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Hohner

Hohner Pianet M

Discontinued 1983Released 1977

The Pianet T mechanism in a console cabinet with its own amplifier and speakers. The home version, meant to stay in one room.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Hohner
Status
Discontinued
Released
1977

Keyboard

Keys
60
Key action
Synth-action
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
60 lightly sprung unweighted keys, F-E; each key lifts a pad off its reed rather than striking it

Sound

Tone source
Reeds
Sound engine
Electro-mechanical: silicone pads pluck rolled spring-steel reeds, read by an electromagnetic pickup. Warmer and softer than the sticky-pad models, and far less temperamental, because the pads do not perish.
Polyphony
Full polyphony (60 notes)
Features
Internal speakers and amplifier, No sustain pedal

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced, Internal speakers

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