The Rhodes Mk8 Piano: Inside The Factory
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
- Today I go to the Rhodes MK8 factory to see what it takes to build this legendary electric piano in 2021. ❤️ Click here for the Rhodes Mark 8 👉 rhodesmusic.com/
In this video the Doctor Mix team travels to Leeds - UK to meet Dan Goldman (aka JD73) who is the Chief Product Officer at Rhodes Music Group. Dan takes us through the entire process of building the MK8 and he also jams with me in the Rhodes music room 💥
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On this video:
00:00 - Teaser
00:34 - Intro
01:40 - Travelling
03:35 - Arrival
04:00 - Rhodes Hammers
05:25 - Inside the MK8: Keyboard
07:33 - MK8 Walnut Base Version
08:05 - MK8 Parts
09:58 - MK8 Design
10:55 - MK8 Front Panel / Effects
12:14 - MK8 Black
12:46 - Claudio’s Rhodes MK8
13:36 - Colours and Customisation
16:15 - Rhodes Music Room
17:30 - Playing the MK8
20:11 - Claudio Plays Chick Corea's "Armando's Rhumba"
21:30 - First Impressions of the MK8
21:41 - Dan Goldman plays the MK8
22:50 - Dan and Claudio jam together
23:55 - Ending
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It’s so expensive 😫
@@DaraM73 Once you see the video you will know why 🕺
@@Doctormix indeed, but I’ve a mkii already!
@@DaraM73 Me too 😁
13:48
You say what colour? I say go with your favourite!
I'd get walnut with a transparent top. It shows off the craftsmanship of the internals. And it has a 1970s record-player vibe.
That sounds super cool. Now I want one like that.
That's exactly what I thought! Record player!
100% this plus chrome legs.
i was messing around with that on the website
The problem with translucent that it won't be translucent for long due to scratches, dust, abrasions, etc. Unless it's some new super high tech new polymer that is 100% scratch resistent, I would steer clear of the clear top!
The mk8 isn't just a keyboard. It's a work of art based on a timeless tradition of electric pianos. I know that because we are all listening to this through youtube's compression, we are not hearing what YOU heard there at the Rhodes factory, but still, it sounds incredibly WARM and FAT!!!! There's nothing else like this. Truly something special in it's own category.
I'd go with the clear transparent top with the woodgrain bottom.
agreed on all points
Definitely.
Agreed on all points. .. except wondering if there could be a smoke transparent top, a bit darker than the one we see here. Maybe. Then by adding lights inside you could choose seeing the inside more or less... 😊
yup...I'm tempted to sell my 1912 Mason-Hamlin Model A to raise cash for one of these!
wurlitzer?
I was a keyboard tech for 36 years and rebuilt many Rhodes pianos. On one of my own Rhodes I installed a built-in stereo chorus. I am very impressed by all the electronics you managed to find room for inside the unit.
I think this is my first ever UA-cam comment, after years of watching. I just felt compelled to wish Dan every success with this venture and give him a big thumbs up for all his help and support he’s offered Rhodes players. He’s gone above and beyond many times with my instruments, often for no fee. He’s an example of what you can do if you stay with it and work hard. Great to see someone’s passion become a business, particularly as it means the Rhodes legacy lives on. If anyone wants a Rhodes, I reckon you’re in the safest place to buy one. Thanks Dan. Rod 😀
I appreciate your comment 🕺❤️
This whole video had me smiling. I have an old Mark I that I'm currently restoring and it makes me so happy to see that the love for these instruments will continue into future generations.
Good luck on your MK1! I hope you'll finish yours, unlike mine lol. Couldn't get the upper octaves to make good sustain, eventually I sold it to a EP repair man so it can have the glorious life again that it deserves.
I restored one of those! I had such an amazing time doing it and the final results were amazing! Ended up selling it for twice the price I got it + the restoration price. Such an amazing instrument.
Of course. Because there is NOTHING as beautiful in the electric piano world than a rhodes piano with chorus pedal, to me.
Im a 21 year old that will one day own one of these works of art once I finally land a well paying/stable job. Electric pianos are not dying any time soon
Feel so blessed to have met Mr. Harold Rhodes at a NAMM show many years back. What a wonderful person. So many fascinating stories.
