SPECIFICATIONS
| Years of Production | 1981 – 1983 |
| Number of Units | 3 |
| Original Price | £999 |
| Dimensions W x H x D | 70.5 x 88 x 66 cm |
| Weight | ? |
The T550 is an M400 in a flight case with space for 2 tape frames and a volume pedal.
Produced in the 1980s, this model bears the name of Novatron, Streetly Electronics having lost the right to use the name Mellotron [See History].
PHOTOS
Novatron T550 #55/102
Photos: Don Kennedy for Studio Bell – National Music Center
Novatron T550
Photos: Dieter Vanmarcke
Novatron T550 #55/101
Photos: Ryo Sekine
VIDEOS
MELLOTRON / NOVATRON T.550 / T550 / T 550 / / ORGAN / HD
Vako Orchestron Vocal Choir – Mellotron 8 Voice Choir
Vako Orchestron String Ensemble – Mellotron String Section
DOCUMENTATION
SOUND LIST
Available sounds at Streetly Electronics
For more information and listen to audio excerpts: Streetly Electronics Mellotron Tape Library
| STRINGS | BRASS | WOODWINDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mk II Violins | Mk II Brass | Oboe |
| M400 Violins (eq’d MKII) | Muted Brass | Cor Anglais/Oboe Split |
| M300A | Trumpet | Bassoon |
| M300B | Trombone | MkII Flute |
| Three More Violins | Mixed Brass B | Vicki Blechta C Flute |
| String Section | GC3 Brass | MkI Clarinet |
| String Section (No Cello) | Two Trombones/Two Trumpets | Clarinet-B |
| Electric String Section | Moog Brass | Bass Clarinet |
| New String Section | Soprano Sax | Piccolo |
| Classic Strings | Tenor Sax | Recorder |
| Violin | Alto Sax | Octave Recorders |
| 16 Violins | Two Tenor/Two Alto | Ian McDonald’s Classical Flute |
| Viola | French Horn | Bass Flute |
| Dickstrings | Glenn Miller | Chamber Woodwinds |
| Cello | Baritone Sax | Woodwind 2 |
| Paravicini Two Cellos | Chamberlin Muted | Chamberlin Bass Clarinet |
| Louise Davis Cello (Vibrato) | Trombone | |
| Louise Davis Cello (Plain) | Chamberlin Trombone | |
| Louise Davis Cello (Pizzicato) | Chamberlin Saxophone | |
| Sad Strings | Chamberlin Octave | |
| Angry Strings | Saxophones | |
| Tony Levin’s NS Electric Cello | ||
| Ric Sander’s Electric Violin | ||
| Cyndee Lee Rule’s Viola | ||
| Chamberlin Violins | ||
| Chamberlin Harp |
| VOICES | KEYBOARDS | GUITARS |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Voice Choir | St John’s Wood Church | Electric Guitar |
| Male Choir | Organ | Spanish Guitar |
| Female Choir | Piano | Steve Hackett’s Sustained Guitar |
| Boy’s Choir | M300 Piano | Adrian Belew’s Sustained Guitar |
| Combined Choir | Mk I Piano Upper Octaves | Gordon Giltrap’s Guitar |
| St Peter’s Choirs | Italian Accordian | Harmonics |
| Russian Choir | Rhodes | Ray Jung’s Fretless Bass |
| Birotron Choir | Moog Taurus Bass Pedals | Twelve String Guitar |
| Chamberlin Solo Female | Moog Whoosh | Ebow Guitar |
| Chamberlin Solo Male | Fairlight Arr1 | Chamberlin Hawaiian Guitar |
| Fairlight Saxy | Chamberlin Electric Guitar | |
| Fairlight Swannee | Chamberlin Mandolin | |
| Plucked Piano | ||
| Hammond C3 Clean | ||
| Hammond C3 Dirty | ||
| American Pump Organ | ||
| Wilden Church Organ | ||
| Chamberlin Accordion | ||
| Chamberlin Piano |
| PERCUSSION | LES BRADLEY MIXES | CHAMBERLIN |
|---|---|---|
| Vibes | Gothic | Violins |
| Marimba | Orchestra | Accordion |
| Glocks/Tubular Bells Split | Medieval Woodwind | Bass Clarinet |
| Cat | Electric Guitar | |
| Chamberlin Vibes | Harp | |
| Hawaiian Guitar | ||
| Mandolin | ||
| Muted Trombone | ||
| Octave Saxophones | ||
| Piano | ||
| Saxophone | ||
| Solo Female | ||
| Solo Male | ||
| Trombone | ||
| Vibes |