Absolutely beautiful to watch, and an absolutely beautiful final result! I am so glad that UA-cam is now recommending smaller channels like yours in my feed.
Thanks Brock! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I wish! Haha views have been slow, but still happy to complete this build. Working on a mk ii, a rhodes 270 butterfly, and an e7 clavinet! More videos to follow. Cheers!
That faceplate is so beautiful, and as a non-pianist this was an education in how the rhodes actually looks on the inside! Love the look of those tines.
@@qaijuana I feel you 😅 , apologies for the traumatic visage! In retrospect, I did consider unwinding unto a spool and reappropriating the original coil wire , alas it was not meant to be. Thank you, still, for appreciating the build and leaving a comment! Best regards.
Thank you for creating such a great and inspiring video! And wow the Rhodes looks stunning in that room 🤩 Would love to have one of these in my studio.
@@NoahWonder thank you, you flatter me!! I can only imagine the great use you would put of it in your studio! I’m soon to upload my second rhodes built where I built a clear plexi top, stay tuned!
😅 I’m glad you liked it!! Briefly tried to get into restoring old vehicles, but after my fair deal of cursing and wrenching went back to woodworking. Thank you for the feedback!
Very impressive and beautiful result. I have a 54 key in my basement awaiting a (hopefully) similar treatment. I built a pickup winder as I know about half of them are dead. I’ve hand cut a few dovetails before, to get them that perfect in walnut is impressive and looks amazing. Great inspiration! Thanks for sharing
@@lights_camera_coffee ooh those 54’s a real treasure, i love the size. I wish you best of luck on your restoration journey, I would love to see the finished product! Thank you for your kind words, glad you liked the end product.
@@gavinm2159 thank you kindly! It took me a minute because I chipped away at it in my free time whilst making two rhodes restos. ended up at around 13-14 months while working my office job mon-sat and juggling family time / birdwatching. But I digress; if I were to compress the timeline in a regular workflow, I’d say 12-16 weeks would be reasonable at a leisurely pace.
😂😂😂 voy a acabar manco! Broma, el riel de aluminio tiene espesor de 3mm aprox y los dientes se toparían en cero contra aluminio antes que mis dedos. Usé pegamento PVA para poder quitar la chapa con temperatura y agua si alguna vez es requerido, entonces usé mis dedos para presionar y que no reviente o comprometa el pegazón
@@stevenedwards4470 I bought the mk 1 off a christian minister a few states lines south of me in Veracruz, México. He had an 88 suitcase resto, a couple nord stage pianos, a double decker crumar organ, leslie speaker cabinets, and a few other odds and ends. The mk ii I purchased off an artist in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He purchased it off a rhodes collector/ hoarder whom passed away after. Sent me some interesting stuff, a couple of peterson and janus 5 pin preamp replacement circuit boards amongst other things. I don’t think the resto’s are necessary, but I didn’t want a mildew/mold infested cabinet in my studio!
@@stevenedwards4470 Thank you for the kind words! I've actually helped two people local to me by lending them my winder and showing them how to! I would encourage you to take the plunge. If you have any questions or need any help, feel free to ask!!
Thank you, glad you dig it! The keybed requires extensive action repair, unfortunately. I have a few leaning key guide pins I need to straighten out, I have to level the keybed, and most importantly that's driving me nuts is key sway due worn felt bushings in the keys. I have once specific hammer tip that's worn down and the strike kills the tine resonance, so I may end up replacing all hammer tips, dampers, bushings and grommets, and maybe even a miracle mod for this pre-bump mk i?! hopefully not sacrilege. In the mean time, I'm about 95% done on a mk ii that plays and sounds killer. I'll be uploading that. build sooner than later, hopefully. I may film my key action adventures, hopefuly not too redundant with the wealth of knowledge on vintage vibe and other folks!
I miss my 71 rhodes. Stolen from my garage decades ago. Mark 1a, 73 keys. Hammers were shot but I was in process of restore then some asshole stole it.
F that guy. Major bummer! Those 71's have a lot of mojo. Good thing is you're OK and material things can always be replaced. Thanks for the comment, cheers!
