• Hohner Clavinet Keyboard

The Hohner Collection for Pianoteq consists in four famous Hohner® keyboard instruments: Electra-piano, Clavinet D6, Pianet N and Pianet T.

These are electro-mechanical pianos, manufactured by Hohner from the early sixties until the early eighties. They appeared in many hit records of that period, including 'I Am the Walrus' by The Beatles, 'She's Not There' by The Zombies, 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin and 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder. The Hohner Collection is tested and authorized by Hohner.

Ticky Clav 2 is an emulation of aHohner Clavinet. Back by popular demand comes another remastered virtual instrument by Big Tick Audio. This time its Ticky Clav, quite possibly the first virtual instrument that used physical modeling to emulate the hugely popular Hohner D6 Clavinet, made famous by Stevie Wonder’s hit song Superstition. Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, Farfisa combo organ, Hohner Clavinet, Wurlitzer E-piano, Mellotron & Arp Solina. And even the antic Theremin + some funky toys: Speak and Spell & Stylophone. This free VST from GTG is an emulation of a Juno6, it sounds very good.

In the Electra-piano, forks are struck by hammers and their electronically converted vibrations are transmitted to a transistorised amplifier.

In the Clavinet D6, strings are struck by small rubber tips and pressed on to an anvil. Two pickups allow the amplification of the string vibrations.

In the Pianet N, reeds are plucked by electrostatic pick-ups and leather and foam pads. The resulting vibrations are converted into electrical signal via an electro-magnetic pick-up.

Hohner Clavinet Keyboard

In the Pianet T, reeds are plucked by silicone rubber pads, resulting in a mellower sound typical of the seventies.