Tag Archives: Rhodes wurlitzer repair
New life in old Wurli
These old wuli 140 tube amps are so old its amazing they still work at all. I installed this new amp from RetroLinear for a customer. Plays and sounds amazing! Not cheap but but should last another 60 years. Really happy someone is making amps for these old boards.
Read moreYou make due with what you have . . .
Working on a customers Wurlitzer 145. Looks like someone really didn’t want the top section to ring out. Looks like they put popsicle sticks on to make dampers. Before the internet – you hade to come up with some creative ideas.
Read moreAfter a very long wait – The new Rhodes is here!
After almost 20 years of working on vintage Rhodes pianos I decided to become a dealer for the all new Rhodes Mk 8. It survived the trip from England. I’ve got other work to do but can’t seem to get up from playing it. If you are interested stop on by my shop and play …
Read moreDrowning in Vintage Pianos
Every once in a while I take a step back and look at my shop. For some reason this summer has been extremely busy. Many Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hohner Clavinets this time of year. Luckly I love getting these oldies back in action.
Read moreRhodes Piano Bass
Had the absolute pleasure of working on this 1972 Rhodes piano bass. This one is as clean and as close to mint as they come.All tines, tone bars, hammer tips were in excellent condition. It is nice to know there are still some of these out there even 50 years later.
Read moreOne rusty Rhodes
Customer brought in a Rhodes he owned since new. Had a pipe burst and there was water damage. That led to a lot of rust on this old girl. Here is just one of the 73 tines before cleaning off rustAnd here it is after. Repeat 73 times. The end result was very nice. She …
Read moreWell . . . its happened again
More work then one man can handle at the moment. I need to take a breath and tackle one project at a time. There are worse things in life then being too busy.
Read moreHere we go again . . .
Something about the end of winter that makes people bring in their Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos for service. I like to tackle the pianos one at a time. No multitasking.
Read moreOne of the coolest things I’ve had in my shop in a while . . .
I very much enjoyed restoring this 1962 Hohner Pianet model N. I gave it “the works”. I am a huge Beatles and Zombies fan and could not resist learning the songs that used this instrument. This thing plays and sounds like a dream. I didn’t want to get up.
Read moreHard at work on this old Wurli
I love old wurlitzer electric pianos. This one is a 1958 model 120. Tube amp. Very difficult to tune these because the reed bolts are hidden under the wooden dampers. Still a very cool instrument and the amp is now running strong.
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