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I see a piano-like instrument on many of the fifties and sixties music videos. One of the best ways to describe is to show it to you:

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The Doors keyboard man also played it. It has a special sound and surely its name is not just 'Piano'.

What is ITS name?

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    Probably the Music Stack Exchange site would be a better place to pursue this.
    – Hot Licks
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:25
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    The relevant Wikipedia page mentions Alan Price's pulsating organ part (played on a Vox Continental). My apologies to anyone offended by the collocation pulsating organ - not my words, I just cut&pasted.
    – FumbleFingers
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:29
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    This question would be welcome on the Music Fans Stack Exchange site.
    – Kyle
    Jan 15, 2016 at 23:22
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    @AndrewLeach It most certainly is a question about English vocabulary, in particular a request for a particular noun. There's even the appropriate tag given, under which you can find this perfectly acceptable and accepted question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/253157/…
    – deadrat
    Jan 15, 2016 at 23:23
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    You're right that this isn't simply an organ or keyboard or synth. People referred to it is the Vox or the Continental. Manzerak also had a Rhodes and a bass pedal that he used on Riders on the Storm. That Vox defined their sound, and was used by other bands.
    – michael_timofeev
    Jan 16, 2016 at 1:18

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The instrument is a Vox Continental combo organ, a popular instrument for bands that toured.

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According to Wikipedia:

The Vox Continental is a transistor-based combo organ that was introduced in 1962. Known for its bright but thin, breathy sound, the "Connie", as it was affectionately known, was designed to be used by touring musicians. It was also designed to replace heavy tonewheel organs, such as the revered Hammond B3.

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    Correct. And if the OP was looking for a more broad term, it is an "electric organ" or "electric keyboard."
    – Kyle
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:29
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    thank you for this answer. I say it because I believe the instrument is not called simply a keyboard or piano. If not, an old man who lived here wouldn't tell me ' I miss the old .... sound of youtube.com/watch?v=cJEL6b9Z78w'. Apologizes for my english
    – whiteletters in blankpapers
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:33
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    @KristinaLopez I edited my post to account for your point. (I added "electric organ.")
    – Kyle
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:36
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    thank you very much Kristina for the answer and @Kyle for the edit. Perfect
    – whiteletters in blankpapers
    Jan 15, 2016 at 21:39
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    I did the homework and the result is exacly yours. youtube.com/watch?v=kO1_M9jsgA4.
    – whiteletters in blankpapers
    Jan 16, 2016 at 4:15
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It's normally referred to as simply "the keyboard."

However, synthesizer, or synth, are also in use, I believe. The separate keyboard part (made by StudioLogic, Korg, Casio, etc) is called "the keyboard controller."

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