It a classic Rhodes problem, your Rhodes sounded great but now its sounding dull and lifeless. For such an instrument that in many ways is quite a simple design, it’s funny how the the changes in sound can be so dramatic. This issue could be down to many things, so we’ll start with simpler and […]

Tone bar clips are small metal clamps that are placed on the upper treble tone bars to increase sustain. They do this by making the mass of the tone bar slightly heavier which increases the resonance of the tone bar assembly. It does this by having more mass to vibrate. It is able to achieve […]

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 […]