The Mellotron Group

I would be quite interested in playing technique, is it there much about it in the new book?

 I would also be interested in all the stuff that Frank mentions, I assume that isn't in the book.

Mark

--- On Fri, 8/1/08, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:
From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new mellotron book
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 8:57 AM










    
            



In a message dated 7/31/2008 3:26:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
chris.dale@primus. ca writes:
In order 
  to satisfy *everyone* on this planet,  the definitive "dream" 
  book
would include all the material in the new book, Frank's book, 
  interviews
with Martin and John from Streetly, Dave Kean, Markus Resch, 
  Bill Eberline,
ex- Mellotronics / Streetly / Sound Sales employees, Richard 
  Chamberlin and
his sister, Richards' technician Steve Hawk, Dave Biro, 
  Peter Robinson, Rick
Wakeman, ex- Packhorse employees , Dave VanKoevering 
  and ex-Vako employees,
ex- Moog employees, ex- Optigan - Mattel employees, 
  Hugh LeCaine's
descendants, plus all the usual classic "Mellotron 
  musicians", etc. etc.
Where do you draw the 
line???


 
This would be the kind of book that would most interest me. I could care 
less how many suspended notes someone uses in there technique. I would like to 
know exactly the process that Harry Chamberlin went through to make his first 
working anything. Then I would like to know How each successive machine was 
created and what thought processes went into their creation. Same thing for the 
Mellotron and Streetly. What was it like back in the day in the "factory" when 
they were perfecting the Mark I, Mark II and the M300-400?
 
I'd like to know what occurred with Dave Biro and Wakeman... What went into 
making the Birotron, the Optigan, the Orchestron?
 
That's the kind of book that would most appeal to 
me.


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