A rare and historically important instrument, the RCA Storytone piano was built in 1939 in a joint venture between Story & Clark and RCA. The first American electric piano, it debuted at the 1939 World’s Fair. It has an art deco/streamline design that rivals that of the finest furniture of the era. The piano has normal strings and action but no soundboard — this Storytone has electromagnetic pickups and a speaker system, and its original tube amplifier and power supply. When amplified, it works especially well for sustained styles of playing, and sounds much more like a real piano than a Rhodes, Wurlitzer or Helpinstill, and fuller and thicker than a Yamaha CP-70 or Kawai EP-308. THE TUBE AMPLIFIER AND POWER SUPPLY ON THIS STORYTONE PIANO HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RESTORED, AND THE ELECTRONICS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. However, the back board/cover on this Storytone is ripped off (cosmetic damage only, no functional effect on the instrument, and most people place the back of the piano against the wall anyway) — see attached pictures. We have another Storytone piano available for a few hundred dollars less that includes the original “standard” bench. We have it in a separate Reverb listing. We are open to “mixing and matching” certain parts between the two pianos.