IMHO It's really hard to compare the success of the Hammond/Leslie combo with the Mellotron. The Hammond was a must more
robustly built instrument and it's sound was much more widely accepted. To this day it is a dominant instrument in many recordings.....real Mellotrons are rarely heard anymore. ; I've recorded both and they are
both noisy for sure.....in fact the ;Mellotron has been one of the noisiest pieces I have worked with....but I am sure if they were refurbed by someone like Frank that would have been improved. Much like an old British car they
needed a lot of TLC to keep them going.....unlike some Hammonds that carried on for decades with only an ocasional oiling.....
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson [mike.dickson@gmail.com]
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
On 07/11/2010 08:33, Bruce Daily wrote:
Funny thing about a classic Hammond organ, it is also ELECTO-MECHANICAL. Maybe there is something to that.
It also generates more white noise than a Mellotron. It's maybe the noisiest circuitry I've ever heard.
New recordings are great. It sounds like you had fun with the Wilden Church Organ set, Mike. Someone else will, too.
I hope so.
Mike