This is a sacred place: maximum respect to the whole Rhodes team for the infinite love you put into it and for your daily commitment. Thank you Doctor for showing us how they create magic
It's great to see that this instrument wasn't left for dead. It really feels like something that would've been forgotten about, with the only ones still around from the 60's. I'm glad to see that's not the case.
this video instills massive confidence in this company, the main dude seems super legit. Best of luck to all involved.
I grew up during the Rhodes Era. It's nice to know someone manufacturers this with extreme quality control, assurance and attention to detail. Keep the best of the past while moving forward. MK 8 gets the job done. Thank you Dr mix and the Uk Rhodes factory for keeping the beauty going. I pick the red one. 🇺🇸
Boy! I wish Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, & George Duke were here to witness this! This is EPIC! I’m sure they’re smiling. May they R.I.P. They were the Rhodes Scholars!😌🎹🎶🙏🏾🕊👍🏾
Dan Goldman is a master player and knows absolute everything about Rhodes piano. ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the video.
Not only did he help rebirth the Rhodes but the guy is a true playa for real 🎹🤟🏿🔥
This is SO SICK man! Rhodes should give you a permanent room there! And of course I vote for Red and Black :)
🤣🤣🤣 yayyy! How are you doing man! Are you back?
Rhodes is the instrument of the century it's so good that they still produce this legend 🤍.
I have to own one of these some day. It’s just got put on my list as my “Holy Grail”. Taking my daughter to Disney then saving for this!!!
Can't believe this is made 15 minutes from my house and I never knew it was there. Thanks for the video great watch
The various looks in your eyes says it al!! I was a proud owner of the Mark 1 Suitcase back in 1979- this is the next logical step for Dr. Dean. Love your channel my man, and you helped pull me through the pandemic AND BEYOND. I am a dentist/musician (Jawn of the Dead) from Philadelphia, PA, and needed your positivity to pull me through one of the craziest times in any healthcare provider's life. Peace Claudio and can't wait to hear the new Rhodes Mark 8.
Yep you could instantly tell from those couple of notes and the way he laid that down that Dan's feel and timing is excellent!
I absolutely love that they have done this. Not decided a price point and nearest competitors, just decided to make sure there is literally no competition. That it's made in England and most parts are made locally (bar the keys) is incredible. People bemoaning the price should probably go look at the price of good real piano's - big studio's will have a piano that is worth many times this, or if 'just' an upright, 1.5 x the price of this. Sometimes you got to accept there are beautiful things which you cannot afford! I was impressed they used analogue circuitry - seems right in an electromechanical instrument. My exact thought was 'they could have used a $100 DSP board'...but then he DID mention the next version of firmware... Where is THAT going?
Seems like a bargain compared to £1500 for a foldable phone that will last a couple of years and be worthless. This thing will be worth the same or more in 10 years.
I didn’t realize what I was getting into when I watched this. This is insane!! I’m sooooo happy that they’re putting in this level of care into such a iconic instrument.
I just love the fact that they're using the LAB L5 amp made by Moog/Gibson in the 1970's for showcasing the 2021 Rhodes. They still are super great amps - "would be neat to restore the two I have".
I don't know why... but I never realized that for Rhodes... "Electric Piano" actually meant they built a portable piano that's electrified in the same way as how an Electric Guitar is an electrified guitar...
I guess part of it is that I haven't really had a chance to see the guts of one in person and never really touched one myself.
Like with Adam Savage on Tested. It's just so fun to get the seconhand excitement of following someone who genuinely is excited to be seeing and touch what he is seeing and touching... and hearing.
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Congrats. So funny to constantly have to correct people when they call it "an electronic piano" and you have to tell them "Electric! Not electronic." Duuuuuh, I don't see a difference. Your explanation......sort of, but not really. Your synopsis is more fitting to the Yamaha Electric grand. That's an actual portable grand piano that then uses something similar to guitar pickups to take the vibrations out for amplification. Yes the Rhodes uses something similar to guitar pickups, but from there on out it's different than a piano. Principally because instead of piano strings, the Rhodes uses little tuning forks (rods, actually), and that gives it the distinctive sound, totally different than a piano. Also the hammers are rubber rather than felt, and the action is plastic rather than wood, and the escapement mechanism is simpler than in a piano, I'm not sure why they can get away with that.
@@TheLarryBrown
To the Philistines like me. The distincion between using strings versus rods goes beyond my classifications.
I'm thinking more broadly that I never thought that there was a giant mechanical source to the sounds. When all the competitors I've heard have been emulating the Electric Piano withpurely synth tech from the start.
