Above: What the holy F is this thing?
Today: yet another installment in our ongoing series on Keyboard of the 1970s. Click here for part one. As per usual, if you are still using these things today, drop us a line and let us know! Except for the Rhodes. There’s nothing new to say about those fkkn things. So keep yr Rhodes to yrself thanks.
Above: the Univox Compac Piano. We had one of these things for a minute in high school. I think it was $100. Really terrible sound. Click here for previous coverage of this atrocity.
Above: the two worst ads Fender ever ran for the Rhodes. ’77 and ’72.
Above: The Novaline Piano circa ’77. Never seen one. Anyone?
Above: The KORG Maxi-Korg circa ’77. Looks pretty cool. Any of these still working?
Above: Hohner made many keyboards besides the famous Clavinet. For instance,,,
…The Contessa of 1972. Farfisa-type organ with accordion chord-buttons in the left hand. Yikes.
Next time you see one of those shitty old Baldwin living-room-organs at the goodwill, take a 2nd look: it might have the SynthaSound option boards. Wacky sounds ensue.
Above: The ELKA #8609 String Choir. My K2500 has a bunch of ELKA patches and I kinda like em. Anyone use the 8609? How does it compare to other string synths of the era?