Sunday, July 18, 2021

Symphonic 707

Continuing on in my series of posts about instruments in an April 1973 Hohner catalogue, here's the Symphonic 707 (pictured with the Universal-Pedal):


Here's my translation.  As with the other entries, I'm unsure of the accuracy of some of the technical terms, especially "Chor" (which I translated as "section") and "Einschwingvibrato" (which I translated as "transient vibrato").
HOHNER - Symphonic 707

This seven-section, transportable musical instrument has a foundational timbre ("sine") in every section and because of this becomes an ideal instrument for all modern music styles like pop, beat, jazz, swing, sweet, but also for playing popular romantic, classical, or manualiter forms of sacred music.

Technical data:

Two-manual portable model - 2 x 49 manual keys
Key range c-c - upper keyboard with slant, lower keyboard with even keytops
New, smooth, and quiet register switch
Upper manual seven sections
Every section with two intensity levels
Lower manual three sections
Every section with two intensity levels
Manual bass 24 notes, two sections - manual bass volume smoothly adjustable with slide control - percussion four sections
Repeat for the percussion sections 8', 4', 2⅔', 2'
Vibrato I - Frequency vibrato, additionally playable with transient vibrato, attack time switchable in 2 times
Vibrato II - phasing vibrato for "dry playing" of manual bass + percussion - pedal connection for sustain pedal built-in
1 register switch for 8' - 8'+16'
Pedal volume and sustain/decay time smoothly adjustable with slide controls - foot swell 3-channels
Possible with 3-channel operation:  simultaneously the treble can be played over a Leslie box, and the percussion can be played "dry" without Leslie effect over a separate system

Size:  109 x 53 x 20 cm, weight with accessories:  47 kg

DM 4700

Pedal with sustain  DM 700
Slanted stand for S 707  DM 25