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Rhodes Mark I Suitcase 73
Discontinued 1979Released 1969
The piano on top, a stereo amp and speaker cabinet underneath, and the famous 'vibrato' that is really a stereo auto-pan bouncing the sound between the speakers. That swirl is half the Suitcase sound, and a Stage piano cannot do it without extra kit.
Replaced by Mark II Suitcase 73
Replaces Electric Piano 73 (Sparkletop)
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Rhodes
- Status
- Discontinued
- Released
- 1969
Keyboard
- Keys
- 73
- Key action
- Hammer-action
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- 73 wooden keys, same action as the Stage 73
Sounds
- Sections
- Electric piano
- Drawbars
- None
- Sound engine
- Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups, into a built-in preamp and power amp
- Organ models
- None
- Polyphony
- Full polyphony (73 notes)
Connections
- Outputs
- Built-in speakers, 1/4-inch unbalanced
- Pedal inputs
- Sustain (mechanical)
Features
- Features
- Built-in stereo amplifier and speaker cabinet, Stereo 'vibrato' (auto-pan) with speed and intensity, 80W amp to 1977, then 100W (2 x 50W), Treble and bass EQ, Accessory send/return and line outputs on the 1977-on amp
Size & weight
- Colours
- Black
