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SPTR capstan

SPTR capstan

2009-03-01 by ceccles_ca

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] SPTR capstan

2009-03-01 by Thomas C. Doncourt

What a beautiful thing! Let me get this straight though-the keyboard just
sends voltage information to control the speed of the capstan and doesn't
make any contact with the tapes- unlike a chamberlin or mellotron,right? I
wonder why I never heard of this guy before.
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> See picture on our home page:
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/
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Re: SPTR capstan

2009-03-03 by James Bailey

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@...> 
wrote:
>
> What a beautiful thing! Let me get this straight though-the keyboard just
> sends voltage information to control the speed of the capstan and doesn't
> make any contact with the tapes- unlike a chamberlin or mellotron,right? I
> wonder why I never heard of this guy before.

We Canadians are famous for keeping our best things secret.

Jim Bailey

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