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Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: 2013-05-21

It is hard to watch one by one , these rock pioneers fall away. I think the story goes that Ray originally played a vox continental but it was an italian model. These had plastic keys that were glued to metal shafts, unlike the wooden British keys , and they broke off. The italian vox also has a reedier sound, a little closer to a farfisa. He replaced the vox with the Gibson later on.
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] on behalf of matthew meixner [ccstickleback@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 6:38 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

 

Looks like the news is directed towards this bout with cancer.  I never heard anything and didn't even know he was sick.  Sad, he has always been an amazing influence.
M

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek
 
I like the sound of the vox as well. I think he is dead though.

Mark

From: matthew meixner <ccstickleback@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek
 
He used a Vox Continental and Kalamazoo orgen, not Farfisa.  Sorry, also heard yet it is a hoax.

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek
 
Sorry to hear of his death. I liked his playing and the Farfisa sound.

Mark

From: JAMES STRAUSS <jandjstrz@verizon.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek
 
My wife hated the chessy farfisa sound - but I loved the studio work - he was great with that Doors mysterioso sound........
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XzHotB5-To