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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Frank Samagaio has passed away.

2011-04-06 by David Jacques

This is horrible news. Although we sometimes had maddening political discussions, Frank was a great guy. We met and hung together at NAMM and had great times. 

His book is also the seminal text on the instrument we all love.  My thoughts are with him and his family.  


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On Apr 5, 2011, at 21:56, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:

> Frank was very generous with information regarding Mellotron, we sent many
> e-mails back and forth and I learned alot of valuable things from him. His
> book is an irreplacable resource. He had strong opinions but I can't hold
> somebodies politics against them for god's sake. I am really sorry to hear
> of his passing.
> 
> > I just saw on facebook that Frank died 10 days ago. Was anyone aware of
> > this? I know many people on this list had very strong feelings about
> > Frank,
> > both good and bad. He was my friend. I will miss him.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> 
>

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