Category
page 1Electric pianos
electric piano
electromechanical instrument in which vibrations, caused by keystrokes on piano-style musical keyboard, are converted into electrical signals by magnetic pickups and amplified by an amplifier and speakers
Rhodes piano
electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes
Wurlitzer Electric Piano
electric piano made from the 1950s to the 1980s
Pianet
electro-mechanical piano built by the Hohner
Neo-Bechstein
thumb|right|Neo-Bechstein grand piano at the Vienna Technical Museum
Neo-Bechstein or Bechstein-Siemens-Nernst-Flügel were a set of electric grand pianos that were primarily built by Walther Nernst in the 1930s. Improvising upon an electrical prototype by Oskar Vierling, the design was executed around 1922, and the first of the set was marketed in 1931 to critical acclaim. The mechanics of the piano were implemented by the C. Bechstein company and the valve electronics were created by Siemens & Halske. The design belonged to a newer generation of electric pianos that eliminated the presence of