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A restored N II, lid open, on its black splayed legs. Photo: Docrobbie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Hohner

Hohner Pianet N II

Discontinued 1977
Released 1968

The long-running N, carried on for another nine years with satin black legs. Mechanically the same instrument, and the one you are most likely to find still working.

Replaced by Pianet T

Replaces Pianet N

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Hohner
Status
Discontinued
Released
1968

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
Vibrato, Folding lid, No sustain pedal

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced

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