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Image: Storytone electric piano (1939) by Story & Clark and RCA, art deco design by John Vassos, MIM PHX

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


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"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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