The pianet is best seen as a variation of, rather than a replacement for, the earlier cembalet. Pianets were in production from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. The real feel of the classic pianet t in just 35mb. All sounds were carefully sampled from the source instrument, a hohner pianet t, using three techniques. This little marvel comprises three instrument sets acoustic, muted and amped. The hohner pianet m was one of the final models that came out and thats when they changed the pads on the inside from foam to rubber so they would last longer and be better. Description this video shows focuses on tuning, voicing and addressing with common problems. Originally intended for home use, the pianet was created by hohners visionary designer, ernst zacharias, also the inventor of the clavinet. Jul 12, 2011 hohner pianet t demo mercy, mercy, mercy duration. There is a preset called these eyes, specifically emulating the guess who, and another one black friday after steely dan. A series of different versions were in production from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. I really enjoyed going to the piano lab and preparing for the piano test.
Combo pianet 720526 musical instrument pdf manual download. The pianet used accordion reeds that were plucked with adhesive pads, it was slightly velocity sensitive but like the clavinet it did not feature a sustain mechanism. At the time, a costeffective substitute for a rhodes. It used reeds to produce sound, much like the wurlitzer. This is one of the reason that the pianet m models was so popular because it basically would last longer, they have worked out all of the kinks with this model of the. This variation of the pianet does not come with legs. Mine is a little more humble than a rhodes or wurly. Audio plugins for all operating systems windows, mac os x, linux, ios and android, tagged as hohner pianet t. Mounting the pianet ns orgaphon amplifier cp hohner pianet n. Celebrating our 20th year in business new clavinet hammer tips, new pianet t sticky pads and much more. The pianet t was manufactured by hohner from 1977 to the early 1980s. Instrumente in eine samplebibliothek zu portieren, ist ein ziemlicher aufwand. Completely restored 1962 i believe hohner pianet n. Each set features a number of fully tweakable sounds which can be edited, blended together and given the.
Hohner pianetclavinet duo instruction manual pdf download. The pianets tone is generated by metal reeds which vibrate in the presence of simple magnetic pickups. List of electric piano products from manufacturer hohner. It hasnt been played in forever and has just been sitting in an attic for probably decades. Electric pianos fender rhodes, wurlitzer, hohner pianet. This video is a great resource to have to tune your pianet correctly. The signature sound of the hohner pianet n was heard in the beatles i am the walrus, summer in the city by the lovin spoonful, and in many other hits of the 1960s.
Modartt releases hohner pianet n for pianoteq keyboardmag. The clavinet duo model combined a clavinet with the hohner pianet t in one compact albeit heavy instrument. More information order rubber anti vibration tape 5mm. Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. Its a less sophisticated instrument than either of those, but has its own sound and is a lot of fun to play. It has tapered rectangular crosssection legs forming an inverted v that mount to the ends of the case and are secured by a large, threaded knob. The reeds are mounted to a steel bar fully 38 of an inch thick which is also welded to another 14 inch steel bar. Seu designer foi ernst zacharias, com mecanismo baseado em um design dos anos 1920 por lloyd loar. Pianetclavinet duo musical instrument pdf manual download. View and download hohner pianetclavinet duo instruction manual online. A quick note about the vibrato circuit in the pianet n. Im pretty sure the guy in the chicago video is playing a hohner pianet, probably model n not a clavinet. Hohner pianet used in dutch pop music home facebook. This physically modelled instrument joins the pianet t, electrapiano and clavinet d6 as part of the hohner collection, authorized by hohner.
The kurzweil classic keys rom has samples of the hohner pianet plus the rmi and various others. Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a widespanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear. Hohner pianet n schematic 01 hohner pianet n schematic 02. Hohner has released a series of videos that enable you, the player, to maintain and repair your harmonicas to your personal needs 7. More information order hohner pianet t reed screw and washer.
The pianet a perfectly captured hohner model n pianet is a classic electromechanical piano which used an array of metal reeds plucked by foam pads impregnated with adhesive to produce its sound. Com the hohner clavinet and hohner pianet resource. Nov 29, 2017 modartt releases hohner pianet n for pianoteq. Feb 28, 2017 completely restored 1962 i believe hohner pianet n. Approximate manufacturing span 19651968 the pianet n has a case profile with a taper towards the front. The hohner pianet this is the t variant acquired the reputation of being a poor mans rhodes, but a wellmaintained instrument can sound very good. The key action and velocity response are light and sort of spongey, and it doesnt have the fullness of a rhodes or wurly but makes up for it with the. It is a german manufactured 19771982 electromechanical piano it is a metal reed type piano and is made by hohner. The designer of the early pianet models was ernst zacharias, basing the mechanism closely on a 1920s design by lloyd loar. The pianet was a series of electric pianos built by the hohner company of trossingen, west germany from the 1950s to the 1970s. While my vibrato works well knocks on wood with the original bulb, i wanted to find some spares should i ever need them. The hohner pianet t was an electric piano manufactured between 1977 and 1982.
The closest ive come was in college when i took music for early childhood. Hohner pianet n original vintage 1960s electric studio use only, good condition. Hohner pianet n for sale vintage 60s electromechanical. It is an option on the pc2 and pc1 series, probably included in the k2500 series but dont know for sure.
Hohner clavinet pianet duo schematic hohner combo pianet schematic hohner electricpiano service manual hohner pianet n schematic 01 hohner pianet n. Mar 12, 2017 mounting the pianet ns orgaphon amplifier cp posted on march 12, 2017 by diymusician having never had the pianet legs, i wanted to find a table that matched the aesthetic of the keyboard. View and download hohner combo pianet 720526 general servicing instructions online. We recently found this lovely electric piano from the 60s in our vault which weve already sampled many years ago with an old akai sampler and paired it with our akg bx10 reverb for kontakt. With just sixty keys and a cabinet thats only 3 12 inches tall, at just over 42 pounds, its weight is quite surprising. It has a sound somewhere between the smoothness andor the bark of other top. Hohner pianet n for sale vintage 60s electromechanical piano. Eliminate static noise in the pianet n with copper shielding tape. Very close miced for acoustic harmonics and dissonance, muted with a finger placed delicately on each tine for a thumb piano feel, and through high quality preamps. The hohner pianet m, an electromechanical piano build in germany in the 1970s. I could be wrong, though last edited by spiritworks. These are electromechanical pianos, manufactured by hohner from the early sixties until the early eighties. Unfollow hohner pianet t to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
A brief list of famous bands and artists who have used particular electric pianos, and the names of some wellknown recordings where you can hear them being used. Some of these may be wrong if you have documentary evidence for any of them not just i think it sounds like a. Hohner pianet n demo by shinichiro sudo copyright 20102012 organ69 all rights reserved. Wurlitzer wurlitzer 200 series trouble shooting wurlitzer model 112 service manual. The beatles, lovin spoonful, roxy music, king crimson, tony banks, christine mcvie. Hohner combo pianet 720526 general servicing instructions pdf.
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