On Mar 1, 2009, at 6:56 PM, ceccles_ca wrote: > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "James Bailey" <jimab@...> > wrote: > > Unfortunately he wasn't so savvy in the marketing department. > > Calling it The Electronic Sackbut wasn't a great marketing decision. > A Sackbut is a Trombone. I suppose he called it that because of it's > unique glide control. It was a stupid name, even Le Caine said so later on, but it's a way- cool instrument. I only played a prototype (but it was a later one), and let me tell you, it could do some wild things. The glide control was amazing. If he'd only had some marketing savvy... Rick
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: SPTR - 1955 tape replay keyboard
2009-03-02 by Rick Blechta