Oh and also. If it gets the sound the users want. I see no reason why using rods instead of strings would be an issue to "get away with". :)
@@jmalmstenI meant "get away with" a simpler escapement mechanism. As far as "getting the sound the user wants," I think that was a big stroke of luck rather than design. Harold Rhodes wanted something that would stay in tune in spite of a lot of knocking about, and he came up with the rods (they're actually called tines...I don't know why.) I don't know if he envisioned allowing in the field tuning or not, the final product was a little spring on each rod that can be adjusted for tuning. The Wurlitzer Electric piano is way difficult to tune, you have to either solder on extra mass or else use a file to file mass off. It just so happened that the tines gave off a beautiful sound that conquered the world, but I don't think Harold chose them for that reason nor realized how profound that sound woukd become. The Rhodes sound is similar to the "celeste" used in "The dance of the sugarplum faires" in "The Nutcracker Suite." Let me go look up how that works.....
Eh...seems more like a xylophone bar.
Just fabulous! I didn’t realise the Rhodes was actually a hybrid acoustic/electronic instrument. Just amazing!!!!!!
Although I don't really know English, but the joy of the author of the channel can be understood just by looking at it!
Nice to finally hear one of these, sounds fantastic!
I think you should get the translucent lid. It would look so good in your videos. Beeing able to see all the mechanics while you are playing. Really cool!
Merci à toi et à ton talent de m’avoir présenté cette magnifique société et leurs magnifiques instruments!!!!
I love all of you!
Damien🍻
Your love for Rhodes shows. The best piece of equipment anyone can own.
What a fantastic company. Thanks for doing this.
I agree with red and black being the obvious choice, but think the transparent and wood version with red internal under lighting could be worth considering 🤔 ..as a life choice I see the red one.
Helllllooooo Claudio!!! Great vlog my friend. Great to see you so excited for the MK8. You can see the love and appreciation for the skill that goes into making such amazing instruments.
Walnut case, with a black cover!😄
WhaAAAAtttt???? I paused and wrote the above comment. Then, you went to the online design page and selected it!!!!
Yes!!! Walnut case with a black cover!😁👍👌
Completely blown my mind this Has to be the best video I have ever seen of yours to date your love for the Rhodes is so infectious. That Mark 8 sounded like butter and silk mixed with a ton of cream!!
Second best for me - #1 is Thriller 😀
I'd get a red one. Great to see a quality product being manufactured in the UK - looks and sounds amazing. I like this kind of thing that does one specific sound really well, rather than a million digital emulations that sort of sound a bit like the original if you squint a bit.
Listening to this while studying for law school finals.
What an amazing video, the musical love these dudes show is just a pure joy. Love and respect to all
the sound was so alive and funky. the nuances in the sound and the transients are all just screaming funky jazz. is it just me or is there something purple about the sound of the Rhodes. like a healing transmuting violet flame. love this instrument and all it represents.
I can see that 😂😂 to me it’s like flowing water.
Love the sound of this piano.... So many amazing songs produced on this timeless classic... Just went onto their website and designed my own, only £8,900... Mrs said, 'I thought it would be a lot more than that'.... Errrr..... Hello.... birthday's not far away...
Lovely to see these back in production - my all time favourite keyboard instrument. I’ve owned 2 mk1s in the past, and they were both awesome to play!
Presented by JD73 himself. This is totally bonkers. Nice playing. Thanks for the insight into Rhodes in Leeds.
Sounds great! Both of yall are very talented!
Thanks for sharing Doctor Mix! 👍🎹
why did this make me cry... so awesome ! simply perfection!
I have to agree with the options that others have already said... you pick the base and legs, BUT, to cover up that workmanship is nothing short of a crime. You MUST have the clear smoked top!!! Shame they don't have a red base option or red front panel for you Claudio. Thanks for the tour!
You NEED the red and black one, anything else won't work, and that's that! 😁👍
That is SUCH a amazing instrument, I wish I had like 10-15 of them! **Cough** 😏
Can't wait to see you using yours in your studio, and I hope you do a live jam session when you get it! 😛
Amazing… the workmanship, attention to detail, and the signal path ( low noise floor ). Marrying up the Rhodes sound with Steinway action is taking it to another level. 💥👍🏻😃🌟
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Awesome! I would suggest all options black plus a red hood and a silver stand. Pure Dr. Mix Style! Personally, I would go for the transparent Hood, Walnut Case, Silver Front panel with Black Preamp & FX-Panels on a silver stand! 😄
El sonido es increible
man your enthusiasm and joy is infectious. I can't stop smiling myself!
