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sweet rug underneath that rhodes...

i finally received my sustain pedal. everything works wonderfully.
they sent it next day air. they must of ran out of them or just forgot to send it and felt bad. either way. yea waiting sucks but sadly they are the only place to buy parts (besides their distros but they charge a bit more).

do you know if i can pay for major key parts
with my credit card without paypal?

possibly
but you can sign up for a paypal account in minutes so just do that.


it has been 12 days and i havent received any package and no contact from them.

it has been 8 days and i still havent received any email back from major keys..

hey i was messing with all the hammer tips last night and the guy who replaced them got two mixed up... a higher note had a softer hammer tip and my evil c and a harder one. switched the two and im golden.

The other thing to check is that the hammer tip is of the correct hardness = I have found 'soft' ones that have been incorrectly placed in middle octaves, which will not give the correct sound.  This happens when somebody 'fixes' the piano without reference to the service manual.  Dig your fingernail into the hammer tip to feel if it is the same hardness as its neighbours.

hey i am having the same problem... i looked and saw that the hammer tip was a differnt tipe than the others around it .... i am willing to bet this is your problem.

hey i was just wondering if other people have dealt with major keys.  i am kind of concerned because i placed an order for a sustain pedal and push rod
a couple days ago and they havent sent me anything back to confirm that they are sending it or what.  should i be worried yet? or do i need to give it more time? i figured since it was linked to the main site it would be a good site. any feed back would be nice

ps i am not writing them off just yet

haha well if that what it takes dude. hopefully mine will come soon

hey thanks. i just ordered some right now.

hey,
i read a while back about a dude who restored a silver top in austin and that he did repairs on rhodes...i am kinda hoping he sees this
but does anyone know any other person/place that would help me setup my rhodes.

also i read a post a while back about a really cheap way to buy grommets.
does anyone have that link

thank you

Greg

i put my laptop and 49 key midi controller

i noticed that was happening on one of my notes when i pushed the pickup to close to the tine...
you should try turning the piano on. loosening the nut on the pickup and push it a back a little. play the note. and keep doing it. see if that helps.

try jamming with someone.
for me personally the best experience i have had with learning any instrument was with playing with other people.
it forces you to practice
helps you play by ear
and you will most likely learn a thing or two from the people you play with.

its also fun to write something on a program like reason or fruity loops and jam to it.

well id say tolex is the last of repair concerns.

take off the plastic harp cover and take a look inside.
one reason why the keys might be sticking is because when the hammer strikes it gets jammed in b/w the tine.

take a look.

if thats the case youll have to re align your whole harp (the thing that hold the tines)

being a poor college student who just wrecked his car i dont really have the money to buy one.
im really looking to make my own

does anyone have any information at all that could help?
has anyone else tried to do this?
any drawing or measurements i should take note?


thanks a lot
greg

well right wooden keys with plastic caps. thats what i meant by plastic because the plastic caps are the only part you see.

are you talking about the plastic keys??
wouldnt a waxy substance make it slippery?
try using just a damp cloth first. that solved most of my dirt problem

dude i was actually thinking of building my own.
if i was really worried about looks i wouldnt have purchase dthe rhodes i ahve now

YOU CAN FIND FEW SITES WITH RHODES PARTS :

http://www.rhodespianotines.com/saleitems.html


http://www.speakeasyvintagemusic.com/

cost lots and lots of money.

i remember reading something about this a while back but i cant seem to find the post again.

can someone explain these and possibly point me in the direction to buy some or see a picture of them.
thanks

Greg

Well, I could also imagine that you might like the Korg Ampworks. Here in Germany you can get it for 99€ and it gives you some amp and speaker models as well as a selection of effects.
i´m thinking of getting it for late evening use when my fender is too loud

good point..
also make sure to have some nice headphones.

i dont use crossbars and mines fine.

velcro would work too. or if you wanted to get super craft cut some grooved pieces of wood.. and attach them to the keyboard on top..

from what i hear wooden hammers have more of a
"bite" to them.
the plastic hammers gave a more mellow sound...

i agree... even if it does sound the same in the end it could feel two completely differnt ways to the player. also being that he is in an instrumental band he might not always be playing heavy.
bands like explosions in the sky go from soft to heavy all the time.

i saw a band use a marshall half stack with their rhodes.. worked well.

but on the other hand instrumental bands like explosions in the sky do use the twin reverb for their guitars...im guessing you could get the otne your looking for out of that beast.

