elective (Noun) Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study. elective (Adjective) Of, or pertaining to voting or elections. elective (Adjective) That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary. My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.
the mellotron is an electro mechanical polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in birmingham england in 1963it evolved from a similar instrument the chamberlin but could be mass produced more effectivelyroduction of the mellotron ceased in 1986 but it regained popularity in the 1990s and was used by several notable bands this led to the resurrection of the original manufacturer streetly electronics
the first unit produced was the mellotron mark i an elegant piece of cabinetry with red mahogany veneer and a highly polished finish approximately 55 were produced from 1962 63 even the selector buttons had a mother of pearl appearancehe mellotron wouldn t even exist if it weren t for the next step in recording technology the cylinders and discs of wax phonolic records couldn t be recorded that is they were playback only in the late 1940 s the ampex tape was developed by alexander m poniatoff with backing from bing crosby