Hohner Clavinet E7

[David ilvedson]

Well now I have tuned Hohner clavinets but I'm not sure of the 
E7.  My experience has been the "front" panel has two 
machine threaded knobs for removal.  The lid lifts right up.  
You use a nickel or quarter to tune the beast.  I always tuned 
it to my Yamaha PT4, back when I used it, without a cents 
deviation.  0 right down to the bottom.  It is close enough for 
rock and roll.

David I.

Date sent:      	Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:30:35 -0500
From:           	Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:        	Hohner Clavinet E7
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> Friends,
> 
> I hope someone knows something about this thing.  I was asked to look at
> an electric keyboard at a church today.  It is called a Hohner Clavinet
> model E7, and it's built into a nice hefty travel case.  When I called
> just now to tell the church musician I thought it sounded awful and
> should be discarded, he told me that if you take the back off, it has
> tunable strings inside.
> 
> So I have a couple questions.  Has anyone encountered such an animal?
> Does it really have strings in there?  It just looks like an electric
> piano to me.  Can I use an ordinary tuning hammer or do I need some
> special gizmo?  He said some of the notes stick.  Any idea what might
> cause that?  Any and all help will be appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net