Iconoclast Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Could be a tough road to hoe here. Uh, that's row to hoe... While the visual imagery conjured up by those two statements is definitely different, I think their meaning is ironically identical. In fact it may become one of my new standard mixed metaphors. Quote You want me to start this song too slow or too fast? Forte7, Nord Stage 3, XK3c, OB-6, Arturia Collection, Mainstage, MotionSound KBR3D. A bunch of MusicMan Guitars, Line6 stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Could be a tough road to hoe here. Uh, that's row to hoe... While the visual imagery conjured up by those two statements is definitely different, I think their meaning is ironically identical. In fact it may become one of my new standard mixed metaphors. For all intensive purposes. :wink: Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 This is the one you want... https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/105899580_chick-corea-s-1972-fender-rhodes-suitcase-model?fbclid=IwAR00WZwOCLF9fBsnWol8zaHEDwxp1FVMAipMLOz0iZckPJbBJqpeBD5A1LA Interesting that it says "Fender Rhodes" on the speakers, yet just "Rhodes" on the face plate. Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 No secret. My MkI 88 plays like poop. It"s cosmetically lovely. But the action is mush. There"s a bump mod that"s hit and miss I"m told. Sounds great though. I think there"s a market for brand new instruments that look, sound and play great. If they can make a reasonable price point and check those boxes. It will sell itself. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I'm surprised to read that your Mk1 88 plays like poop. WHEN was ii manufactured? I have a Mark 1 Suit Case Rhodes 73 whose action is still great. It could have been made in 1978, I would have to check the mfg date. I bought it in early 1979. Still a great sounding Rhodes piano that plays great. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB Dave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I've owned three Mark Is and none of them played all that well. My most recent one, I did the bump mod on, and that helped a little, but still not great. The best one I've ever played was Chick Corea's Mark V which we had in the Gulbransen shop for a few days, getting the MIDI strip upgraded. Jim Wilson had gone through that piano and it played like butter, utterly amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Could be a tough road to hoe here. Uh, that's row to hoe... While the visual imagery conjured up by those two statements is definitely different, I think their meaning is ironically identical. In fact it may become one of my new standard mixed metaphors. For all intensive purposes. :wink: Intensive porpoises. Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 While the visual imagery conjured up by those two statements is definitely different, I think their meaning is ironically identical. In fact it may become one of my new standard mixed metaphors. For all intensive purposes. :wink: Intensive porpoises. In tents and porticos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 While the visual imagery conjured up by those two statements is definitely different, I think their meaning is ironically identical. In fact it may become one of my new standard mixed metaphors. For all intensive purposes. :wink: Intensive porpoises. In tents and porticos ⦠the colour of time. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Can I just say: Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp. That is all. Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Can I just say: Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp. That is all. Not ready to pimp my Rhodes but that preamp looks tempting. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Can I just say: Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp. That is all. Not ready to pimp my Rhodes but that preamp looks tempting. I don't have the Retro Flyer but Avion Studios refurbished my Suitcase preamp and did a great job. A respectable "David" to Vintage Vibe's "Goliath." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Can I just say: Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp. That is all. Not ready to pimp my Rhodes but that preamp looks tempting. Your Rhodes already been pimped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjosko Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Just got a email from them today (I signed up for newsletter). ' Where Vintage and Modern Collide 'Compared to the old pianos it"s got all the vibe and soul, but everything that wasn"t precisely built has been precisely built and with massive detail, I think it"s the ultimate collision of the vintage world and the modern world. I think what we"ve achieved in the last two years is going to blow people"s minds.' â Dan Goldman, Rhodes Chief Product Officer and long-time Rhodes fan and player, on the new Rhodes piano.' Seems to get closer. Curious on the final product and price. Quote /Bjørn - old gearjunkie, still with lot of GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 'It"s almost time for you to meet the new Rhodes,' and the recently formed Rhodes Music Group gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of the new Rhodes piano. https://www.gearnews.com/rhodes-begins-teasing-its-forthcoming-electric-piano/ Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Can sort of get a look at the front panel and knobs in this one⦠Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I get excited every time for these Rhodes reboots. I've been underwhelmed by previous attempts but have maintained enough innocence to be eternally optimistic "this'll be the one." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Dan Goldman is a member of this forum. Hopefully, eventually, he will stop by and chime in directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 'It"s almost time for you to meet the new Rhodes,' and the recently formed Rhodes Music Group gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of the new Rhodes piano. I´m irritated .... keys and hammers look like plastic ... A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkphingerz88 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Dan Goldman is a member of this forum. Hopefully, eventually, he will stop by and chime in directly. Indeed I am! ð Quote Chief Product Officer at Rhodes®. Project leader and designer of the Rhodes MK8 piano and V8 Plug-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggypants Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I´m irritated .... keys and hammers look like plastic ... A.C. Presumably they don't want it to weigh a quarter of a ton. No-ones going to point at you mid performance and shout "The key arm is plastic, my evening and whole life is ruined!' Well, no-one outside of Nashville anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 'It"s almost time for you to meet the new Rhodes,' and the recently formed Rhodes Music Group gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of the new Rhodes piano. I´m irritated .... keys and hammers look like plastic ... A.C. Could they be graphite? Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 If the key arms are plastic or graphite instead of wood, why should that matter? In the end it's going to be about playability, sound, functionality, weight, etc. Isn't it? If the end product works, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Doesn"t matter to me as long as it works, lasts for years of play and the part can be found 20 years later to replace if needed. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I. Want. One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I. Want. One. of course you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Can sort of get a look at the front panel and knobs in this one⦠...Or maybe "knob," singular. :-) Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkphingerz88 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hey folks. Hope you"re all well. Great to be here as always and glad to see everyone is super excited about the new piano!! To answer a couple of points- - the keyframe and keys are precision cut from the finest woods, chosen for strength, optimum feel/weight/balance and cosmetic consistency. The keys and frame are also cut and made more precisely than any other Rhodes previously. - the hammers are precision moulded (all Rhodes have used fully moulded hammers since 1975, earlier pianos used half wood, half plastic hammers which were problematic for many reasons I can go into if required) but our new hammers use a new high impact material with much thicker axel pivots around the action centres compared to any previous Rhodes. Cheers D Quote Chief Product Officer at Rhodes®. Project leader and designer of the Rhodes MK8 piano and V8 Plug-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 When and how much? Sorry, couldn"t resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I´m irritated .... keys and hammers look like plastic ... A.C. No-ones going to point at you mid performance and shout "The key arm is plastic, my evening and whole life is ruined!' . Wrong ! My 1971 Fender Rhodes Mk I had "half wood - half plastuc" hammerrs already. My early mk II was the same. The back part of the hammer was plastic and that´s where the hinge is. There were 2 small plastic nipples left and right side of the hammer, going into the little holes of the hinge´s cheeks acting as guides too. These little nipples broke during performance because plastic simply wears out when performing all day over years and when there´s the mechanical stress of transport in addition. The large ATA flightcase didn´t help much too. I´d don´t need wooden keys urgently, but the heavy stressed moving parts of the hammer should be something more reliable than plastic. Broken tines and worn out hammers were the main issues w/ my (Fender) Rhodes pianos in the past. It might not become very obvious when the instrument is only at home or in the studio though. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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