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"OVERVIEW: The Pianomate consists of 2 'tonebars' (one bass one treble) that sit on top of the keys of a piano or full sized keyboard. When a key on the piano is pressed, a small plunger on the tonebar drops, triggering that note to play through the Pianomate's amp. Release the piano key and the plunger is pushed back up, ending that note. It's really quite simple.
AMP: All of the sound controls are located on the top of the Pianomate's amplifier. A 3-way rocker switch controls the 'Balance'. (bass, both,treble) Another 3-way rocker selects the 'Voice'. (french accordion, organ/flute,jazz buzz) To the right of that are two volume knobs. (Pianomate vol., Mic vol.) Further to the right is another 3-way switch which controls vibrato. Between the two volume knobs is access to a small trim pot which allows fine tuning of vibrato speed. The front of the amp has an output jack, mic input jack, pedal vol. jack, a small tuning adjuster, thumb-screw access to the amps fuse, and a lighted on/off switch.
PEDAL: The swell/volume pedal connects to the pedal vol. jack on the front of the amp. It does what it says, controls the volume of the Pianomate.
This auction includes the Pianomate Amplifier, Two 'Tonebars', the volume pedal, and all cables. I do not have a manual, sorry.
The two tonebars and the foot pedal store neatly in the back of the amp. Also, fine tuning the Pianomate is easy. Just remove the handle assembly and you'll find a bank of small trim pots. Each pot controls the pitch of 3 plungers. For example, the first trimmer will tune the C, C#, and D notes of the bass tone bar...
MORE INFO: Made in England, but it's on American (110/120) voltage. The amp is 10 watts. Serial Number is 657. A tag deep inside the amplifier dated the manufacture year as 1972."
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