rich sound of Ian McDonald's MkII. Sean, Have you ever seen or played a cimbasso? They are pretty amazing -- and amazing-looking instruments. We should record one for the mellotron sound library! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ The mellotron in "Kashmir" does sound pretty poor. Ian knows how to get a great sound out of a mellotron. Fripp's later recordings sound pretty good, too. Actually, we should get Streetly or Markus to offer a mellotron with a cashmere finish. It would probably help keep it warm... Rick
2009-12-11 by lsf5275@aol.com
Here's a much better (and far stranger) video/recording of the Cimbasso In a message dated 12/11/2009 4:38:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: Have you ever seen or played a cimbasso? They are pretty amazing -- and amazing-looking instruments. We should record one for the mellotron sound library! _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ)
2009-12-11 by jonesalley
That's interesting, but why did you shave the Wookiee?
> > Here's a much better (and far stranger) video/recording of the Cimbasso > _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ) >
2009-12-11 by Rick Blechta
Gee, Frank, it looks just like the one I sent!
On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:10 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote: > > Here's a much better (and far stranger) video/recording of the Cimbasso > > In a message dated 12/11/2009 4:38:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: > Have you ever seen or played a cimbasso? They are pretty amazing -- and amazing-looking instruments. We should record one for the mellotron sound library! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ > >
2009-12-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
Oops, I meant to put this address in: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N63DfmSKBc&feature=related_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N63DfmSKBc&feature=related) In a message dated 12/11/2009 6:30:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: Gee, Frank, it looks just like the one I sent! On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:10 PM, _lsf5275@aol.lsf_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) wrote: Here's a much better (and far stranger) video/recording of the Cimbasso In a message dated 12/11/2009 4:38:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.In a messag Have you ever seen or played a cimbasso? They are pretty amazing -- and amazing-looking instruments. We should record one for the mellotron sound library! _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ)
2009-12-12 by Rick Blechta
On Dec 11, 2009, at 7:06 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote: > > Oops, I meant to put this address in: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N63DfmSKBc&feature=related I considered this one, but decided in the end it was far too removed from the high end tone we cultivate on this list. Wouldn't mind her phone number, though. Bet she's a lot of fun in a section...
2009-12-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
She's dead. You might still enjoy her, though. ;-) In a message dated 12/11/2009 7:51:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: Wouldn't mind her phone number, though. Bet she's a lot of fun in a section...
2009-12-12 by fdoddy@aol.com
Oh man, I LOVE the string sound in Kashmir. I freaked out when i first heard it. fd
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <fourtytwominds@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 4:23 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Hi to members in/rather near Alberquerque, NM
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Sean wrote:
>
> > Hey to any members that might live in this area.
> >
> > I'm going to be there in Alberquerque Dec 17-19 (next Thursday through Saturday) for the New Mexico Bowl. My days that have free time are the 17th and 18th, as 19th is bowl day and I'm in the Fresno State Marching Band.
> >
> > Care to hang out? I've never actually seen or played a Mellotron before.
> >
> > Send me an email before Wednesday if you're down to hangout.
> >
> Do you mean to say the Fresno State Marching Band doesn't use the infamous Mellotron 400m (for marching) that was a Streetly staple for the American football market back in the early '70s? What kind of school do you go to?
>
> ;)
>
A dull one. :D
We do however march one golowbaphone. One of our bass 'bonists cut the bell off of his bass 'bone and attached a french horn bell to it. He had to rewrap the F and B triggers because they no longer cleared the bell. The thing is... an abomination (but it's soooo kewl)
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This year we did try to break out our director's arrangement of Kashmir. Apparently my fellows don't know much of the Zep and we played it so square our director nixed it.
Otherwise I was going to try to talk him into letting me come into the studio after the recording of Kashmir was done and dub over the MkII violin part using my samples.
Is it just me or does the Mellotron part in that tune just sound terrible? It's thin but without the pleasing qualities of scratchiness like on Graham Bond recordings or Giles, Giles, Fripp. Myself I'd rather it have the lovely rich sound of Ian McDonald's MkII.2009-12-12 by fdoddy@aol.com
you're all nuts! I think the sound of the tron in Kashmir is perfect for that tune. You wanna hear tinny tron sounds, check out any old Flash album. They rot, and I love shitty sounds... fd
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 4:38 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Hi to members in/rather near Alberquerque, NM
On Dec 11, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Sean wrote:
A dull one. :D
We do however march one golowbaphone. One of our bass 'bonists cut the bell off of his bass 'bone and attached a french horn bell to it. He had to rewrap the F and B triggers because they no longer cleared the bell. The thing is... an abomination (but it's soooo kewl)
---
This year we did try to break out our director's arrangement of Kashmir. Apparently my fellows don't know much of the Zep and we played it so square our director nixed it.
Otherwise I was going to try to talk him into letting me come into the studio after the recording of Kashmir was done and dub over the MkII violin part using my samples.
Is it just me or does the Mellotron part in that tune just sound terrible? It's thin but without the pleasing qualities of scratchiness like on Graham Bond recordings or Giles, Giles, Fripp. Myself I'd rather it have the lovely rich sound of Ian McDonald's MkII.
Sean,
Have you ever seen or played a cimbasso? They are pretty amazing -- and amazing-looking instruments. We should record one for the mellotron sound library!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJ9wK008YQ
The mellotron in "Kashmir" does sound pretty poor. Ian knows how to get a great sound out of a mellotron. Fripp's later recordings sound pretty good, too.
Actually, we should get Streetly or Markus to offer a mellotron with a cashmere finish. It would probably help keep it warm...
Rick2009-12-12 by Rick Blechta
On Dec 11, 2009, at 10:01 PM, fdoddy@aol.com wrote: > Oh man, I LOVE the string sound in Kashmir. I freaked out when i first heard it. That was the drugs, Fritz...