Definition of "mellotron" []

• An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds. (noun)

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• "A spurious argument (essentially trading one evil for another) to be sure, but one which I fear will be picked up by the usual marketing propagandists at Peabody and Massey, et al. The mellotron is your friend. by archigeek at"
• "" We ' ve got the exact sample of the mellotron on ' Strawberry Fields, ' " Joey Curatolo said last week at the Neil Simon Theatre, a few days after opening night."
• "A fellow named Dave Biro took the mellotron principle one step further, and spliced each 8-track tape into a continuous loop, so it could hold the notes indefinitely."