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May 03rd, 2013

5/3/2013

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I spoke for about an hour this afternoon with Fred Zonfrilli, elder son of Joe Zonfrilli, one of the founders of Sano Amps.  Fred, at 75 years old, is a prince of a man.  Many thanks to the ever-generous and humblingly-talented Larry John McNally for helping me make this connection. Check out http://www.larryjohnmcnally.com  Additional most sincere thanks to Mike Zonfrilli for trusting me to contact his dad.

I need to correct some of my information about Jack Gentul, but the timeline is starting to make sense. One really significant piece of information for now:  Jack Gentul designed all but the earliest of the Sano tube amp circuits, and ran the manufacturing side of Sano for just over a decade. So Jack is not only the fountainhead of Hilgen amps, but Sano amps as well.

Not a bad track record.

Will revise Jack Gentul page tomorrow with new information.
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    John Bannon

    I've been playing electric guitar for 44 years.  That's an alarming statistic... Anyway, I admire underdogs and unsung heroes.  Particularly when they labored in complete obscurity, making spectacular amps that were forgotten for more than 30 years. Another alarming statistic.

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