JeffLearman Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 This rare-bird Rhodes is on ebay currently at $5. Of course, the bidding will go higher, but probably not very high. Rhodes Student Model http://i19.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/2c/55/04_3.JPG In particular, note these tone bars: http://i3.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/38/2b/81_3.JPG I played a Rhodes once with those square tonebars (aircraft aluminum alloy, IIRC), and man it's a treat. These babies go cheap for the obvious reasons, but this one looks in pretty good shape. Replacement parts generally aren't available. It sounds a bit different from any of the classic Rhodes tones we know and love, but it's a hell of a sound anyway. (When I finished playing it the owner came up with his band and played the best rendition of Birdland I've ever heard, and this was the only keyboard. And yes, I've heard WR play it live. Just another "unsung heros" tale.) If I owned a studio I'd grab this baby to stick in the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidLifeCrisis Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Definitely a rare bird. I have heard of them but these are the first pics I've seen of one. I'd probably grab one for fun if I could get it for $100 or so. Steve A Lifetime of Peace, Love and Protest Music www.rock-xtreme.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I had a suitcase with those tone bars and a silver sparkle top. She was a beauty and did sound different from any other model I've ever owned. I'd love to have that one and live in a dome house and wear nothing but white all the time......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Right, silver top! I was trying to remember what that piano looked like, there was something different about it. It played like crap, action beat to hell, and this was back in 1978. But I never forgot the tone or the look of those square tonebars. Shipping would be beastly, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Holy cow that's mugly ugly. Fugly, even! Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Yeah, Berklee had several classrooms full of those green Rhodes back when I attended. The silver box on the bottom left hooked up to a headphone network. During class, the teacher could sit at his desk and listen to an individual student playing without their being aware of it. He could also play examples on his Rhodes for a single person or specific groups in the classroom to hear it, while others were able to continue practicing uninterrupted. It's definitely a Rhodes designed for the classroom. I don't recall them sounding or feeling that great either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Yeah, but you probably weren't playing it through a Fender Twin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.J. Lewis Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I have the worst case of GAS ever. Anyone else bidding on this? I'm gigging in Nashville in 3 weeks, too...I could save the shipping...! ivorycj Main stuff: Yamaha CP88 | Korg Kronos 2 73 | Kurzweil Forte 7 | 1898 Steinway I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Looks like something out of Willy Wonka. Is that mint marzipan?? What we record in life, echoes in eternity. Montage M7, MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XS Rack, PolyEvolver, Voyager, Cobalt 8X, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Bidding's @ $153 with 6 days to go. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymio Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 FWIW: pianos with those tonebars are a bitch to work on. JP 1935 Mason & Hamlin Model A Korg Kronos 2 73 Nord Electro 6D 61 Yam S90ES Rhodes Stage 73 (1972) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Not to rain on your parade, but while at Berklee I never did play _one_ of those that felt or sounded any good. Of course school keyboards are usually fairly beat up, so maybe one CAN sound good if properly worked on. I suspect that this one can't be that good for the price it's going for. If you're getting it for the collectors item value, then go for it; but I wouldn't count on it sounding that great without significant modification/repair. On the other hand, I hope that I'm completely wrong and that it sounds amazing out of the box.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementedchord Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 it's worth it just to put in the corner and look at the MOD case...lmao... love it!!! "style is determined not by what you can play but what you cant...." dave brubeck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Anybody else notice that it is missing the low E tonebar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWW Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Actually, not a 'rare bird' at all. I thought so when I first saw it, and had a bad GAS attack. Later I discovered ir was the student/classroom model. At Berklee, they had a room full of them. For practice. Still, it is very cool in its own Star Trek kinda way.. Hammond C3, Leslie 122, Steinway B, Wurlitzer 200A, Rhodes 73, D6 Clav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRubberDuck Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 That's not ugly, it's ART DECO! It could probably be in a museum somewhere. Right next to the picture of the Campbells soup can. I think it's kinda cool in an over-the-top kinda way. DRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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