Rhodes
Drop-Over Cover
Current
- Type
- Dust cover
- Fits
- Rhodes MK8; Mark I, Mark II, Mark III EK-10, Mark V and Mark 7 73-note
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Rhodes Mark II Stage 73
LegacyReleased 1979
A late Mark I in an all-black suit with a flat lid you can stack a synth on. Pianos from 1980 onwards often have plastic keys, which Harold Rhodes disliked and which feel closer to a digital piano, so check inside before you buy.
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 V Stage 73
Replaces Mark I Stage 73
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Rhodes
- Status
- Legacy
- Released
- 1979
Keyboard
- Keys
- 73
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- 73 keys: wooden at first, plastic keys introduced in 1980
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 (73 notes)
- Features
- Flat lid for stacking another keyboard, Volume and bass boost controls, Passive, no power needed, Detachable legs
Connections
- Outputs
- 1/4-inch unbalanced
- Pedal inputs
- Sustain (mechanical)
Size & weight
- Colours
- Black
Accessories
Add-ons made for this electric piano.
