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Rhodes Mark II Stage 88

Discontinued
Released 1979

The 88-note Stage in Mark II dress: flat lid, all-black trim, otherwise the late Mark I piano. The same wooden-versus-plastic key caveat applies.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Rhodes
Status
Discontinued
Released
1979

Keyboard

Keys
88
Key action
Hammer-action
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
88 keys: wooden at first, plastic keys introduced in 1980

Sounds

Sections
Electric piano
Drawbars
None
Sound engine
Electromechanical: hammer-struck steel tines and tonebars read by electromagnetic pickups; passive, needs an external amplifier
Organ models
None
Polyphony
Full polyphony (88 notes)

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced
Pedal inputs
Sustain (mechanical)

Features

Features
Flat lid for stacking another keyboard, Volume and bass boost controls, Passive, no power needed

Size & weight

Colours
Black

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