Hi Taike,

Thanks again for the great links...I have several Claude Dupras albums (on vinyl, no less) that feature Electone instruments.

In fact, I often play "Nightbirds" in my demos, in memory of Claude...I play it with a Brazilian Samba beat mostly.

I did not receive your email...I did get one some time ago (back in June), which I was rather late responding to, because of work...I replied on 8/12/2009.

Yes, I agree with Kawai having great organ sounds...always did...we sold them alongside Electone when I was working at a large store in Newfoundland, Canada.

I'll have a look at Kawai's latest,and greatest DT9...did you intend to put up a link?

Claude's passing was a great loss to Yamaha, as well as his family...he left two little girls and a lovely wife...he was a perfectionist, and even after he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, he continued to work with Electone and Electone Schools almost till the end...he was a great inspiration to me, and a really cool guy.

I played the EX-42,and FX-1 as well as HX-1...I owned several Electones...a three manual D-85 (with two additional Yamaha Leslie type cabinets) as well as an E-70 Electone, with full pedalboard...my last was an HX-1.

Kind of off topic, but I recently sold a Yamaha GS-1 Synthesizer (looks like a little piano...wood cabinet...weighted 88 keybed...sold it to a collector; I picked it up at an estate sale pretty cheap. Grandaddy of the DX line...8 operator FM (as opposed to DX-7's six op)...mint condition, hardly ever played.

Some of this technology was shared with the Electones...I didn't like them at first, preferring the older analog sound (PASS:Pulse Analog Synthesizer System)...but they eventually managed to warm it up nicely.

Good to see you back posting on SZ.

Ian