A tine screw is a machine screw that connects the tine and the tone bar. Its function is to connect these two components of the tone bar assembly. It has a hex screw head, and can be adjusted with a 5/16″ nut driver. It usually has an engraved V on the top face. It is […]

A tine spring, also known as a tuning spring or tine coil, is a metal coil of wire that is inserted on to the tine of a note in a Rhodes piano. Its function is to finely adjust the tuning of a particular note. Each tone bar assembly on a Rhodes piano has a tine […]

The tone bar assembly is the tuning fork-like mechanism that generates the tone for each note of a Rhodes piano. It is made up of eight parts: The mass of each tone bar assembly increases the lower down the piano. This is because a larger mass equals a lower pitch. See the individual items for […]

On a Rhodes piano, the tone bar is a metal length that forms one part of the assembly used for tone generation. It is one of the most recognisable parts of the Rhodes harp, having one tone bar for every key and being very visible when the lid is removed. The tone bar combined with […]

A tine is a thin metal steel length of rod in a Fender Rhodes electric piano. It is one of the key elements in producing the tone, along with the hammer tip. When a key is pressed, a the key pivots, pushing the hammer cam upward which allows the tip to strike the tine, causing […]