Lipp PianoLine

Lipp Pianoline – Tube Electronic Keyboard – Germany, c. 1950

An exceptionally rare opportunity to own one of the earliest commercially produced electronic keyboard instruments.

The Lipp Pianoline, manufactured by Richard Lipp & Sohn in Stuttgart, Germany around 1950, is a fascinating chapter in electronic music history. Produced during the golden age of early tube-based electronic instruments, it belongs to the same family as the legendary Clavioline, Ondioline and Univox, yet remains considerably rarer.

Unlike many similar instruments of its era, the Pianoline integrates both its vacuum tube sound generator and power supply directly into the keyboard itself, making it an advanced and elegant design for its time. Its distinctive oversized keyboard provides a unique playing experience while its warm monophonic tube sound delivers character that modern emulations simply cannot recreate.

Designed originally as an electronic extension for pianists, the Pianoline generates its sound using vacuum-tube multivibrator circuits with analogue filtering, vibrato and amplification, producing an unmistakably vintage electronic tone full of warmth and personality.

Whether you are a serious collector, recording studio, museum, electronic music enthusiast or experimental composer, this instrument represents a genuine piece of post-war electronic music history.

Features

• Original Richard Lipp & Sohn manufacture
• Made in Stuttgart, Germany
• Approx. 1950
• Rare vacuum tube electronic keyboard
• Monophonic architecture
• Built-in tube tone generator and power supply
• Original analogue circuitry
• Characterful vintage electronic sound
• Much rarer than most Clavioline-family instruments

Condition

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The instrument is sold exactly as shown.

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