Originally intended for home use, the Hohner® Pianet was created in the early 1960s by visionary designer, Ernst Zacharias. The signature sound of the Pianet N was heard in The Beatles' "I am the Walrus,” "Summer in the City " by The Lovin' Spoonful, and in many other hits of the era. The Pianet employs foam and leather pads which stick to the tines. Depressing a key causes the sticky pad to pull on the tine, bending it upward and when it lets go, the tine vibrates. The rare Pianet N is enjoying a resurgence in popularity due to the availability of replacement parts.
Resources: Keyscape Reference Guide
All musical instrument manufacturer and product names used in Keyscape are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Spectrasonics. The trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Spectrasonics sound development. All names of musical artists and instrument inventors have been included for illustrative and educational purposes only and do not suggest any affiliation or endorsement of Keyscape by any artist or instrument inventor.