@@marklynch3918 Yeah, I got chewed out by my father for doing that. My routing channel has 2mm offset in width and depth to compensate for expansion/contraction. In the end, the dabs of glue are to offset rattle (akin to a truss rod in luthiery) and avoid the bottom shifting whilst in transport. Hopefully I don’t get any cracking. Thanks for the feedback!
@@sklepa Thank you! 😊 . A bit of context on the rewind: the harp belonged to a 1981 mk ii I happened upon whilst restoring the mk i! This era of rhodes are called “white-tape pickup” and are notorious for shorting out and dying. The harp had 27 corroded, dead pickups that I detected corroded at the pickup start tab, most likely due to poor coating insulation and high relative humidity. I decided to rewind the whole harp, as more shorts were likely to follow. I decided later to make a full walnut build for the mk ii harp as well, but I unfortunately didn’t film that process.
@@jandro Ah, ok I see. And this was the first time I saw such instument inside, and they way it is working(im assuming kinda like in electric guitar) is pretty genius in its simplicity! but there's a lot of coils to be wound :) have you had any difficulties about tone matching since they are all not perfectly the same?
@@sklepa exactly! I actually think wal bass does something very similar where he winds 6 small bobbins per individual string , each with its own magnet. “Voicing” the rhodes isn’t particularly super challenging, but is a lot of back and forth between spacing between tine and magnet, to get sweet balance of overtones, grit, bell quality. I haven’t even checked the magnet gauss yet! But i digress, yes ! It is very much akin to guitar pickups !
@@battuh No es ninguna molestia! Depends on your copper wire gauge, you can use 38awg and aim for 2900 turns and a DC resistance of 180 kohms. I personally went thicker wire (37awg) and a DC res of 160kohms. Sounds amazing.
I feel you!! You know you’re in for some CNS damage creepage when the room suddenly stinks of nosferatu’s sweaty ‘sack. Best of luck to you with your resto, would love to see/hear it!
@@jandro I would love to share my Google photo album. But I don't want to spread it public now. I left twitter so I am not sure how to contact you in private.
@@blenderbuch No worries! You can message me at electricpianoMX on instagram OR my gee mail is jandrotorres at gm . Looking forward to seeing it! Best regards
Beautiful J
Thanks Jerr bro!!
Built this pretty shell for his Rhodes then played the most beautiful piece from Aphex Twin. That's a fitting end for this video. Great job!
Hell yeah! Glad it resonated, my shoddy playing and that F# slightly off 😅. Thank you 🙏🏻
i love it
Absolutely beautiful to watch, and an absolutely beautiful final result! I am so glad that UA-cam is now recommending smaller channels like yours in my feed.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch, glad you enjoyed it! It's a first for me :D, really cool UA-cam is putting it out there. Thank you!
wow i thought this video had like 100k views that thing looks sweet great job
Thanks Brock! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I wish! Haha views have been slow, but still happy to complete this build. Working on a mk ii, a rhodes 270 butterfly, and an e7 clavinet! More videos to follow. Cheers!
This is a masterpice you are extrely talented
Glad you liked it!! Thank you for the uplifting comment.
That faceplate is so beautiful, and as a non-pianist this was an education in how the rhodes actually looks on the inside! Love the look of those tines.
Thanks Nick!! The faceplate was a bit of a pain in the butt, that redwood burl is super spongey and prone to cracking. Glad you like it.
Real Chrono Trigger vibes on the intro song! Love it!
@@radical_ans A man of culture I see!! Glad you liked it!
That's an impressive work and result. Bravo and thanks for sharing !
Thank you kindly! Cheers!!
I need one!!! Great vid, would love some narration tho :D
Thank you! I've been thinking about doing a narrated version. I'll work on a longer cut w/ narration and let you know when it's uploaded!
After all that bro put the cherry on top playing aphex twin on the most beautiful piano tone. Nice
Richard is a beast!! Cheers brother.
my heart hurts watching the pickup wire cuts 🥲
Beautiful build nonetheless! White on that Walnut is such a great combo
@@qaijuana I feel you 😅 , apologies for the traumatic visage! In retrospect, I did consider unwinding unto a spool and reappropriating the original coil wire , alas it was not meant to be. Thank you, still, for appreciating the build and leaving a comment! Best regards.
incredible job, and great playing! looking forward to the next one. cheers!
