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just saw mine 
it's absolutely fantastic ; thousands congrats for that ,
no doubt that this documentary will be historic

greetings from france

olivier
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/

thanks guys
yes  the rail and the plastic top are from a stage 73 and I must say that resize the top is quite difficult

the idea for this piano was to create a look close to a piano bass ,

some others customs to come soon

merry xmas

hi guys
want so see a new custom ?
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/resto%20stage%2054/page%20resto%2054.html
merry christmas

og

hi guys
mine is #RJ 1867 from 1966 see it :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/RHODES/pbass%20gold%20og.jpg
olivier

Hi Mcoy
many thanks for this precious information
I've already got the MK3 schematics , so I'll do it asap

keep on "rhoding"

olivier

hey McCoy
thanks for your post I've listen your music and that's fine congrats ;

please could you explain how ot made the mod to get separate outputs on the EK10 ?

perhaps a little schematic will help
thanks in advance
olivier

hi guys
thanks to appreciate my collection and to refer to my site

it's right that Kenneth is surely the greatest rhodes collector on planet earth ! congrats and respect Kenneth !

fyi I've also got a prepiano and a student gold sparkle (currently under restoration) not actually featuring on my web page

Hi guys
see on my site a very rare electric piano the  DAVOLI C77
:
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/DAVOLI/page%20davoli.html`

a rhodes like piano using also tines

see it playing on  youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbPn2cmgcrI

this spring is normal and is a standard part on this kind of piano bass (and some 73 model !
it's here to adjust the proper high and pression  of the damper

hi guys
the last rhodes coming out my workshop , a purple sparkle suitcase

see it here :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/rhodes%20marielle/page%20resto%20purple.html


fun isn't it ?
:wink:

hi folks
I need some help to restore my prepiano , I'm in progress but
I need to find some tines  , specially # 1/2/4/8

any offers will be welcome even for others numbers ,
I'll take any tines you could proposed


thanks in advance

I found a dead mouse in a suitacse amp one day  :lol:

solina string ensemble

you've got one here :
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Rhodes-Janus-I-Speaker-Cabinet_W0QQitemZ110499882901QQcmdZViewItemQQptZKeyboards_MIDI?hash=item19ba4e6795

more details on my related hohner page :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/HOHNER/page%20piano%20hohner.html

Hi guys

another demo to see , the hohner electra piano :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMarNNEoMes

no secret !
just missing time  :wink:

I'll post some vids of wurlitzer and others piano san synths quickly

rob
it seems that the higher hammer tips have not been changed ,
and after a close inspection all the parts are originals ,
I think that  this piano has not been played a lot since 1977 ,

the metallic part of   the rail is black and the rhodes name is near gold ,
the volume / treble/bass names are black

I've changed the knobs for new ones ,

otherwise I made the keyboard piedestal modification , but I did not voiced the
harp , it has been by Harold Rhodes himself

hi guys
I did a demo of the rare clavinet L  ; see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFr6sTCWRWQ&feature=channel_page

recorded with a presonus eureka preamp

hi guys
finally here's the  page  about the rhodes home piano on my site ;
I've bought this piano from Mr Harold Rhodes Junior some months ago ;
but I was too busy to do the page earlier.

http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/RHODES/home%20piano/page%20home%20piano.htmln

next to come the prepiano  :wink:

thanks guys for support

swatkins
the modified cheek block was provide with the quadrapuss preamp by vintage vibe , I've just adapt it on the piano , and the crocodile tolex has been choose by my client , it's really a beautiful and classy tolex

hi boys
I've just finish to restore and customize a rhodes stage88 + janus amps

see :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/resto%20janus%20croco/page%20resto%20janus%20croco.html


I hope you'll enjoy it
:roll:

yes , the difference is that the stage model have got a different tone correction than the piano bass
please see this topic including the diagram to know the rhodes keyboard range

http://ep-forum.com/smf/index.php?topic=5160

the denon / columbia elepian and the maestro have got the same mechanic.
but no preamp or amp in the elepian just a passive tone eq and volume

surely the same manufacturer for the mechanic but as I know
gibson did the design and assembly of the maestro for the american market

absolutely wonderful  :shock:
congrats and thanks for sharing

that remind me when I bougth my first new rhodes in 1980

about the EK10 , if it had never been used I 'm pretty sure that it's not working,
but someone must go for  it  , and also the 54 too .

