Brad Kaenel Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Saturday evening I posted a "KC Classifieds" listing for my restored 1973 Fender Rhodes Suitcase, citing that I had acquired a similar vintage Stage to replace it -- the ad was up less than 24 hours before I took it down. Although I had not received any actual offers for the board, I felt I should offer an explanation, perhaps even an apology, to anyone who might have felt like I "pulled the rug out" on their Rhodes acquisition plans... The short version of the story is that my son (who currently has my restored Mark II Stage) saw that I had the Suitcase up for sale and asked if I'd be willing to swap, since he prefers the Suitcase (and I'm actually more of a Stage guy, myself), and wanted to use it on an album project he's working on. So, of course, I agreed, and that's why the ad came down. The longer version is more about the lineage of these two "brother" Rhodes pianos; the Suitcase I already owned, and the Stage that recently came to me through a long-time sax player friend (and who also happens to restore classic Ford Mercury automobiles.) The more we talked about the pianos, the more my friend convinced me that collecting a pair of these instruments after all this time, manufactured and setup perhaps right next to each other on the factory floor, was indeed quite a unique thing, and worth taking stock of; not for the monetary value, but simply for the nostalgia of it. Frankly, that hooked me because I love these instruments just like my friend loves his cars. And we both thought how cool it would be to restore these two Rhodes' not just back to factory spec, but fully tricked out as a "matched set". Maybe even pick up the colors and aesthetic from his beloved Mercurys in some subtle way. So, anyway, that's the story. If it's any consolation, I still *do* have that 1980 Mark II Stage that plays and sounds just as sweet as the Suitcase (better in some ways, in my mind), and I will happily offer that piano up in the Classifieds if anyone here thinks they might like to own it. (Please PM, if so.) No hard feelings, right? Kurzweil PC4-7, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 No hard feelings, right? None, as long as you spray paint the tolex and top in Nord red. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 No hard feelings, right? None, as long as you spray paint the tolex and top in Nord Mercury red. Fixed. Kurzweil PC4-7, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 don't sell it Brad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 ...the lineage of these two "brother" Rhodes pianos; the Suitcase I already owned, and the Stage that recently came to me through a long-time sax player friend (and who also happens to restore classic Ford Mercury automobiles.) The more we talked about the pianos, the more my friend convinced me that collecting a pair of these instruments after all this time, manufactured and setup perhaps right next to each other on the factory floor, was indeed quite a unique thing, and worth taking stock of; not for the monetary value, but simply for the nostalgia of it. The "brother" 1973 Mark I Stage returns home from restoration tomorrow! Pics of the siblings coming soon... Kurzweil PC4-7, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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