Comments on: voicing the Rhodes piano: first pass http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/ transfusing emptiness into vacancy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:08:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-16871 Rob Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:23:23 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/#comment-16871 Hello Mr. Eel. I think it's worth making the adjustments. I haven't owned/played a Mark II in nearly 20 years, but my considered opinion is that the difference between "well set up" and "not set up" will vastly exceed the difference between Mark I and II. There's beautiful tone in just about every Rhodes I've ever touched. Sometimes they need help getting back on center. Hello Mr. Eel.

I think it’s worth making the adjustments. I haven’t owned/played a Mark II in nearly 20 years, but my considered opinion is that the difference between “well set up” and “not set up” will vastly exceed the difference between Mark I and II. There’s beautiful tone in just about every Rhodes I’ve ever touched. Sometimes they need help getting back on center.

]]> By: morayeel http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-16870 morayeel Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:35:39 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/#comment-16870 Hi Rob. Just registered for your site, what a great resource! My Mark I sure is mushy, as you described somewhere. Are the I and II so different from each other that I will never be able to get a nice light action on mine, no matter what I do? I haven't tried the work yet, but I'm reluctant to bother if the mechanics of the unit are going to keep it from getting all that much better. Also, are other adjustment related? For example, I have pretty inconsistent tone across the keyboard and will have to address it. Thanks so much for your site and by the way, very very nice playing. Hi Rob. Just registered for your site, what a great resource! My Mark I sure is mushy, as you described somewhere. Are the I and II so different from each other that I will never be able to get a nice light action on mine, no matter what I do? I haven’t tried the work yet, but I’m reluctant to bother if the mechanics of the unit are going to keep it from getting all that much better. Also, are other adjustment related? For example, I have pretty inconsistent tone across the keyboard and will have to address it.
Thanks so much for your site and by the way, very very nice playing.

]]> By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-16776 Rob Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:05:24 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/#comment-16776 Glad to have you with us, Ulli. Glad to have you with us, Ulli.

]]> By: TwoLeftHands http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-16775 TwoLeftHands Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:14:07 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2007/05/13/voicing-the-rhodes-piano-first-pass/#comment-16775 Rob, great site, great videos! @djbelc01 (comment #5): one inch is 25.4 mm, so, 0.34 inches is about 8.64 mm. 3/8 inches is 9.53 mm Rob, is this dimension (funny how the interest concentrates on an arbitrary piece of log...) the same for MK I an MK II models? Hey, I'll walk down to my workshop in the basement and will make a universal escapement template: One side will be 0.34" by 0.375", the other something inbetween (provided that is the same value for my MK II), like 0.35" by 0.36". Of course, labeled accordingly. Cheers from this site of the pond, Ulli Rob,
great site, great videos! @djbelc01 (comment #5): one inch is 25.4 mm, so, 0.34 inches is about 8.64 mm. 3/8 inches is 9.53 mm

Rob, is this dimension (funny how the interest concentrates on an arbitrary piece of log…) the same for MK I an MK II models?

Hey, I’ll walk down to my workshop in the basement and will make a universal escapement template: One side will be 0.34″ by 0.375″, the other something inbetween (provided that is the same value for my MK II), like 0.35″ by 0.36″. Of course, labeled accordingly.

Cheers from this site of the pond,
Ulli

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