[sdiy] Sun Ra Synth Flute?

[Don Tillman]

   > From: WeAreAs1 at aol.com
   > Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:55:34 EDT
   > 
   > ethan tripp wrote:
   > 
   > > this may be slightly OT, but i saw the sun ra arkestra last
   > > night, and one of the main players was using some kind of
   > > instrument that looked like a small black box, about 12x1.5x2
   > > inches with knobs on the sides and a large knob that hung off
   > > the end.
   > 
   > That would probably have been an old Steiner EVI (Electronic
   > Valve Instrument).

I agree.  

Trumpet player Mike Metheny (Pat Metheny's brother) is probably the
most notable musician playing the Steiner EVI.  There's a photo of him
with it in the 'bio' section of his web site.

http://www.mikemetheny.com

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
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