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Electric Piano Tines

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EPiano 1 MkI, Low Deep

Late Mk I built in May 1978 and adjusted to ''deep timbre''. The amplitude is set to ''Low''. These settings give the piano a bassy sound with more fundamental than harmonics.

ArrowEPiano 1 Mk I Low Deep 5.1 npno 6,2 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo
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EPiano 2 MkI Suitcase, Close Ideal

Mk I Suitcase built in January 1975. We optimized the mechanics and adjusted the tines to ''ideal timbre''. The volume adjustment is ''close''.

ArrowEPiano 2 Mk I ClosIdeal 5.1 npno 5,9 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo
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EPiano 3 MkII, Shallow Close

Mk II Stage Piano built in April 1981 and adjusted to ''shallow timbre''. This sound has loads of harmonics and bark. It is a transparent and radical timbre.

ArrowEPiano 3 Mk II Shallow 5.1 npno 6,8 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo
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EPiano 4 MkV, Ideal Close

Mark V Stage 73 built in June 1984 and adjusted to ''ideal timbre''. The volume adjustment is ''close''. The sound of the Mark V has more clarity in the upper range, better consistency of tone in the low range and increased sustain.

ArrowEPiano 4 Mk V ClosIdeal 5.1 npno 7,2 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo
suitcase NEW INSTRUMENT

EP5 Bright Tines Suitcase

With the invaluable help of one of the planets most acclaimed electric piano technicians, we have prepared one of our magnificent 1975 mk I Suitcase with a special selection of hard hammer tips in certain ranges. It is adjusted with ''close miking'' and set to ideal timbre in order not to loose the fundamental and the bottom end. The preparation also involved adjustment of the striking line and re-voicing of the harp, in order to get ''that'' bell sound. And boy, is this puppy bright and pingy!

ArrowEP5 Bright Tines CustomMod 5.1 npno 14,8 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo
Sparkle NEW INSTRUMENT

EP6 Sparkletop Vintage '67

Our Sparkletop is a real vintage beauty, born during the summer of love in 1967 and was recently refurbished in the US with new felt-hammers. The timbre is set to ''ideal''.

In 1965 the new tine based Electric Pianos became available in several configurations and all the pianos manufactured during this period featured wooden piano hammers (felt-covered, teardrop shape) and non-tapered Ray-Mac tines. This combination produced the raw, bell-like sound heard on many famous recordings. It is set to ''ideal timbre'', with a ''medium miking'' distance.

ArrowEP6 Sparkletop Vintage67 5.1 npno 12,2 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

Phunked Demo

Soft Demo


Electric Piano Reeds

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EP Wurlitzer 1 200A

Electric piano with felt-dressed hammers that strikes metal reeds. Just add a bit of tremolo and perhaps a dash of amplifier simulation.

ArrowWurlitzer 1 200A 5.0 npno 5,9 MB

Bounce Demo

Slow Demo

''Bounce'' and ''Slow'' were recorded with a small amount of the Nord Piano ''Stage1'' reverb effect. ''Phunked'' were processed with the Nord Piano internal Stage 1 reverb, with Twin Amp added in the second half (exception, EP5, with added EQ). ''Soft'' were processed with the Nord Piano internal Stage 1 reverb, with Chorus 1 added in the second half, and an additional Pan at the end. No other effects were used.