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C9 – Clavinet D6
Although Hohner marketed other models of Clavinet, and the D6
wasn't the first, it was truly the model that everyone refers to when
speaking of the "clavinet sound".
The D6 was wooden, more or less rectangular and boxy, and
despite its seemingly smaller size it weighed what felt like a ton.
When a key on a clavinet is depressed, a plunger underneath
touches what is essentially a guitar string and presses it onto an
anvil. Depending on velocity, the string changes tone and dynamics.
When the key is released, contact between the plunger and anvil is
!
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