That would have pushed Ed Sullivan over the edge! > I thought that Welk was having an affair with Topo Gigio.... > > > On Aug 4, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Chris Dale wrote: > >> >> I highly doubt the appearance of any Tron or Chamby on Welk's show >> for several reasons. >> >> >> Lawrence Welk's orchestra are indeed the players on the tapes. Welk >> also offered to fund the manufacture of the instrument if his name >> was used to promote and sell the machine. >> >> So instead of Chamberlin, it would have been a "Welk" machine. >> >> That might have happened except that Harry was very determined to >> keep the machine in his own business domain and told Welk to buzz >> off. Harry never cared for 'celebrity pandering'. The other reason >> he told Welk that was because he didn't like Welk's flirting with >> his wife everytime he came over to the house. >> >> So I'm sure what was seen on the show was a Harmonium which can also >> sound like an accordian. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Tom- >> I think that Jimmy Moore once noted that he saw what he thought >> was a tron (maybe a Chamby?) on Welk's show. Jimmy? >> >> -Bruce D. >> >> >> --- On Tue, 8/3/10, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote: >> >> From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> >> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin spotting? >> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 6:52 AM >> >> >> >> I don't know , but I do know that Harry Chamberlin used the Lawrence >> Welk orchestra. >> On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:46 AM, johnm400s911 wrote: >> >>> >>> On Saturday July 24th at 7:00 PM our local PBS station ran an old >>> Lawrence Welk show. Just as my Dad did in the 70's, I tormented my >>> kids by making them watch a few minutes. This particular show, >>> episode 1247, in the first few minutes had what I think was a >>> Chamberlin being played. The sound was an accordian and what makes >>> me think it might have been a Chamberlin vs. a spinet Baldwin or >>> Kimbell organ was the absense of stops, padal buttons, etc. The >>> keyboard was a single manual, did not have 88 keys and was very >>> plain/simple in appearance. I've googled Chamberlin images and >>> can't find what I saw. Anyone know if the Welk Orchestra used a >>> Chamberlin? >>> >>> John >>> #911 >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin spotting?
2010-08-04 by Thomas C. Doncourt