HOHNER STRING PERFORMER

via this auction

"BRILLIANT AND VERY RARE HOHNER STRING PERFORMER VINTAGE SYNTH. THE SAME BREED OF INSTRUMENT AS THE LOGAN STRING MELODY, ARP SOLINA E.T.C.

SUPERB DISTINCTIVE ANALOG SOUND CAPABLE OF MANY TONES.

THE KEYBOARD HAS 5 OCTAVES.

IT FEATURES A -

BASS FUNCTION, SUSTAIN STRINGS,

LOWER 2 OCTAVES - PIANO BASS , CLAVICHORD , CELLO , VIOLA , VIOLIN. EACH INSTRUMENT HAS A SELECTOR SWITCH AND A VOLUME SLIDER. THEY CAN BE USED INDIVIDUALLY OR BLENDED TOGETHER.

UPPER 3 OCTAVES - PIANO , CLAVICHORD , CELLO , VIOLA , VIOLIN. AGAIN , EACH INSTRUMENT HAS INDIVIDUAL VOLUME SLIDERS AND CAN BE USED INDIVIDUALLY OR BLENDED TOGETHER.

AT THE FAR RIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD ARE SOLO 'SYNTH SOUNDS'. THESE ARE - BRASS , STRING , CLARINET , PLANET , AND AN OCTAVE SWICH (HIGH/LOW). THERE IS A VOLUME SLIDER FOR THE SOLO SYNTH SOUNDS.

THE OUTPUTS AT THE BACK FEATURE - GENERAL OUTPUT , BASS , STRINGS , PIANO/CLAV/SOLO , SUSTAIN PIANO , FOOTSWELL , AND AN ON/OFF SWITCH.

ALL KEYS/FEATURES WORK EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER 3 OCTAVE SETTINGS FOR PIANO (NO SOUND) AND THE STRINGS (CONTINUOS SOUND LIKE AN OFF CHORD IS BEING PRESSED.) THESE WOULD OBVIOUSLY NEED ATTENTION.

THE KEYBOARD CLOSES INTO ITS OWN TRANSPORTABLE CARRY CASE WITH HANDLE."

Update via Qwave in the comments: "More pictures and some pictures of its inside here:
www.till-kopper.de/hohner_string-performer.html"

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