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Hi Frank

I think but not 100% that it was Bill Nelson who is credited with the
invention of the Gizmo string vibrator thingy...........

http://www3.adnc.com/~ambient/faq.html   search gizmo

Gordon Hall
Music and sound design
Venomgames.co.uk
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10cc were a weird band - they wrote bubblegum pop, and yet were actually at
the forefront of musical creativity. They composed simple songs that were
complex essays on pop music - they were almost a parody of themselves -
possibly the Frank Zappas of English pop! Like the 'Gizmo' that Creme and
Godley invented which I think (I may be wrong here) was the first guitar
synth. Not bad of a two-bit pop band from Manchester:)

Frank