Mellotron

hough initially conceived as ‘The Chamberlin’ by American Harry Chamberlin, there is something entirely British about the Mellotron. Indeed, the first instrument to carry the name was British born, a product of a meeting between Chamberlin’s sales agent Bill Fransen and the Brothers Bradley (Frank, Norman, Les) of Bradmatic Ltd, a tape engineering firm. The Bradleys had ideas about how to improve Chamberlin’s design and, joined by TV