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So yeah, if it was in good condition and all worked well.  Just curious of their value nowadays.  Thanks!

Hello.  Do any of you know of any good techs in the Southern California area (preferably Orange County or LA) that won't charge me an arm and a leg for a set up?  I've got a Mark I that just needs to be completely gone through and adjusted.  Thanks in advance.

hello.  i'm real new to rhodes pianos, but i've been attempting to fix up mine that i just bought with the help of some kind board members.  i've been trying to fix the escapement but i'm having to really crank down on the tone generators to lower the tines.  it's pretty much the tightest it can go.  i noticed some people talking about wooden shims between the harp and the harp support.  mine definitely has that, although i don't think they were added....they seem to be stock (they come stock right??)   they are sort of a particle boardish material and the one on the lower register side is about 1/4" and the one on the higher register is about half that.  if these aren't stock, should i take them out?  and if they are, can i shave them down or something so i can have some more headroom with lowering the tines?  thanks for your help.

hello.  i just bought a rhodes suitcase mark I recently.  i'm really new to this instrument and hardly know anything about it, but i've been trying to educate myself.  anyway, there's a few issues with it, my main concern being the action.  it's really tough and you really have to bang on some of the keys to get it to play.  after deciding that i can't afford to have it professionally set up, i decided to try it myself.  i looked on this site and found the "action inspection" page.  the first thing it tells you to do is to check the pedestal felts.  i removed the name plate and removed a few keys to find that i don't have ANY pedestal felts.  what's up with that??  is that normal?  any suggestion for remedying the action would help too.  thanks a lot.