The Mellotron Group

I have to confess I hadn't realised that was a chamberlin. Loved the video.

Mark
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> Here's a great video that features it very clearly... Thanks Chris, for  
> allowing me the opportunity to share one of my favorite videos of all  time.
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> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmn7ScDjxE_ 
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmn7ScDjxE) 
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> In a message dated 5/24/2011 9:34:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> unobtainiumkeys@... writes:
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> I believe it's 25 notes
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> There's a great example of the Female  voice on Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" 
> and a great example of the Male voice at  the close of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy 
> Mercy Me"
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> One of the best  Chamberlin records is Neil Merryweather's "Space Rangers". 
> There's many  different sounds and it's used in a truly musical way too 
> rather than just a  useless gimmick (sorry Kanye)
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> The other one worth hearing is "Journey  Through A Thousand Meditations" 
> and "Indian Melodies" by Edmond S Bordeaux. I  think they're still available 
> for download.
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> These are great records  because the Chamberlin really stands out and you 
> can hear it as a main  instrument instead of just a background accompaniment.
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> You are also  guaranteed that the sound hasn't been f*****d with digitally 
> because of when  the records were made. It's the original sound as played 
> from the original  tape instrument.
> You can listen for the motor drag and wow and flutter  amounts here.
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> These records are both worth hearing if you want a  further musical 
> demonstration of the Chamberlin sounds available from Streetly  or Mellotron.
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> After listening to those, you would be making truly  informed decisions 
> when you buy because you can hear how they compare to the  sounds of the 
> Mellotron. And you can see more why they are complements to each  other. 
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> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Chris Dale <_unobtainiumkeys@..._ 
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> I don't have access to my  Chamberlins right now to check, but I know that 
> the male voice does not go  all the way up the keyboard and the female voice 
> does not go all the way  down.
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> They mix in the middle though which is quite  nice.
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> Someone else with Male Voice on switch "A" and Female Voice on  switch "B" 
> would be able to help.
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> Tom are you there?  
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> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:11 AM, tron400 <_tron400@..._ 
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> A question about the Solo Female Voice: is it really 17 notes  or 25 notes 
> as on the Pinder CD? Maybe the highest 8 notes have been tuned  up for the 
> CD?
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> Bernie
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> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , Bruce Daily  <pocotron@> wrote:
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> >     It is  also interesting that the last two Chamberlin M1's on eBay 
> had  sequential serial numbers (86103 and 86104).
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> >  Â  -Bruce D.
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> > --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Chris  Dale <unobtainiumkeys@> wrote:
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> > From:  Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@> 
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> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin  sounds
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
> > Date: Tuesday,  May 24, 2011, 1:08 AM
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> > I did studio work for Sylvia Massy  (the owner of this Chamberlin) many 
> years ago.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > On Tue, May 24, 2011  at 10:30 AM, markpringnz <markpringnz@> wrote:
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> > I see it went for $9000, buy now  price.
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> > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , "Charles"  <charel196@> wrote:
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> > > another one on  Ebay
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> _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
> &hash=item4cf7631e1c) 
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> > > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , "Thomas C. Doncourt"  <tomdcour@> wrote:
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> > > > Mark, I can  post note to note samples I made from the same amplifier 
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> > >  > 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
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> > > > > Any chance of posting a recording?
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> > > > > Mark
> > > > > --- In  _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto: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_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , tronbros  <tronbros@> wrote:
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> > >  > >> >> 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.
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> > > > >> >>  Best,
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> > > > >>  >> M
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> > > > >>  >> _mellotronics.co.uk_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/) 
> > > > >>  >>
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> > > > >> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32,  "markpringnz" <markpringnz@> wrote:
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> > > > >> >> > Would these sound a lot  different played through a 
> chamberlin? I
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> > > > >> >> guess that they would.
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