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solo album Six Wives of Henry VIII. Edgar Winter (of "Frankenstein"
fame) played one. And although I don't know for sure, I'd swear that's
an RMI on its harpsichord setting that I hear Keith Emerson using on
a few ELP tunes (like "Benny the Bouncer" from Brain Salad
Surgery).
And yours truly also owned - er, borrowed, for a prolonged period
of time - an RMI. RMI stood for Rocky Mount Instruments (not Rocky
Mountain Instruments as some people think). It was covered in blue
tolex vinyl, it stood on four spindly chrome legs. It had rocker
switches which controlled various voice settings, but overall it always
sounded about the same - like a raspy harpsichord/Farfisa organ but
with slightly more bottom end.
– appropriately beat-up.
RMI electric piano
D13 – Vox Continental
The organ sound that defined the 60's. The Beatles used one. Ray
Manzarek of the Doors used one. The Dave Clark Five used one. The
Animals used one. So did numerous other American, British, and
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