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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: SPTR - 1955 tape replay keyboard

From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
Date: 2009-03-02


On Mar 1, 2009, at 6:56 PM, ceccles_ca wrote:

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, "James Bailey" <jimab@...>
wrote:
> Unfortunately he wasn't so savvy in the marketing department. 

Calling it The Electronic Sackbut wasn't a great marketing decision. 
A Sackbut is a Trombone. I suppose he called it that because of it's
unique glide control.

It was a stupid name, even Le Caine said so later on, but it's a way-cool instrument. I only played a prototype (but it was a later one), and let me tell you, it could do some wild things. The glide control was amazing. If he'd only had some marketing savvy...

Rick