One of the things that I love the mellotron is the running tape effect, some old movies used to do that thing and I just love that effect, unique and perfect
I never realized how close the motor is to some of the tapes. I guess the magnetic field isn't strong enough to erase the tapes. Wonderful demonstration of the Mellotron!
Thanks for watching! Yeah, you'd think they could have put some type of barrier between the motor and the tapes. I would hope they measured the magnetic field and determined a barrier wasn't needed.
It would look even better if I hadn't sold it in 1989. I bought it back from the guy I sold it to in 2011. The previous owner didn't give it the same love and attention I give it.
@@Frog7609 LOL, I heard the loud clunk as I was removing the lid, but didn't realized I whacked the keyboard until after I watched the video. I'm a klutz! But a loving klutz! LOL.
Nice video. Tho I’ve read several books on the mellotron, this hands on tutorial really puts it into perspective. There is a time limit as to how long a note plays from the time you hold it down, correct…8 seconds??? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Yes, the tapes will play approximately 8 seconds. Now this might seem to some a major fault to some keyboard players, but in actuality it forces the player to use what is now known to experienced Mellotron players as the "Crawling Spider" technique to get around the sustain limitation when longer sustain times are required.
One of the things that I love the mellotron is the running tape effect, some old movies used to do that thing and I just love that effect, unique and perfect
I never realized how close the motor is to some of the tapes. I guess the magnetic field isn't strong enough to erase the tapes. Wonderful demonstration of the Mellotron!
Thanks for watching! Yeah, you'd think they could have put some type of barrier between the motor and the tapes. I would hope they measured the magnetic field and determined a barrier wasn't needed.
Excellent tour! For 1972 that Mellotron looks pretty great!
It would look even better if I hadn't sold it in 1989. I bought it back from the guy I sold it to in 2011. The previous owner didn't give it the same love and attention I give it.
@@neutralearth1061 right as I am reading "love and attention" 1:15 happens haha. Awesome machine.
@@Frog7609 LOL, I heard the loud clunk as I was removing the lid, but didn't realized I whacked the keyboard until after I watched the video. I'm a klutz! But a loving klutz! LOL.
Nice video. Tho I’ve read several books on the mellotron, this hands on tutorial really puts it into perspective. There is a time limit as to how long a note plays from the time you hold it down, correct…8 seconds??? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Yes, the tapes will play approximately 8 seconds. Now this might seem to some a major fault to some keyboard players, but in actuality it forces the player to use what is now known to experienced Mellotron players as the "Crawling Spider" technique to get around the sustain limitation when longer sustain times are required.