clavinet

E324800

electric keyboard instrument electro-mechanical keyboard instrument musical instrument

The clavinet is an electric keyboard instrument known for its bright, percussive sound, famously used by Stevie Wonder on the song "Superstition."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric keyboard instrument ⓘ electro-mechanical keyboard instrument ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ
actionType	struck string action ⓘ
control	keyboard ⓘ
developedInCountry	Germany ⓘ
eraOfPeakPopularity	1970s ⓘ
hasComponent	magnetic pickups ⓘ preamp ⓘ rubber tips on keys ⓘ steel strings ⓘ wooden keys ⓘ
hasDampingSystem	yes ⓘ
hasModel	clavinet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clavinet C clavinet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clavinet D6 clavinet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clavinet Duo clavinet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clavinet E7 clavinet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clavinet L
introducedInYear	1964 ⓘ
inventedBy	Ernst Zacharias NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPortable	true ⓘ
keyboardRange	60 keys ⓘ five octaves ⓘ
manufacturer	Hohner ⓘ
notablePerformer	Billy Preston ⓘ George Duke ⓘ Herbie Hancock ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ
notableUseInSong	Superstition ⓘ
output	electrical audio signal ⓘ
relatedToInstrument	clavichord ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ
requires	external amplifier ⓘ power supply ⓘ
soundCharacteristic	bright ⓘ guitar-like ⓘ percussive ⓘ staccato ⓘ
soundProduction	electro-mechanical pickup of vibrating strings ⓘ
tuningSystem	equal temperament ⓘ
typicalUse	rhythmic comping ⓘ riff-based accompaniment ⓘ
usedInGenre	R&B ⓘ disco ⓘ funk ⓘ reggae ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Superstition → hasMusicalInstrument → clavinet ⓘ

Higher Ground → hasInstrument → clavinet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hohner Clavinet

Innervisions → usesInstrument → clavinet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hohner Clavinet