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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Fairlight 30th Anniversary Commoration

2005-11-01 by Harald Feldmann

Nice initiative.

> Here's the press release...looks like it's just a keyboard..not a
> full CMI III.
>
> Fairlight and WITNESS will auction a one-of-a-kind, vintage
> Fairlight CMI signed by legendary musicians and producers, such as
> Peter Gabriel and Hans Zimmer.

Here it says CMI. Maybe they wil not mark the system unit, but only the
keys ?

> At the heart of the Fairlight and WITNESS partnership is a
> fundraising auction of a vintage Fairlight CMI Series III keyboard.
> Veteran musicians, composers and producers that used the Fairlight
> CMI from its early years will sign each white key. The keyboard will
> be mounted and auctioned in public to music aficionados.

What needs to be mounted ?

> BTW Mr. Lancken, I don't believe the Fairlight CMI III uses a 5
> octave (61 key) keyboard.  LOL

:)

Regards,
Harald.

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