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Does anyone have a good pic of the underside of the suitcase 73??  I am looking to see where the mounting screws go, and where the sphinx glideson the are placed.   Also, would anyone have a source for the plastic circular inserts on the top of the suitcase speaker bottom.??  Thanks Bill

Greetings all,  I'm a new member here, I have owned a Rhodes for about 20 years, and never even set it up.  I bought it, needing help from some kid in Manhattan in a 3 floor walk-up.  I intended to learn on this piano, but things like life got in the way, house, kids, etc.  In the end, it sat in my basement un-restored, waiting for the loving attention it deserved.  Fast forward, I got a bug on, and decided that I'm not getting any younger, and decided that THIS is the time to do it..  I dragged it out of my basement ( which looks like a musical version of Collier's Mansion ) and brought it to my buddy's store where I would have the proper space to work on it.  I am midway into having it completed, and realised how absolutely anal I am about restorations.  All the keys had yellowed, so, of course what do I do, wet sand each key, with 220, 400, 600, and then polished each one on a buffing wheel till bright white.  Next I had all the tone bars stripped and re-plated in nickel, along with the harp bracket. Good grief, what's next???  I got the VV kit to put it all together, and with the absolute BEST restoration vid from them, I am confident that it is an achievable goal.  NOW, it gets even funnier, some guy calls the store and wants to sell a suitcase 73, and did my buddy;s store want to buy it.. My buddy said he didn't have the money to lay out for a piano, and to get it into tip top shape, so he would pass.  The guy calls back this morning, if anyone wants it, they can come get it for FREE, AND it's in the same town I am.. I'm going to call the guy in the morning..  All I can hope for is the keys are still WHITE lol