funny how things turn out...

Take the Hammond Organ; created mid-20s century by Laurens Hammond, it was meant to be a compact, affordable substitution for the pipe organ. And it was. But it was also embraced by jazz players and rock musicians, acquiring a mystique and a set of cultural references all its own and quite beyond its creator's intentions.

Then there's the Rhodes; initially created by educator Harold Rhodes during WWII, the original was allegedly cobbled together using surplus parts from US bombers. It was used as part of a music therapy program for recovering soldiers, an instrument they could place on their laps and play in their hospital beds.

Can you imagine how the last 50-60 years of …