Clavinet

• What is the Clavinet?


  A keyboard instrument invented in the mid 60s
• What was the purpose of inventing the Clavinet?


  To allow keyboard players to create guitar-like sounds
• How does the Clavinet produce sound?


  By plucking strings when keys are pressed
• What captures the vibrations of the strings in a Clavinet?


  Pickups similar to those in an electric guitar
• What can the signal from a Clavinet be connected to?


  An amplifier or processed with effects
• In which genres has the Clavinet been used?


  Numerous genres including jazz and reggae
• With which artist is the Clavinet most closely associated?


  Stevie Wonder
• In which decade did Stevie Wonder prominently use the Clavinet?


  The 1970s
• What are the key features of the Clavinet instrument?


  • Keyboard instrument
  • Invented in the mid 60s
  • Creates guitar-like sounds
  • Contains plucked strings
  • Uses pickups similar to electric guitars
  • Connects to amplifiers or effects
  • Used in jazz and reggae
  • Associated with Stevie Wonder's 1970s soul albums