[Rhodes22-list] RE: Rhodes Piano on KSLM & New Song on Brookville

[Slim]

Doug,

I never owned a Rhodes myself but I had a Wurlitzer, Vox Jaguar, Yamaha
electric grand, and of course a Hammond B-3.  Then came a raft of portables.
But the B-3 is still my favorite.

Slim

On 6/20/05 9:00 AM, "Gardner, Douglas (LNG-DAY)"
<douglas.gardner at lexisnexis.com> wrote:

> Hey Slimmy, 
> 
>  Just to tease you a little, I do have a pre-Fender era Rhodes 88 sitting
> in my basement.  ;^)
> 
> And I'm a percussionist, so don't even PLAY the thing!  But it IS a
> fantastic instrument, so I appreciate it.
> 
> I finally got Fretnaught into the water on Saturday.  Apparently, the
> "former New Song" has been out enough for me to hear reports of a pristine
> R22 on Brookville Lake (I mean besides my "pristine as can be 1986 model").
> 
> 
> That is great to hear!
> 
> --Doug
> s/v Fretnaught
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Slim
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:49 AM
> To: Rhodes
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Piano on KSLM
> 
> The Rhodes piano was one of the earliest and venerable electronic pianos.
> Instead of the hammer striking strings, the hammer struck tines--like a
> tuning fork except one prong instead of two.  Here's a fine example:
> 
> http://home.mn.rr.com/kslm/Brandy.mp3
> 
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