The Mellotron Group

Impressive observation Bruce!
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/24/2011 12:00:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
It is also interesting that the last two  Chamberlin M1's on eBay had 
sequential serial numbers (86103 and  86104).
 
  -Bruce D.


--- On Tue, 5/24/11, Chris Dale  <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com> wrote:



From:  Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>
Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin sounds
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 1:08  AM


 
I did studio work for Sylvia Massy (the owner of this Chamberlin)  many 
years ago.

I guess with most of them being located in the  greater Los Angeles area, 
she didn't feel the need to keep it if she  could rent one from somebody.

I don't think the Rhythmate will  sell for anywhere near the $4500 listing 
price. There just isn't the  demand for them like there is for M1 models.

I doubt this was  the last M1 made (the pilot light is a much older style 
and the  switches are not chrome) but should that actually be the case it's  
build year would be early 1981, and there might be some alternate or  
unreleased sounds in it.



On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM,  markpringnz <_markpringnz@gmail.com_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=markpringnz@gmail.com) >  wrote:


 
 
 
I see it went for $9000, buy now price.
 



--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "Charles" 
<charel196@...> wrote:
>
> another one  on Ebay
> 
> 
_http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-Chamberlin-M1-M-1-Optigan-Mellotron-/330567982620?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item4cf7631e1c_ 
(http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-Chamberlin-M1-M-1-Optigan-Mellotron-/330567982620?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&h
ash=item4cf7631e1c) 
>  
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "Thomas C. Doncourt" 
<tomdcour@> wrote:
> >
>  > Mark, I can post note to note samples I made from the same  amplifier 
and
> > recording sytems if you like.. It might  be better if I actually played 
the
> > same musical  passages on the two instuments but I am away from them for
>  > the next week
> > 
> > > Any chance of  posting a recording?
> > >
> > >  Mark
> > > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "Thomas C. 
Doncourt"
> > > <tomdcour@>  wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I can compare  form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3 violins. I 
can't
>  > >> say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter  in both cases 
but
> > >> the
> > >>  M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments but  
each
> > >> with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to  me with the tone control
> > >> nearly
> >  >> all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than  half.
> > >>
> > >> > I would be  interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3 violins
> >  >> played
> > >> > on an M400 and a  Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a working
> >  >> > Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
> >  >> >
> > >> > Mark
> > >>  > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  tronbros 
<tronbros@> wrote:
> > >>  >>
> > >> >> Maybe different but not  better. The M400 is capable of hifi 
quality
> > >>  if
> > >> >> given good source material. It is  not the muffled lofi beast
> > >> everyone
>  > >> >> assumes. We have put excellent commercial  recordings through 
them
> > >> and
> >  >> >> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely. Never  underestimate 
the
> > >> >> potential of a  mellotron.
> > >> >>
> > >>  >> Best,
> > >> >>
> > >>  >> M
> > >> >>
> > >>  >> _mellotronics.co.uk_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/) 
> > >>  >>
> > >> >>
> > >>  >>
> > >> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32,  "markpringnz" <markpringnz@> wrote:
> > >>  >>
> > >> >> > Would these sound a lot  different played through a chamberlin? 
I
> > >>  would
> > >> >> guess that they would.
>  > >> >>
> > >> >
> >  >> >
> > >> >
> >  >>
> > >
> > >
> >  >
> >
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