Bell-Tone ToyPiano

We wish to pay homage to the instrument that has started many musical careers by sampling it to great depths.

SPECS: Patches: 61 // Samples: 2185 // Size: 1.63 GB.

Vintage Toy Pianos vary greatly in personality. This model has wooden mechanics and custom softened hammers (No ugly sounding plastic). It has a mellow naturalness and full-bodied personality.

We sampled a charming quirky refurbished model with a staggering 15 dynamic layers X 3rr, plus release triggers. There are also mechanical noises and quirks mapped to separate tracks.

The library also includes other instruments where toy pianos tines have been prepared, played with motor-fan, and other treatments.

The model was made by a company called Michelsonne.

Michelsonne Paris was a French brand of toy piano manufactured from 1939 to 1970. The manufacturer didn't think their small pianos was a "toy"-piano, so they called them Bell-tone pianos instead. So do we.

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