The Band's "Up on Cripple Creek"

The Ed Sullivan Show's YouTube channel recently uploaded a video of the Band performing "Up on Cripple Creek" (dated 2 November 1969), and since there's a fairly clear albeit brief shot of Garth Hudson's Clavinet, I thought I would post it here.

The instrument is clearly an early model, either a Clavinet I or a Clavinet II.  Normally, the name would be displayed on the panel beneath the keys (as seen with the Clavinet I here), but this has been removed, apparently for tuning purposes.  According to this site, however, Hudson had a Clavinet II.  As far as I can tell, the only difference between the Clavinet I and the Clavinet II is that the Clavinet I had built-in speakers but the Clavinet II didn't.

Pianet N Ad

A couple months ago, I found this ad for the Pianet N:

Apparently, it's from a Reader's Digest magazine from September 1969.

Here's my translation of the text:

With your Hohner Pianet N choose:  dance, entertaining, jazz, classical 

The pleasure grows with every note of this charming musical instrument.  The space-saving form, the sound similar to a piano, and the adjustment to any volume - you will come to appreciate all of that if, for example, the easily transportable Pianet N should be moved to a different place.  Or if you prefer silent playing, in order not to disturb anyone, use the headphone socket - and play as long and as often as you enjoy it.