The instrument
The Clavinet D6, which was launched in 1971, had great success in the music scene. The most famous user was Stevie Wonder, with whom Hohner advertised. The model is musically more variable than its predecessors Clavinet I and II as well as Clavinet C. The sound is reproduced via an external amplifier.
Details
The Clavinet D6 is an electro-mechanical instrument with 60 keys for 5 octaves. The sound is produced mechanically via strings whose vibrations are electrified by a magnetic pickup and directed to the amplifier. The sounds are changed with six rocker switches. Brilliant and Treble activate a high-pass filter, Medium and Soft a low-pass filter. A-B and C-D select the pickups. On the right side is a mechanical mute control.