Calembel.. A short piece for Mellotron and Bass pedals

Inspired by the works of JRR Tolkien, this little theme came to me one night whilst watching Fellowship of the Ring. I make no claim to it being a master work, and at 1:23 it's one of the shortest pieces I've ever done.
It really suits the sound and feel of the Mellotron, so I thought I would build several tracks of different tron sounds and underpin the whole thing with Moog Taurus Bass Pedals. Also, I was missing a couple of sounds in my tape frames, so the Memotron was called on as substitute. See if you can guess the 2 sounds that didn't come from the tron.
You also get to see some of mechanical magic that happens inside a Mellotron, a rare treat!

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[TonewheelStudio]

Hi Andy, I love this theme a lot, and I'm now learning to play it. Thanks to the tapes action you show, I can figure out the chords you play during the "chorus" part. As for the Memotron, could you tell me the sounds you are using, together with the MK2 Flute?

[andykinch]

Hi!

Thanks for the kind words.

Memotron: Cello, Mk2 Flute, String Orchestra. 8 Choir

Mellotron: Mk 2 Violins, M300 strings. Mk2 Brass. Chamber Woodwinds.

New Viola and Oboe. Pleased you liked it.

Regards. Andy

[Devlinski]

"did you hear that Bobby?"

[andykinch]

Unfortunately, Bobby will not get to hear it Dave. Sadly, he passed away yesterday (14th Sept.) Some of us were gong to see him this week. Someone must have told him I was coming!

[trap0001]

Very nice piece Andy, and well played. Wouldn't fancy gigging that piece of kit in the Transit though. You'd open the door and there'd be tape everywhere LOL!!

[andykinch]

I agree! Hence the Memotron.

[LateKnight1992]

Epic is no word for this.

This is more than epic!

That sounds so amazingly great...

Thanks for sharing!

[anbreatnach]

'Trons rule, great to see and hear a truly great player at the helm.

[Trondoc]

Outstanding, Andy!

[CadillacL]

Simply beautiful sounds that only the Tron can make.

[Nikkodemis]

A well played 'tron can bring me to tears - well played

[imagodoc]

AWESOME!

[braymanj]

Beautiful!

[Devlinski]

"I'm sure he loved you really Andy?" x