Getting the wrong end of the stick

[Arpangel]

It’s amazing how you can go blindly on sometimes, thinking something is that, when it’s this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34afWRQ5_-c

It’s the sound I have in my head when I think "Rhodes" but it’s not, it’s a Pinanet T, it’s sound I’ve been after for years, and not realising it was this, it’s a lot softer than a Rhodes, and doesn’t have that f*****g tine noise, that I always have to EQ out.
This is bad, really bad, as they are rarer than a MK1 Rhodes.

[Hugh Robjohns]

There's one on Reverb right now, in London, £1500.

https://reverb.com/uk/p/hohner-pianet-t-1977

And on ebay, also London (might be the same one, £1200
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28518537159 ... R6KpwsbeYQ

[ef37a]

One of two ladies was playing a keyboard last night on Comic Relief and I thought the piano sound was terrific. Anyone see it and can shed light?

Dave.

[zenguitar]

It was a nice red Nord. I am sure someone will recognise the exact model.

Andy

[FrankF]

I do enjoy these homely, not-trying-to-be-slick vids on YT. (People who start their vids with any loud noises should, of course, be taken outside and shot...loudly.)

A quick CTRL F through some manuals tells me that the late Steve Howell sampled the Pianet for his Hollow Sun libraries, so I have 2 "Pianette" samples on my Alesis Fusion.

He also sampled something called a "Vocks Conti", and a "FarCheeza", he he. Good old Steve.

[Arpangel]

There's one on Reverb right now, in London, £1500.

https://reverb.com/uk/p/hohner-pianet-t-1977

And on ebay, also London (might be the same one, £1200
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28518537159 ... R6KpwsbeYQ

Thanks a lot for that Hugh, I’d like to try these obviously, I’ve not done reverb before, but I’ve got an EBay account, I’ll log in and send him a message.

[Arpangel]

I do enjoy these homely, not-trying-to-be-slick vids on YT. (People who start their vids with any loud noises should, of course, be taken outside and shot...loudly.)

A quick CTRL F through some manuals tells me that the late Steve Howell sampled the Pianet for his Hollow Sun libraries, so I have 2 "Pianette" samples on my Alesis Fusion.

He also sampled something called a "Vocks Conti", and a "FarCheeza", he he. Good old Steve.

Of course, there is a side of me that wants to avoid vintage hardware, and thinks samples may be the more reliable and maintenance free way to go.

[FrankF]

Yes, but will they have that "bass growl"?
That was a nice detail he pointed out.

[The Elf]

Before you head off at another tangent... are you absolutely sure that the sound you have in your head isn't yet a Wurlitzer EP200?

Rhodes, Pianet and EP (and even Crumar Roadrunner) have been confused constantly over the decades.

[Arpangel]

Before you head off at another tangent... are you absolutely sure that the sound you have in your head isn't yet a Wurlitzer EP200?

Rhodes, Pianet and EP (and even Crumar Roadrunner) have been confused constantly over the decades.

Well, the sound of the Pianet T sounds like it’s the one, the Wurly is a bit too over blown if you know what I mean, the Pianet has that tightness, without being so spikey, it’s about right, I know you can manipulate Rhodes beyond beyond, and gets loads of sounds, but the Pianet just seems to have it straight there.
I’d like to try one first, of course, another reason to go to that blokes studio.

[IAA]

Tony, listen to the Pianet Sample library on pianobook https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/hohner-pianet-t/. I’ve got this and it’s very characterful. I had a Pianet back in the day. Sound was nice, playing it was awful as I recall…..

Ian

[The Elf]

They were, indeed, horrible to play.

[MarkOne]

They were, indeed, horrible to play.

I can attest to this too. The Planet T is the only keyboard I ever sold and not at some time after regretted it. The action was horrible. It was barely touch sensitive, the energy in the tine came from lifting a 'sticky' rubber pad, and when it couldn't stick any longer it release the tine, the difference between softly playing and hammering was not very great at all.

Particularly hated the fact that there was no sustain pedal, you could just about get away with a reverb pedal to 'fudge' that

Also as the key release was basically the rubber pad dropping back onto the tine, in the lower register you could get a lovely farty noise as the tine vibrated against the pad.

But as a teenager, in the 70s it was a way for me to have an electric piano because a Rhodes or Whurly were well out of my reach. Also it was basically its own flight case.

I really can't believe the prices they're fetching now.

[IAA]

This!

I gave mine away in disgust as soon as I could! BUT a well set up one did have a very lovely pure sound - lost in a rock band mix I found . In Kontact of course you can add the entire kitchen sink to make it have a real bite. I think Tony Banks did a similar thing with a fuzz box in between lead guitarists.

[MOF]

You can get a Pianet/Clavinet combo.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5rkHvsvRdBg

[Arpangel]

Nothings perfect in life, is it?

[FrankF]

Fifteen hundred quid for a bleedin' suitcase?

For that money you could get yersen a brand spanking new Hydrasynth,
and still have plenty of notes left over for a KFC bucket or three,
several boxes of Fondant Fancies,
and some of the finest wines available to humanity!

[Arpangel]

Fifteen hundred quid for a bleedin' suitcase?

For that money you could get yersen a brand spanking new Hydrasynth,
and still have plenty of notes left over for a KFC bucket or three,
several boxes of Fondant Fancies,
and some of the finest wines available to humanity!

But it’s got no Rhodes, or Pianet, plus, I don’t like KFC, but I’ll take the cakes and wine though.

[Hugh Robjohns]

But it’s got no Rhodes, or Pianet....

But you could create good emulations of both (with better dynamic control than the latter)...

[sonics]

I had a Pianet which I sold as soon as I could. I only bought it because of Tony Banks. It was horrible!

Get yourself a nice 73/76/88-note controller and a laptop running samples.