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Rhodes Mark I Stage 88
Legacy since 1979Released 1971
The full-range Stage piano, made possible once Rhodes worked out how to keep the extreme bass and treble notes stable. The low end is huge and growly; the price is size and weight, so it is more studio piece than gig piano.
Spares: Rhodes sells the common wear parts on its own website: tines, hammer tips, damper felts, pickups, grommets and springs, made for every Rhodes and Fender Rhodes. Official spares ↗
Replaced by Mark II Stage 88
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Rhodes
- Status
- Legacy
- Released
- 1971
Keyboard
- Keys
- 88
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- 88 wooden keys, same action as the Stage 73
Sound
- Tone source
- Tines
- Sound engine
- Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups; passive, needs an external amplifier
- Polyphony
- Full polyphony (88 notes)
- Features
- Passive, no power needed, Volume and bass boost controls, Detachable legs, Sustain pedal with push rod
Connections
- Outputs
- 1/4-inch unbalanced
- Pedal inputs
- Sustain (mechanical)
Size & weight
- Colours
- Black