Doc.... You are a superstar of the keyboard... Rhodes.. Thr beginning of everything.... Thank you so much 4 that great emotion!
Ho lavorato 20 anni in Generalmusic (Gem/Lem/Ahlborn). Ero music engineer e creavo i suoni delle varie tastiere e organi classici per poi essere anche dimostratore alle fiere. In questa azienda ho visto la stessa passione che avevamo noi, un mondo bellissimo. Un abbraccio a tutti.
Grande!! Amico 🕺🕺🕺
Conosco Gem , Lem non fa amplificatori ?
I love his enthusiasm about the Rhodes and music in general. PS (i have a mk 1 and use it in everything i do!)
Simply beautiful
One sound I never tire of.
The Rhodes is the best piano ever created.
Wurlitzer is nice too
@@t55a2 - I think the Rhodes edges it against the Wurly tho... 51% Rhodes, 49% Wurlitzer as both have got a sweet sound.
As a pure music head over over many years, the sound of the Rhodes has warmed, swarmed the inner me, healed my soul when weary, like a voice of an angel would. What a beautiful keyboard that has helped create genre's and shaped the world of music and history. One of the most beautiful sounds known to the human ear, heart and soul. Great review.
i'm not a musician, but i completely understand the stunned excitement of "doctor mix". jaw dropping price, but if i played, i'd want one!
i have tears in my eyes! the sound is soooooo gooooood.
This is the kind of sponsored content I really enjoy. Thanks to Rhodes for sponsoring this episode and allowing such a deep insight into their production. This instrument is truly amazing.
So happy (and maybe jealous ) to see the excitement of a person getting one, congrats! What a nice sound! As for the colour, if you like red (and Ray Manzarek, cause it combines his setup 😂) then I would say red hood, black bottom and panel, silver amp-fx panel. Otherwise a warm gray hood ,black bottom and silver panels (like a bass rhodes) would be a nice choice . If I had to confuse you more, I would say a golden hood, black panels and wooden bottom 😁 .
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Black top with the walnut bottom! It's such a clean look
The Rhodes Mk8 Piano,beautiful!
So cool! Now I want one too! I know you like Red, but the transparent with wood looks really sick!
The jam is beautiful!
peace and love "Rhodes"
Today in instruments I will probably never be able to afford… but man, what a great keyboard. I am sure you will enjoy yours. Just to make sure you read the comments and do what you viewers say, I would say that you should get a pink one😀.
Man, this video is awesome . Doctor Mix really geeks out over his Rhodes which I totally understand. Can anyone get a factory tour like he did or no ? As for the price ……..I don’t think it is out of line.
This is not just a musical instrument . This is a work of art, a piece of musical history, a handmade masterpiece, a conversation starter, a showpiece to any music room or man cave. Yes you can get a quality Rhodes sound from a virtual instrument. However, nothing can replace the tactical feeling of producing sound via a mechanical instrument as well as the feelings inside of you while doing so .
There are many different instruments of all kinds that cost even more than this. To the people that understand what this mock eight is the price as well worth
I meant the price is well worth it .
👆This...
Wow! This video made my day!!! Thank you very much for the content, Claudio!!!!
Great video and product story. Thank you for this.
Once again a great video, but you guys drive on the wrong side of the road!! Great piano!! Black frame and red cover is my first but the wood with black is classic!! Their are all fantastic!!
Um....I wouldn't care what color it is. If I could get my fingers on one as an owner, I'd be happy.
Brother you got a real treat. I'm a huge fan of people who are craftsman (or women). People who create things with their hands. These people are artist. Outstanding experience.
It sounds flippin awesome. I’m shocked at how good it sounds. Ironically Dan did a bit of restoration work on my MK1 only about 18 months ago!
Absolutely iconic
"Dude, I'm speechless." My thoughts EXACTLY!!!
Great video - thanks to Dan and Team Rhodes for letting you inside and sharing this with everyone :-)
This is insanly cool, but I'm not quite shure, if I would like it in person. The wobbely feel and slight detune seem to be a big part of a rhodes to me - At least for my mk2, compared to a sampler. A Version with a very slight and randomized detuning mitght be a nice option. They should also think about adding a stereo chorus (e.g. dimension d) and producing the effects panels and amp as retrofit for mk1 and mk2 models, since those seem to be cool and it would turn down manufacturing cost.
