Yup... All three of my main influences died over the past year... Ray, Jon, and Dave Brubeck
David Jacques
David Jacques
On May 20, 2013, at 16:23, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:
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]
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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>
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I like the sound of the vox as well. I think he is dead though.
Mark
From: matthew meixner <ccstickleback@yahoo.com>
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He used a Vox Continental and Kalamazoo orgen, not Farfisa. Sorry, also heard yet it is a hoax.
From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
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Sorry to hear of his death. I liked his playing and the Farfisa sound.
Mark
From: JAMES STRAUSS <jandjstrz@verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 9:49 AM
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My wife hated the chessy farfisa sound - but I loved the studio work - he was great with that Doors mysterioso sound........