Hi Guys
A link to a project I recently finished - rewinding pick-ups from a 1980 Rhodes 54 piano (54 keys). The link is below if you want to check it out (it's on our NZ bass player site).
http://www.bassplayer.co.nz/viewtopic.p ... 025#p22025
Jono
Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Built: 2x Jack 112.
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Bass: Cort Action A.
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Re: Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Great job Jono 
I have long liked the sound of 80's Rhodes...
I have long liked the sound of 80's Rhodes...
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DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
Re: Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Good on you, Jono! What a mate to your Uncle-in-law, too. I would have been petrified to even open a classic Rhodes, let alone unwind and rewind the pickups. Hats off to you, mate!
I know money often seals the deal, but seriously, quality is an investment, not an expense... Grant Bunter
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Accept the fact that airtight and well-braced are more important than pretty on the inside. Bill Fitzmaurice
Re: Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Great skills. Just one quick (probably dumb) question:
You mentioned that the pickups are wired in series - how does the piano know which key is being pressed? Maybe you mean a different 'series' to what I'm thinking (I'm thinking the 'bottom' pickup connector connects to the 'top' of the next one and so on). Could you possibly quickly explain
Thanks.
You mentioned that the pickups are wired in series - how does the piano know which key is being pressed? Maybe you mean a different 'series' to what I'm thinking (I'm thinking the 'bottom' pickup connector connects to the 'top' of the next one and so on). Could you possibly quickly explain
Thanks.Re: Repair of 1980 Rhodes Piano - link
Thank you all!
Hope that helps and I got that right!
It doesn't need to. Just like an electric guitar doesn't know what strings you pluck. In the piano each key has a hammer that hits it's own "tine" that vibrates in front of its own pickup. The vibrating tine affects the magnetic field of the pickup which changes the current through the coil. Keys hit at the same time just add to the signal.escapemcp wrote:how does the piano know which key is pressed
Hope that helps and I got that right!
Built: 2x Jack 112.
Bass: Cort Action A.
Amp: GenzBenz Streamliner 600.
Bass: Cort Action A.
Amp: GenzBenz Streamliner 600.