Greg

has anyony considered using a line 6 combo amp??

Hi,
ive noticed an increase in threads about what amps to use for their rhodes in the past month, so i thought it would be nice if we started one big thread and everyone could put in their two cents.
the question to answer of course is
what amp (from experience) would you suggest for the rhodes?
this is excluding the twin.
keep in mind all info is helpful to a person
aka

price
tone
effects
tub/not
discontinued or still in production
so forth.


i think if we all work together we could get a pretty comprehensive(sp) thread about amps.

i use the rackmount tuner on my bass rig. it works great.

i must say the boss dd3 is amazing.
i am a "single analog pedal" man myself

they say the farther the pickup is away from the tine the lower the volume will be... maybe for some reason those pickups are father away??
worth checking

hello everyone
today i was playing my rhodes pretty hard and i noticed that one of my hammers stays up to high when hit hard... it actually touches the tine after being struck so it either buzzes really bad or just plain doesnt play...
how do i fix this?
thanks for the help

Greg

i just borrowed my friends delay pedal today and i have to say the sounds you can create are very soothing. anyone else use delay on their rhodes?

thanks for the help. ya i looked at the key right after i wrote this and figured it out. all in all the keyboard was worth 200 bucks. i had to take everything out and clean it the other day but now it seems to be doing fine.

if you strike a key (my definition of this is hitting the key and lifting off) is that note suppose to ring out or die when you take your hand off the key?
i notice my keys have decent sustain when i hold down the key after hitting it but if i let go it stops.... BUT on one key i STRIKE it and the baby rings out till the end of time. maybe i should check the damper?
(i got this piano 2 hours ago.)
anyways thanks for the help

Greg

ps its a fender rhodes mark 1 1973 73 key.

hey there. is the tape on the plastic harp lid or on the tolex of the piano?
none the less i imagine goo be gone would do the trick. ive used it on both tolex and plastic substances

seriously the most amazing feeling ever to know i will soon own one of these bad boys.
i have a sansamp rbi running through a power amp into an ampeg 410.... does anyone have suggested settings for the bass mid and treb?


god im so happy!  :shock:    

any rhodes owners from the coast wanna bring their piano on up to san antonio?? ill give it a bed to sleep in

that's the wrong hole darling,
you need to try to stick it in the bigger one closer to the back edge of the piano.

that little hole is for the cross bars that make the piano more stable.

ahhhhh brings me back to the first time i had sex  :roll:

I wish I had your girlfriend  

f**k that bitch you can have her

i wish i lived in maryland

i think a twin reverb would be way to heavy for this dude to ride around with in his scooter.

If you remove your harp cover and look just beyond the name rail you'll see either heaps of wood or heaps of black plastic. Black means they're plastic.

yep.

i think they started making the plastic key version starting in 1980?
can someone confirm that.

i would personally say dont take out 2 of the speakers. the power amp needs to run on a certain amount of ohms.
i would suggest moving the keyboard somewhere else, or some how getting something to block the waves of the front two speakers.
(foam or something infront of your cab??)

ha thanks guys. i just spent most of my money on my books. biology is expensive! so for now my hunt will be off but i hope to be back soon....very soon

i personally would keep the one that plays better to me.

am i the only person who still hasnt found a rhodes?!
ive been searching for about 4 months now... its driving me bonkers people!

Greg

how much heavier would a mark 1 88 rhodes stage compared to a 73??
i found a 88 rhodes really close to me and considering how long i have been looking im thinking of picking it up. any thoughts?

a good band with some fenderrhodes is eisley.
www.eisley.com

damn straight. i saw them in austin couple weeks ago. greatest night of my life

hey
check out the album leaf.
the albums arnt just rhodes piano but it might be close to what your looking for..

heavy influence is put on the rhodes