What a beautiful machine!
Te Amamos doctor, tú si nos das la medicina de Soul.
Make it RED. Totally funky! 🎹🚀🆘❤️🙏
Agreed - red suits Claudio's personality 😀
Great to see the team building a real Rhodes, and not some shell with a Pi board controller and Fatar key-bed.
Super video DrMix!
Lol - well expressed 😀
Even though I own a fully reconditioned 1974 Mk I Stage (which I did about 10 years ago after beating my beast for decades), I now take my NORD Electro 6HP to gigs, and I find that it is reasonable satisfying (saving both my back and wear and tear on my Rhodes). I have all eight of the Rhodes sampled voices installed and some very nice effects (although sometimes I take my stomp-box board with me just so I can have the Roland CE-1 chorus!)
They don't tell you that they start at 10 thousand dollars. That's without any customization. Totally not worth that price.
THANK YOU Dr. Mix for this vid!!! what a wonderful instrument... ❤️ speechless.
Wow I loved this so much! Thank you 💙 The transparent lid looks pretty amazing!
Man, what an amazing instrument. Loved seeing the factory and the process of building this. I have to say, I do not understand how changing the paint jobs of the stand and case made the price jump up by £3,000. Seems a little excessive for just the asthetic of the instrument - but then again I'm never going to be able to pick one of these up so why bother complaining.
He added the analogue FX board ;)
There are emulations that can sound almost as good, just like for pianos, but there is nothing more inspiring than feeling those keys and the hammer action - I would say that's the real benefit of getting the real hardware. This one is on the list for when I get the proper studio room. I vote for transparent and wood - just like opening a grand piano lid.. it's nice to see the hammers going up and down.
That was just a real treat! Thank you! Get both red and translucent
This is one of, if not, THE best videos you’ve ever done.
Holy moly $9450 is super steep especially during these troubling times. While it does look like a fine instrument and i do understand it’s hand made in small quantities, it’s hard to swallow it costing more that a moog one lol.
It's an awesome piece of work Vid, you'll see in the video shortly :)
You're joking right? I would buy one without even knowing how to play they seem so nice.
You should be asking how a Moog One costs almost as much as these mechanical beasts
We already have the VintageVibe for... like, half that iirc?
@@jackpijjin4088 oh darn thanks for the heads up!
wait no nevermind get the translucent to show off the inside. for people who dont know what a rhodes piano is, they might just asume its just some electric piano. show them whos boss
Well done Claudio. This is a real scoop!
Amazing place wonderful glad you had a grand day x🎹🥤❤️
I just want Rhodes to make a classy midi controller.
An instrument for the super rich. Beautiful work no doubt, but not sure how the business can sustain itself considering you can build a great home studio for the cost of one of these.
well, its for rhodes enthusiasts. if you want a rhodes and pay less, you can get a mark II for 2/3 thousand dollars. I would get this one though if I could
@@jazzinthevoid Yeah, I would too... if I could. That's the point!
I mean, you can get an old stand up piano basically for free when people chuck them out. Or you can get a Steinway for 150k, and Steinway sustains themselves just fine. For a handcrafted, meticulously measured instrument that must have taken hours upon hours to design and build, I don't think the price is unreasonable at all. Stuff costs money, fine stuff costs even more money.
@@VinceRiviera I have no argument with the cost. It's a beautiful piece, a dream come true for those of us who haul or in my case, used to haul a Rhodes around and had to deal with all the problems the original had. I'm sure you are right that for the hours of research and development, the construction and marketing, 10k American dollars is reasonable for those willing to pay it. My point though is does the market exist for such an instrument? If everyone working in that factory in Leeds can earn a living then that's great. But as you saw, so far they have made 12 and the company has been around a little while. I sincerely hope they succeed. The world is a better place when you can actually purchase a new Rhodes. Btw, new tine electric pianos have been manufactured by a US company for quite some time, they just can't legally call it a Rhodes.
So good man. Keep killing it boss. 💪
The transparent one is an absolute beauty!
And it still takes German engineering for the Perfection part of it all
I'm getting mine all white. Can't wait for it.
What a wonderful instrument. Soooo great 🤩
My favorite piano! Thank you!
Seems the Rhodes brand in right hands
Amazing Dan & Amazing Doctor Mix!