That unusual organ in the Michael Penn's "No Myth" video

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When this video came out, there was some talk about the organ the keyboardist was playing.

Anybody remember what the hub-bub was all about?

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Patrick Warren plays a Chamberlain. It’s basically a device that moves an analog tape along a play head. It has a flywheel so that the speed of the tape can be affected as it moves by the play head.
Here’s a description of a Mellotron, which is very similar to a Chamberlain.

And a look inside a chamberlain.

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Cool! Thanks!

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You’re welcome. That album, March, is one of my favorites of all time.

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This video doesn’t happen to be X-rated, does it? I guess even a non-unususal organ would be enought for that…

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March is a great album (IMO).

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And here I thought I was the only Doper who even knew who Michael Penn was. I prefer Free For All, generally, but March is definitely a classic.