Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

Prototype

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

synthetic and metal circuit boards and circuitry, parts/ fibre-board casing and pedestal base [disassembled]/ synthetic casing covering, keys, lamps, controls, parts/ metal pedals and parts/ felt padding

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

137,7 cm

Largeur

52,5 cm

Hauteur

19,6 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Musique

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

DHJ

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

early 1990's

Canada

Part of a collection of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording owned and used by Canadian Paul Hoffert, composer, musician, author, researcher, entrepreneur and arts administrator. American born, he came to Canada as a child and his career has encompassed many areas of the Canadian music business, including working as a jazz pianist, CBC music director and performer, educator, manufacturer of stereo equipment, music producer, and film composer. In the late 1960s he worked for a short time as a researcher in Hugh LeCaine's electronic music lab at NRC, where he wrote a computer program for music analysis and developed a solid-body electric violin. In 1968 Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop, formed the very successful jazz-rock band Lighthouse (1969-1974, 1982, 1993-present), which earned one platinum record and four gold records and received three Juno awards between 1971 and 1973 In 1977 Hoffert received a Canadian Film Award (later known as a Genie) for best original musical score for the movie "Outrageous!". He also headed the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers,and the Ontario Council for the Art. In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Fonction

An instrument which makes musical tones using electronic circuits controlled by a piano keyboard.

Technique

The Hoffert collection consists of approximately 25 pieces of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording. These range from iconic keyboard instruments of the 1970s, to a variety of digital devices from the 1980s, to computer software from the early 1990s. These were used either for stage performances, especially during his years in the jazz rock band Lighthouse, or for work in his home studio. This is a prototype digital electronic piano developed by DHJ Research, Toronto, where Paul Hoffert was founding Vice-President, Research from 1986 to 1989 and Vice-President, Technology Transfer from 1989 to 1991. He directed a software and hardware R& D team that developed a new method of storing, compressing and processing musical sounds. The technology was licensed throughout the world for use in digital electronic pianos. The heart of the system is a DHJ-designed audio compression microchip that provides a compression ratio of 12:1. The production version of this prototype instrument was manufactured in South Korea by Dae Woo Corporation under a variety of brand names. These pianos incorporated cheaper, and inferior, components and were sold in department stores.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

black lettering on label on casing back reads 'DAEWOO/DIGITAL PIANO'/ grey lettering on front control panel for controls and reading 'Digital Piano DEX-1000'

Manque

unknown

Fini

dark brown wood grain synthetic casing covering/ black painted metal casing parts/ white and black keys/ multicoloured synthetic electronic parts/ unfinished fibreboard/ plated pedals and parts/ black switch/ red lamps/ red felt

Décoration

S/O