thanks guys  :wink:

no steveo this not your rail , I'll us it in another piano

I'm actually working on 2 others rhodes , I'll post some pics when done

Hi Boys
I'm currently servicing a wurli 200a with some dead transistors ,
so I'm looking for the different transistors refrences and equivalent references.

anyone here have got these informations ?

thanks in advance
:wink:

Hello boys

here are 2 new customized babies  :

http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/resto%20blue%20navy/page%20resto%20bleunavy.html

http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/resto%20orange/page%20resto%20orange.html

some more to come soon

enjoy  :roll:

it seems that the naming "console" was using before " suitcase"

hi folks

i did an illustration to explain all the different sizes of the different rhodes models

hope that could help

π

Ben , what a perfect job !!
:shock:

thanks for sharing and to save this piano from the trash ,
it' a real pleasure to know that there's another preserved sparkle rhodes on the planet

Rob your home piano is so fine !
great video too , congrats I like it very much ,

I'll post a page on my site about my own one I've purchased
from Harold Rhodes Jr soon .
I'll transmit the serial numbers and year....

I confirm that the upper hammer tips are the same on my piano ,
and also  the hole under the keyboard is present , in fact there are exactly the same pianos

first time was billy preston with the beatles "get back" but at that time I did'nt know that was an electric piano , even can't imagine that electric pianos exist I was too young ,  then the French band : MAGMA , then Chick Corea , George Duke , Jan Hammer

the E7 is identical , it's a D6,in a different case

hi Guys
I'm looking for the schematics of the FENDER RHODES "Satellite" amplifier ,
master and slave if possible,
in the Rhodes service manual there's only the one regarding the
Rhodes "Super Satellite" model

thanks in advance for sharing

well done Ak_attack
very interesting !
thanks

the sound of  the clavinet part is exactly the same than a model E7 ,
there's only a small difference with the touch it's a bit slower due to the pianet mechanic part .
otherwise the pianet is sound is the same than the T model ;

mixing the 2 sounds is very nice

thanks guys !


about the black top , just a very good cleaning with black soap .

about recording , just using a Presonus Eureka preamp then into the line input
of the Mac book , no eq , no comp.


I'm actually working on a suitcase 88 , it will be in a "white sparkle" finish
I'll keep you inform
:wink:

hi guys
here's a new rhodes that I've restored in a tweed finish :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/resto%20rhodes%20manu/page%20resto%20tweed.html

see also the demo on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Xiea70Q5I


:wink:

see the butterfly 270 electronic piano on my page :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/WURLITZER/page%20piano%20wurlitzer.html

to my opinion this is the best sounding transistorized wurli

well it's finally back home !!!


thanks Geyster   :wink:

yes Bjammerz I paid more to get it back than I sold it some years ago ,
c'est la vie !

see it :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/RHODES/88%20dedicace/page%2088%20dedicace.html

I'll take some more pics later

if someone have got more informations about it ,
please let me know .

look under the piano if there are 4 legs holders a cross bar plate and a  guide cup for the pedal rod , it's a stage including a preamp ,

congrats !

it's very fine , beautiful hammond organs too

:wink:

go on Benjamin , I hope you'll get it , it's a very beautiful one
:wink:

yes sean , the 49 notes piano bass is really a beautiful instrument , it was in relative good condition when I bought it , I did not refelt the hammers it's a difficult job , I've just sand them a bit .
it seems that the green pickups were mounted between 1965 and 1967 ,
I'm not absolutely sure , perhaps someone on the forum could confirm.
I don't have any diagram of the damper mechanism but there are no spring.
I can send some pics but I don't know how to post on this forum ( yes I know shame on me)
:oops:

hi boys
see the instruments restorations page on my site
including some rhodes of course :
http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/restoration/page%20restauration.html


:roll:

right it was mine , but due to money trouble in the past ;I sold it ( aarrhh!!)
btw I'm really expecting that it will be mine again ,
" hey come back home sweety ! "

come on gesyter let it back home and it'll stay in my future museum

hi guys
I've updated my rhodes page , you'll see a yellow student in a near mint conditiion from 1969 and a suitcase 73 mk2 .

I'll post a vid of the yellow student on my youtube page soon

http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Pianos/RHODES/page%20rhodes.html


:roll:

of course it's a mod , I suppose that it's probably a kind of tuning regulation system each knobs corresponding to a note from C to B , perhaps to get the organ perfectly in tune or create custom tuning .

I'm also considering to record mine and add the samples on my site.

http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/instruments/Polyphonics%20&%20Samplers/contempo/page%20contempo.html

no problem to use a pedal from an older rhodes model , fully compatible