Bulky, heavy, ugly and decidedly unsexy to look at it might have been (especially the early models), but the Mellotron carved out its own niche in the progressive rock scene in the late 60s and ...

Composer Duke Special is among a number of Northern Ireland performers who have been awarded funding from a programme aimed ...

If they don’t like it, we’re knackered. Hayward: A couple of days after that, Mike rediscovered an instrument called the Mellotron, and I went with him to the Dunlop factory social club in ...

Composer Peter Wilson, known professionally as Duke Special, has been awarded £5,033 to purchase a Mellotron M4000D, an electro-mechanical musical instrument which preceded the synthesiser.

See for instance the Mellotron, or this relatively easy DIY ... This really looks like a fun little instrument to play. Would you rather control your tape synth with a MIDI keyboard?

has been awarded £5,033 to purchase a Mellotron M4000D, an electro-mechanical musical instrument which preceded the synthesiser. The instrument became popular in progressive rock and The Beatles ...