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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]
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 6:38 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

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.

From: Mark Pring
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

I like the sound of the vox as well. I think he is dead though.

Mark

From: matthew meixner
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"
Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

He used a Vox Continental and Kalamazoo orgen, not Farfisa. Sorry, also heard yet it is a hoax.

From: Mark Pring
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

Sorry to hear of his death. I liked his playing and the Farfisa sound.

Mark

From: JAMES STRAUSS To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

My wife hated the chessy farfisa sound - but I loved the studio work - he was great with that Doors mysterioso sound........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XzHotB5-To

The Mellotron Group

RE: [newmellotrongroup] RIP Ray Manzarek

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