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Rhodes Mark III EK-10
DiscontinuedReleased 1980
CBS's attempt to answer the polysynth: a Stage 73 with analogue synth circuitry bolted on, so you hear a Rhodes and a synth at once. Unreliable, few sold, and it lost to proper polysynths. A curiosity for collectors rather than a player's Rhodes.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Rhodes
- Status
- Discontinued
- Released
- 1980
Keyboard
- Keys
- 73
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- 73-key Rhodes Stage action
Sounds
- Sections
- Electric piano, Synth
- Drawbars
- None
- Sound engine
- Hybrid: Rhodes tines and pickups alongside analogue synthesiser circuitry (oscillators and filters)
- Organ models
- None
- Polyphony
- Full polyphony (73 notes)
Connections
- Outputs
- 1/4-inch unbalanced
- Pedal inputs
- Sustain (mechanical)
Features
- Features
- Synth section with volume, filter and tuning controls, Two keyboard zones (bass and treble) for the synth, Rhodes volume and EQ
Size & weight
- Colours
- Black