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Hohner Pianet C

Discontinued 1965
Released 1963

The Pianet with the valves taken out and transistors put in. Same sticky-pad mechanism and same bright pluck, in a lighter and more reliable box. The related CH added optional vibrato.

Replaced by Pianet N

Replaces Pianet

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Hohner
Status
Discontinued
Released
1963

Keyboard

Keys
61
Key action
Synth-action
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
61 lightly sprung unweighted keys, F1-F6; each key lifts a pad off its reed rather than striking it

Sound

Tone source
Reeds
Sound engine
Electro-mechanical: a sticky leather pad lifts off a ground steel reed as the key is pressed, plucking it, and the vibration is read by a variable-capacitance (electrostatic) pickup. There are no dampers, so a note rings until the pad drops back onto the reed.
Polyphony
Full polyphony (61 notes)
Features
Transistorised pre-amplifier, No sustain pedal

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced

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