Thank you kindly, I'll be uploading that next build soon!!
Thank you for creating such a great and inspiring video! And wow the Rhodes looks stunning in that room 🤩 Would love to have one of these in my studio.
@@NoahWonder thank you, you flatter me!! I can only imagine the great use you would put of it in your studio! I’m soon to upload my second rhodes built where I built a clear plexi top, stay tuned!
@@jandro Thank you so much! Ohh great to hear - I'll look forward to watch that. You got a new subscriber.
beautiful!
Thank you!!
Incredibly cool. What an impressive project, thanks for making and sharing this video.
@@simon_jakobsson On the contrary, thank you for watching! Glad you dig it.
That's one time consuming hobby! Epic end product through, well done.
😅 I’m glad you liked it!! Briefly tried to get into restoring old vehicles, but after my fair deal of cursing and wrenching went back to woodworking. Thank you for the feedback!
Stunning work and beautiful playing at the end! Hobbyist indeed! Your work and playing are amazing! 🙂✨
Thank you mac!!
Very impressive and beautiful result. I have a 54 key in my basement awaiting a (hopefully) similar treatment. I built a pickup winder as I know about half of them are dead. I’ve hand cut a few dovetails before, to get them that perfect in walnut is impressive and looks amazing. Great inspiration! Thanks for sharing
@@lights_camera_coffee ooh those 54’s a real treasure, i love the size. I wish you best of luck on your restoration journey, I would love to see the finished product! Thank you for your kind words, glad you liked the end product.
Incredible craftsmanship.
@@Shockwave_App thank you for the kind words. Best regards!
You are such an incredible builder.
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you enjoyed the build process! Regards!
Precioso trabajo, Sr. Torres. Realizado con delicadeza y muy buen gusto. Un gran saludo desde España.
@@Morgatus-JJ Muchas gracias por la retroalimentación y comentario! Un saludo cálido de vuelta desde las tierras áridas de México!
Wow… incredible
@@tordstalheimmortensen7257 Glad you like it!
beautiful !!! well done
@@isma7708 thank you!! Best regards!
i fucking love this
My dude! Brews are on me
Tremendo trabajo!!! Diseño y ejecución con estilo y delicadeza. El Rhodes es uno de mis favoritos.
@@jonizr muchas gracias!! Opino lo mismo, emite un sonido clave que tiene décadas aportando a producción de audio orgánico, delicado y complejo.
Espectacular tio!!!! increible video tambien saludos.
@@Jedson66 El buen tío Yoni! Gracias , saludos
Muchas gracias
@@ckngmad1357 gracias a usted!
😳
this was insanely impressive and entertaining to watch! do you know how long it took you approximately?
@@gavinm2159 thank you kindly! It took me a minute because I chipped away at it in my free time whilst making two rhodes restos. ended up at around 13-14 months while working my office job mon-sat and juggling family time / birdwatching. But I digress; if I were to compress the timeline in a regular workflow, I’d say 12-16 weeks would be reasonable at a leisurely pace.
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😂😂😂 voy a acabar manco! Broma, el riel de aluminio tiene espesor de 3mm aprox y los dientes se toparían en cero contra aluminio antes que mis dedos. Usé pegamento PVA para poder quitar la chapa con temperatura y agua si alguna vez es requerido, entonces usé mis dedos para presionar y que no reviente o comprometa el pegazón
That's a cool idea. My favorite electric piano. I am curious about how you came by such a trashed Rhodes where all that rebuild was necessary.
@@stevenedwards4470 I bought the mk 1 off a christian minister a few states lines south of me in Veracruz, México. He had an 88 suitcase resto, a couple nord stage pianos, a double decker crumar organ, leslie speaker cabinets, and a few other odds and ends. The mk ii I purchased off an artist in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He purchased it off a rhodes collector/ hoarder whom passed away after. Sent me some interesting stuff, a couple of peterson and janus 5 pin preamp replacement circuit boards amongst other things. I don’t think the resto’s are necessary, but I didn’t want a mildew/mold infested cabinet in my studio!
@jandro You're talented and brave.
😕 Winding is scary to most people.
@@stevenedwards4470 Thank you for the kind words! I've actually helped two people local to me by lending them my winder and showing them how to! I would encourage you to take the plunge. If you have any questions or need any help, feel free to ask!!
