Rhodes Mark I Stage 73vsRhodes Mark II Stage 73

Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 and Rhodes Mark II Stage 73: 2 Rhodes stage keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 3 of 14 compared specifications.

Released: 1970 on the Mark I Stage 73 and 1979 on the Mark II Stage 73.
Keybed: 73 wooden keys; wood-and-plastic hammers to 1976, all-plastic after, neoprene tips from 1971 on the Mark I Stage 73 and 73 keys: wooden at first, plastic keys introduced in 1980 on the Mark II Stage 73.

Both are the same on keys (73), key action (Hammer-action), sections (Electric piano) and drawbars (None).

2 items	Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 Discontinued 1979	Rhodes Mark II Stage 73 Discontinued
General
Manufacturer	Rhodes	Rhodes
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Released	1970	1979
Keyboard
Keys	73	73
Key action	Hammer-action	Hammer-action
Aftertouch	None	None
Keybed	73 wooden keys; wood-and-plastic hammers to 1976, all-plastic after, neoprene tips from 1971	73 keys: wooden at first, plastic keys introduced in 1980
Sounds
Sections	Electric piano	Electric piano
Drawbars	None	None
Sound engine	Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups; passive, needs an external amplifier	Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups; passive, needs an external amplifier
Organ models	None	None
Polyphony	Full polyphony (73 notes)	Full polyphony (73 notes)
Connections
Outputs	1/4-inch unbalanced	1/4-inch unbalanced
Pedal inputs	Sustain (mechanical)	Sustain (mechanical)
Features
Features	Passive, no power needed, Volume and bass boost controls, Detachable legs, Sustain pedal with push rod, Fender branding dropped around 1974-75	Flat lid for stacking another keyboard, Volume and bass boost controls, Passive, no power needed, Detachable legs
Size & weight
Colours	Black	Black
Weight	59 kg	—

Summary