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| From | Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net> |
| Subject | Re: cellophane, wondermints |
| Date | Sat, 27 Mar 2004 00:34:22 +0000 |
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Methinks you are correct - it does sound like the Baldwin electric
harpsichord, which is a rare SOB. That thing was all over the Partridge
Family records, and I believe that Roger Manning played one on the Jellyfish
albums. Sometimes you can approximate the sound on a Clavinet (example:
"I'll Be There" by the J5), but the characteristic sound of the jack hitting
the strings after the key is released isn't as pronounced.
There are good harpsichord samples around - Kurzweil has some exceptional
ones, which in fact I use on the last Oohs album in a few places. I plan to
use it on our next disc too!
Brioohs
on 3/27/04 1:05 AM, audities-owner@smoe.org at audities-owner@smoe.org
wrote:
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:30:13 -0600
> From: "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: cellophane, wondermints
> Message-ID: <auto-000038974097@cablelynx.com>
>
> It sounds like a electric harpischord to my ears, but knowing that they
> recorded "Bali" on a low budget, it might be a digitally sampled one.
>
> I wish more bands used them for hook embellishment - I have been in love with
> that sound since I heard it first on The Beach Boys "When I Grow Up". Cool
> sound.
>
> Billy
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