The Mellotron Group

The choir that's linked to in the article sounds pretty nice. I 
wonder how many other Birotron sounds are still floating around.

BTW, the Mellotron book arrived today. Haven't had any time to look 
it over yet.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> 
wrote:
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> Hey Frank-
>    Birotron, huh?  All hail the 8-track!  If you haven't read it 
berore, try this site-
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> www.believermag.com/issues/200706/?read=article_collins 
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>  
>     -Bruce D.
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> --- On Thu, 7/31/08, lsf5275@... <lsf5275@...> wrote:
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> From: lsf5275@... <lsf5275@...>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new mellotron book
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 2:57 PM
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> 
> 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???
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>  
> 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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