In 1955, the EP-100 piano was released and followed by many other models until 1984. The Wurlitzer company became interested in this idea but replaced the piano strings by metal reeds. In the thirties, the inventor Ben Meissner had developed an electrostatic pickup design he used to amplify a conventional upright piano.
Harold Rhodes was not the only one to work on the electric piano. From then different models were introduced including the Mark series as well as the two 88-note Suitcase and Stage models until 1984 when production ceased. But it is not until 1965, after the takeover of Fender by CBS, that the instrument really came to life when a 73-note model was released. The electric piano as we know it today grew out of a partnership between Harold Rhodes and Leo Fender who released a 32-note version of the instrument. The first instruments he built were made of aircraft pieces and were intended to entertain army servicemen.
The electric piano was invented by Harold Rhodes (1910‑2000) during the forties when he was in the army.
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