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haha, I am pretty much the same... I like to learn one song, but very good and "feel" it.  I always find its somewhat easy to learn something, but theres a small lapse between playing notes and playing the song.  For this solo, I am almost dead on and its been a couple of months already

Alright, here they are... I'm open to all remarks!  The Keyboard Solo is my first ever transcription... took me a 2 days I believe, but two days well spent!  I also include the guitar solo, also transcribed, but that only took like less than an hour because it's pretty short and not too complex!  I mainly wanted to hear and write out the chords of the keys since Manzarek plays something different during the guitar solo.

http://sites.google.com/site/muzik87/Home/RidersOnTheStorm_KeyboardSolo.pdf?attredirects=0

http://sites.google.com/site/muzik87/Home/RiderOnTheStorm_guitarsolo2.pdf?attredirects=0

Please comment!

Thanks!

Hello!

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I thought I would share this with you, if interested!  Basically, I always loved the tone and solo of keyboard solo off Riders on the Storm by the Doors.  For some reason I couldn't find the solo anywhere so I decided to sit down (on the computer) and transcribe it!  I've never done anything of the sort before, but I think its quite a good result... If anyone is interested, I would be more than happy to post it for you to learn!

Hey,
Check out this website... another good source for the rhodes!  I have a link here showing the layout with some instructions.  I've never followed it personally but I believe others have and had good results!

http://www.vintagevibe.com/misc/tolex%20layout.pdf

haha i see now... i just have an empty hole and the metal guide is pushing directly on the felt (or something that feels similar to touch ).  I may try to check those pins too inside the rhodes... By the way, it is a stage rhodes 1976 mkI.

hey!

With the sustain pedal I received not too long ago, I seem to have a problem, that maybe some of you may be able to help.  I have a 1976 rhodes (as per stamped on the rail.)  The issue is that I find it very hard to install the pedal, there seems to be a "sweet spot" (very difficult to find) that the whole piano will be able to sustain.  And even then, most of the time it seems like the sustain pedal kind of sticks and jams, but still able to use it, making it more difficult and resulting in unwanted noises.

Is there anything I should check or try to fix?  Right now the way I can install the arm, it goes on the big circular felt under and pushes that.  I would like to be able to fix that since when bringing to gigs or somewhere else, it is hard to install the setup quickly .

Thanks!

thanks a bunch for those pics!  I was able to figure out where I had my problem aswell.  In fact, it is exactly at the same spot, but I don't know if I will want to adventure myself to add that nut right now.  In fact, it seemed to work (momentarily, could be couple of mins, hrs...) if I "pushed" the pickup in, meaning, in the opposite direction where the nut would be acting.  I may try to figure something out to get that working, perhaps a clamp of some sort might just do the trick...

wow that's just good news!  I will have to open it up tonight and have a look at it.  If I can fix this and spare a technician to repair this, that would be awesome!

I know NOTHING about this specific model, but as with any stringed piano, BE CAREFUL with what you take apart in the area of the strings-there is high tension on the strings, and if you remove the wrong screws, it can implode!

Also, just for general knowledge, NEVER touch piano bass strings with your bare hands, the oils from your fingers will kill the tone. (not immediately)

Thanks for this info steveo, do you recommend any cleaning/maintenance procedure for CP strings? I just noticed how ridiculously expensive they are... I paid less for my entire piano than most outfits charge for a half dozen strings. I've been playing a lot softer lately  :?

Yes good information indeed.  If you touch the strings, in the end will it make them sound dull?  What else could happen touching the strigns?  It is not something I do, but i wonder if anyone before purchasing this piano did anything of the sort...

By the way, you guys don't want to know how much I spend for mine  I was able to get it here in Canada from some guy in the city I live for 300$ CAD... Literally!  I didn't know that much of the specific model at the time when I bought it since I just wanted a good piano that was carryable and "smaller" for my appartment.  After I bought it and made more research on the model, I figured I could've easily have paid an extra thousand :|  I must consider myself very lucky...  Now I just hope I can get this piezo problem fixed up, after the holidays!

I wanted to see if the wires were soldered on right, it was easier to do this by removing the back panel.  And just like you, it seems that the problem is inside the piezo system.  The only possible way I can see to have access to them is to bring it to a tech, since you would have to lossen all the strings in order to remove the pickup and I do not have any piano tuning equipment.  Hopefully there is still techs out there able to fix this, or hopefully this is fixable!

I have seen other posts online before about this problem, none with a solution really.  I think I'm just like you, the last note of the second pickup works put as soon as i click the note starting the third pickup it stops working.  In fact its doesn't work starting from the first A above Middle C.  I don't know if there is any direct way of going checking the pickups since the strings are sitting directly on them... You know if we can remove the back panel?  There's two screws in the back, i moved them but the panel still stays there, maybe it could be easier to check from the back...

Hey!!

Did you end up figuring this out?  I have the EXACT same problem with mine after I bought it.  I've always been playing it acoustic for now as I find it loud enough for practice, but I would definitely like to be able to plug it in too!

thanks geyster, i might try to solder it tomorrow (gotta go get some lead).

for the burnt looking wire, i was playing as it happened, so a short probably happened.

Hello all!

This is my first post on this forum! I have been on this websites many times since it has a lot of very useful information on the rhodes whenever i was stuck.

However, this time i have a little problem (i hope) that needs to be fixed asap (because I am playing this upcoming friday).  I was playing the rhodes and then the sound got cut.  I was surprised and figured it might of been a patch cord problem or something... but no, so i had to open it up and go check... to my surprise, it seems like a little wire broke (those long wires that are connected to each pickup).  Please look at the picture below.

What can I do to fix this and get full sound?