From organbarry@gmail.com Fri Sep 14 15:00:35 2012
Subject:OT Re: Guess Who and Pianets-and Zep

Simon, off topic, but... we'll probably be in London next summer - I
really want to see your band - I love that kind of music and the videos
are incredible!!
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> That's interesting - I'd never heard of the Hohner Electra-Piano being
> called anything else. Maybe Wurlitzer objected. I bet that CBS did
> when they found out that the Electra used essentially the same
> mechanism as the Fender Rhodes, only using reeds instead of wire tines.
>
> Did you know that Davoli in Italy made a Rhodes clone, and that
> Columbia in Japan made a mechanically close copy of the Wurlitzer? The
> latter was even exported to the USA and sold as the Maestro electric
> piano.
>
> Simon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barry
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 8:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: Guess Who and Pianets-and Zep
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> Yeah, but I just looked at a '60's Hohner catalog that was sitting right
> here (who knows why?), but what is described below as the Hohner
> 'Electra Piano' (not to be confused with the RMI instrument of the same
> name) is called, in this catalog, the Hohner 'Electronic Piano' (not to
> be confused with the Wurlitzer instrument of the same name). In the
> catalog description it is referred to as a 'new electro-mechanical
> keyboard instrument'. It goes on to say that its 'advantages... are
> instantly detected and will delight many music enthusiasts' - so there.
> And, on the next page is a photograph of 'keyboard star of stars,
> Liberace' playing a Clavinet C. Really...
> >
> > wow...this thread took off............cool
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Barry
> >
> > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>
> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:02:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: Guess Who and Pianets-and Zep
> >
> > The Korg SV-1 has a set of samples of the Hohner Electra Piano (and the
> > RMI Electra Piano). I haven't had a chance to really explore the Hohner
> > sound too much.
> > >
> > > "Stairway" is not a Pianet but a comparatively rare Hohner
> > > Electra-Piano (not to be confused with the solid-state RMI
> > > ElectraPiano, which is an entirely different animal). The Hohner
> > > Electra-Piano looks like an upright piano but is actually a variation
> > > of the Fender Rhodes design, using a hammer action to hit metal reeds
> > > which are coupled to sustain bars. There is a sustain pedal and a soft
> > > pedal, and a set of loudspeakers in the base.
> > >
> > > This instrument was used on several Zep tracks around the same time,
> > > but was rarely if ever used on stage, a Fender Rhodes being used
> > > instead. Towards the end of the 1970s a portable model was produced,
> > > but was not a commercial success.
> > >
> > > See my "Hall of Electric Pianos" website
> > > www.hallofelectricpianos.co.uk for further details.
> > >
> > > Simon Beck
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Rock Key
> > > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
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> >
> > > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:42 PM
> > > Subject: [CWSG] Re: Guess Who and Pianets-and Zep
> > >
> > > Did anyone mention Stairway to Heaven yet? I never knew before, but it
> > > says so on the wiki page the pianet was used on this recording if you
> > > want to believe it. In the mid '70 the bass player let me use his and
> > > for some reason, when we played it, STH always sounded right with it
> > > but at the time I thought it was just a happy accident. Who knew? Not
> > > me :)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Rock
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