Beginning a long overdue rehab of my 1975 #Rhodes Stage 73 - replacing the ratty tolex and adding a Miracle Mod from Vintage Vibe to smooth out the key action.
I bought this from the trunk of a shifty character at an Iowa truck stop back in 2002 and it’ll forever be the best $400 I’ve spent. These pianos are among the greatest instruments ever created. #RhodesRefresh
I’m not crazy about paying out the nose to keep this piano maintained, so I’ve learned to be my own Rhodes tech - buying NOS parts wherever I could find them until Vintage Vibe began reproducing parts about 10 years ago.
This’ll be my most ambitious repair job by a mile: replacing the tolex, refreshing all the chrome hardware, replacing the Rhodes badge, and the extremely tedious process of improving the sluggish keybed. #RhodesRefresh
Well, I got extraordinarily high on contact cement while applying the new tolex and failed to properly document the whole operation but the Rhodes refurb is complete! Aside from the replacing the destroyed chrome corners and rear logo, I kept all the original hardware with their lovely mid-70s patina.
Damn thing looks like it just rolled off the line. #RhodesRefresh
Sweet!
I've heard of 'contact highs' before... but...
=D
I hope your recovery is fast and full!
Jeremy Erwin
KS2 Problema