The Guitaret is an an electric lamellophone instrument by produced by Hohner andinvented in 1963 by Ernst Zacharias. It was only produced for two years. The Guitaret has a tone something like an electric thumb piano (kalimba) and a plucked guitar or banjo.Champion of the instrument, Michael Peters (Tonlab), released an album featuring the Guitaret a few weeks ago with several fellow performers. The 11-song compilation is aptly titled The Guitaret Album.
See Vintage Audio Berlin's online museum for photos of the instrument. Hohner offers downloads of the original Guitaret product flyer and player's guide.
Owners of Guitarets are invited to join the Facebook Guitaret Fan Club where these artists gathered and planned this release.
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Images: the original Guitaret product flyer and player's guide by Hohner
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