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To tune a Rhodes only  is necessary to put the harp vertically and to move the springs with the fingers, doing a small rotation movement.  

Is laborious but not difficult.

Yeah, I have already given that a shot. I actually started out by repositioning the pickups and tines to arrange the timbre and tone and moving the springs to tune it. That is when I realized what a bad state the tines were in ...

I guess if I remove the springs I would just have to do the process all over again ... but it will be worth it. My only concern would be if the springs break while I remove them or put them back on.

I also want to remove all the keys to clean the piano. I already tried removing a few keys ... when I removed the first key a tiny louse-like creature crawled out! Let's hope I don't find any more surprises when I do the whole clean-up process. (any of you guys have any horror stories? - what lurks in my Rhodes)

Hey thanks for the feedback guys. I will obviously take the tines out of the piano before cleaning them. There are some rusty screwholes in the piano so I will be spraying WD40 around the piano as well so I HAVE to take the tines out.

One more question: I read somewhere that the tuning coil shouldn't be removed from the tine. Is this true? And if so, should I just clean the tine with WD40 and/or kerosene with the coil on?

Alan.

Hi,

I own a Fender Rhodes Mark II. I have built up enough courage to try and have a go at dismantling it, cleaning it and replacing any parts that need replacing.

As you can see from the image below, my tines are badly corroded and rusty:



The piano plays fine but I would still like to remove as much rust and corrosion as possible. I would also like to prevent them from rusting any further.

I have read about various solutions to this problem on this forum - sandpaper, petrol, alcohol, wenol, WD40. Judging from the above pic, which of these do you think is the best solution?

Many thanks and keep up the good work - this forum is invaluable to newbies like me.

Alan.

Hi to all!

I have a Fender Rhodes Mark II. I will be going away from my place for a couple of years and I'll have to leave it behind.

Do you guys know how best to preserve it until I come back? I live in Malta and here we have lots and lots of humidity. Is this bad for my piano? Can I do something about this?

Thanks.