Storytone_electric_piano_(1939)_by_Story_&_Clark_and_RCA,_art_deco_design_by_John_Vassos,_MIM_PHX.jpg

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Story & Clark/RCA Storytone (1941) artdeco design electric piano Retro Organ , 2011-11-26, MIM PHX

also Clavioline is seen on upper left on photograph.

  • "732: Story & Clark Storytone (1941) artdeco design electric piano" in Collection Checklist , National Music Centre, p. 50
  • RCA Storytone Electric Piano . Antiquity Music, LLC. " the RCA Storytone piano was built in 1939 in a joint venture between Story & Clark and RCA . The case was designed by John Vassos , the famous American industrial designer. This piano is one of only 150 made and comes with it's original bench. It is the world's first electric piano , and it debuted at the 1939 World's Fair , ... The piano has normal strings and action but no soundboard -- the sound is amplified through electromagnetic pickups, circuitry and a speaker system, making it the world's first commercial electric piano. "
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