Clavichord
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The clavichord is a stringed rectangular keyboard instrument that was used largely in the Late Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. Historically, it was mostly used as a p
1977 unfretted clavichord by Keith Hill
The "Lépante" fretted clavichord, Musée de la Musique, Paris
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Detail of the clavichord at Museu de la Música de Barcelona
Clavinet
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The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pad
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…instrument have included Christopher Hogwood and Thurston Dart. The clavichord has also gained attention in other genres of music, in the form of the Clavinet, which is a solid body electric clavichord with magnetic pickups that plug into an amp. Stevie Wonder uses a Clavinet in many of his songs, such as…
Hohner Clavinet D6
The Clavinet C
The Clavinet D6, the most popular model, was introduced in 1971.
Stevie Wonder playing a Clavinet D6 in 2006