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Re: Fender Rhodes (was: Organ Sound for Surf Music...( and Dave Baby Cortez))

westcoastpaeb - 10 Oct 2005 19:16:37

jville.geo@yahoo wrote:
> The Fender Rhodes wasn't in production till about 1970
> or so. If anything, the "prototypical" elec. piano
> sound is more likely the Wurlitzer electric piano,
> which started production sometime in the 1950s.
>
> ~ Jonathan
john.blair@s... wrote:
> The Fender Rhodes electric piano was introduced in the early 1960s,
not the
> early 70s.
> john blair
Both you guys are right. Tho introduced in the early 60's, it is
doubtful that even any studio surf group used the Fender Rhodes.. And
certainly no performing surf band did because the Fender Rhodes
(suitcase) portable models the Mark 1 73 or 88 keys didn't get
introduced until 1970.
westcoastpaeb

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