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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=difwKoWDfhY

In this video he mentions a price of 5900,- Euro ? 14k sounds odd to me? You could get an MK8 for that price ?
Have you played a Vintage Vibe before ?

Pretty interesting I think

https://www.gearnews.com/rhodes-stage-61-piano/

Hello guys,

I owned a Rhodes around 20 years ago and sold it back then. I remember the Rhodes sounding beautifully but the action felt very sluggish. Back then I sold the Rhodes to a dealer who was specialized in Rhodes repairs. He told me that a lot of work has to be done before he can sell this Rhodes. So I believed him and thought the Rhodes was in very bad condition.

Lately I have been thinking about buying a Rhodes again. Unfortunately there are almost 8 times the price I sold it for back then

I had the chance to play MK1 from around 1977 last week. The seller did not use it at all and he bought it in the 80ths. It was stored at his living room. No gigs at all. He showed me the invoice of some service he did some time ago. This was done by Rhodes repair specialist. So what I was expecting was I lovely playing and sounding Rhodes.

I currently play on a Yamaha U3 upright and Kawai electric piano. To be honest I was shocked how bad the action on the Rhodes was. Very soft, not a lot of dynamic range. Still I had to push quite hard. One upper E note was softer than the other ones. The really high notes did not have any sustain and just a very hard attack. I am currently test driving the Rhodes VST plugin. It has a nice sustain on the upper notes very unlike the real one I tested.

Visually the Rhodes seemed to be in great condition.

I just had the chance to play through a small mixer and PA speaker. I forgot to bring my Fender amp which probably was a mistake.

In the end I did not buy it cause somehow it did not feel right at all. I just did not have any joy playing it. So it was like I was paying a lot of money for something that did not really wow me.

I had the feeling that my Kawai action and some Rhodes plugin might work better for me.

Now to my question. Did I expect something that a Rhodes just cannot deliver? Or could this be an issue with this actual Rhodes? I am not sure wether the action could be improved if the tech guy did already work on it.

He offered me quite a good deal so I am still thinking about buying it. On the other hand it does not make sense to buy anything I don't truly enjoy for that kind of money.

I have the impression there are quite a lot Rhodes on the used market at the moment. But mostly are overpriced and don't actually sell. I have the feeling the demand is not that high anymore with all that great sounding plugins.

Regarding the action and dynamic range. The new Rhodes Stage 61 could be a great solution. But no idea how much money they will be asking.

https://www.gearnews.com/rhodes-stage-61-piano/

Thanks a lot !!