Very cool! Did you have to do any action repair?
Thank you, glad you dig it! The keybed requires extensive action repair, unfortunately. I have a few leaning key guide pins I need to straighten out, I have to level the keybed, and most importantly that's driving me nuts is key sway due worn felt bushings in the keys. I have once specific hammer tip that's worn down and the strike kills the tine resonance, so I may end up replacing all hammer tips, dampers, bushings and grommets, and maybe even a miracle mod for this pre-bump mk i?! hopefully not sacrilege. In the mean time, I'm about 95% done on a mk ii that plays and sounds killer. I'll be uploading that. build sooner than later, hopefully. I may film my key action adventures, hopefuly not too redundant with the wealth of knowledge on vintage vibe and other folks!
I miss my 71 rhodes. Stolen from my garage decades ago. Mark 1a, 73 keys. Hammers were shot but I was in process of restore then some asshole stole it.
F that guy. Major bummer! Those 71's have a lot of mojo. Good thing is you're OK and material things can always be replaced. Thanks for the comment, cheers!
@ indeed! Needed a lot of work, but dam it, that was mine!
If you glued that bottom panel in, don’t be surprised to get cracking in the future due to repeated expansion/ contraction and changes in humidity.
@@marklynch3918 Yeah, I got chewed out by my father for doing that. My routing channel has 2mm offset in width and depth to compensate for expansion/contraction. In the end, the dabs of glue are to offset rattle (akin to a truss rod in luthiery) and avoid the bottom shifting whilst in transport. Hopefully I don’t get any cracking. Thanks for the feedback!
Lovely build! Just wondering why you had to rewind all those coils?
@@sklepa Thank you! 😊 . A bit of context on the rewind: the harp belonged to a 1981 mk ii I happened upon whilst restoring the mk i! This era of rhodes are called “white-tape pickup” and are notorious for shorting out and dying. The harp had 27 corroded, dead pickups that I detected corroded at the pickup start tab, most likely due to poor coating insulation and high relative humidity. I decided to rewind the whole harp, as more shorts were likely to follow. I decided later to make a full walnut build for the mk ii harp as well, but I unfortunately didn’t film that process.
@@jandro Ah, ok I see. And this was the first time I saw such instument inside, and they way it is working(im assuming kinda like in electric guitar) is pretty genius in its simplicity! but there's a lot of coils to be wound :) have you had any difficulties about tone matching since they are all not perfectly the same?
@@sklepa exactly! I actually think wal bass does something very similar where he winds 6 small bobbins per individual string , each with its own magnet. “Voicing” the rhodes isn’t particularly super challenging, but is a lot of back and forth between spacing between tine and magnet, to get sweet balance of overtones, grit, bell quality. I haven’t even checked the magnet gauss yet! But i digress, yes ! It is very much akin to guitar pickups !
Sometimes you watch a DIY video and think, "I could do this. Maybe I'll give it a whirl." This is not one of those time.
😅😅let me know if you need any help if you do! glad to be of service. Cheers brother!
Perdón por molestarte, pero how many turns in each coil?
@@battuh No es ninguna molestia! Depends on your copper wire gauge, you can use 38awg and aim for 2900 turns and a DC resistance of 180 kohms. I personally went thicker wire (37awg) and a DC res of 160kohms. Sounds amazing.
@@jandro Muchas thanks! 🙂
@@battuh De Nankiu!
Это не пианино, это электрический клависин. Большая разница.
Agreed! Fender had a bit of a tendency for misnomers . Example: tremolo , vibrato etc
Mould city... i know what to expect as i just restaurating a logan string melody with water damage.... it was disgusting 😮
I feel you!! You know you’re in for some CNS damage creepage when the room suddenly stinks of nosferatu’s sweaty ‘sack. Best of luck to you with your resto, would love to see/hear it!
@@jandro I would love to share my Google photo album. But I don't want to spread it public now. I left twitter so I am not sure how to contact you in private.
@@blenderbuch No worries! You can message me at electricpianoMX on instagram OR my gee mail is jandrotorres at gm . Looking forward to seeing it! Best regards
信じられない、、、
Cheers!
Where cat :(
My cat, Bimba. That's for another video :)
@@jandro :>