Nouveau rhodes pour 2007 !
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Sujet de la discussion Posté le 07/04/2006 à 23:11:12Nouveau rhodes pour 2007 !
Posted on the Yahoo Rhodes Group:
From: "j brand"
To: rhodes@yahoogroups.com
CC:
Subject: [rhodes] Re: New Rhodes Model?
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:42:53 -0000
Hi everyone,
We are working hard to finish five new models and intend to show at Namm
January 2007.
Website comming that will keep you informed by fourth quarter 2006
Any qualified Rhodes technicians wishing to be factory authorized for warrantee service repair can register when the company website comes on line.
I support your community and have appreciated the suggestions in
developing ,hopefully ,the greatest Rhodes electric piano line ever.
Til then,
Joseph A. Brandstetter
From: "j brand"
To: rhodes@yahoogroups.com
CC:
Subject: [rhodes] Re: New Rhodes Model?
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:42:53 -0000
Hi everyone,
We are working hard to finish five new models and intend to show at Namm
January 2007.
Website comming that will keep you informed by fourth quarter 2006
Any qualified Rhodes technicians wishing to be factory authorized for warrantee service repair can register when the company website comes on line.
I support your community and have appreciated the suggestions in
developing ,hopefully ,the greatest Rhodes electric piano line ever.
Til then,
Joseph A. Brandstetter
Miskazlata
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26 Posté le 08/01/2007 à 22:20:06
J'espère ne pas être déçu, mais ça risque en tout cas d'être magnifique s'ils gardent l'esprit d'origine de l'instrument
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27 Posté le 13/01/2007 à 19:11:48
Un autre site en parle :
http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=1679
http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=1679
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28 Posté le 16/01/2007 à 18:23:56
J'ai du nouveau sur les détails de fabrication, mais en anglais, j'ai pas le courage de traduire. Ca vient d'un des concepteurs :
Hi again!
It's going to be a modernised MkV. Check out what I got from Jim Williams, who designed the preamps.
Freddan
If that's all you want, order a stripped down stage model and go away.
If you want active preamp/EQ/vibrato, get the active version.
If you want MIDI, get it. It will have a display for midi mapping, nothing related to the piano's sound.
Hammers and tines are based on the MKV technology. Tines are made from the same alloys and are from the same source. The action is fast without the key bounce common in older designs. These things PLAY. Regulation and feel is as the MKV. Tines are backwards compatable, but I don't think the company is interested in suppling parts for older pianos.
Tips are the same rubber grades, from soft in the bass to the rubber coated wood tips for the highs. We may make a "hard hammer" version as that's what Stevie Wonder likes and that's the sound cloned to a DX7 used on almost all pop ballads in the last 20 years. Run that through a detune pitch shifter and it's magic.
It will weigh around 85 lbs for a 73. We are very concerned with the portability of these systems that were so difficult to move when made of plywood. One can then carry a 61 in and then a 55 lb. speaker next without needing help.
The 61 key will be passive only. It will be lighter than the older 54. The new 61 key passive is very affordable.
The preamps are using new silicon/germainium technology and noise is very low. There is a 3 band EQ with a mid sweep range of 100 to 8k hz, + - 15 db. Residual buzz from the pickups is also reduced from better shielding. The pickup coils will be made by Turbo-Jet, just like before. They will be better matched than any other previous Rhodes offering improved signal to noise ratios. I can get Hendrix like feedback from this thing, it's so powerful. As a guitar player, I'm particularly interested in a player becoming the "Hendrix" of Rhodes. I set these puppies up so vast feedback effects can be had, a creative lad would explore all these new possibilities with volume, feedback and effects.
The pianos do the feedback thing without any fuzz or boost pedals, right out of the box. The bottoms weigh 85 lbs and crank. I've been enjoying the feedback tones and screams right from a stock keyboard and bottom. I insisted that the powered speakers have enough power to be limited by feedback, not amplifier or speaker limitations. Just hold down some keys and turn the volume to 8 or 9 and it all happens.
They will have the usual "accessory" jacks to allow interfacing to your beloved MXR Phase 90 while offering a passive output for external processing or a DI right off the pickups.
The vibrato rate is very wide, from very slow to chattering fast, great for effects. It's a very smooth optically based triangle waveform pan circuit.
If you want the bottom speaker, just pop it underneath, it's ready to interface. The speaker bottom is very powerful but also very light. It has wheels and a great stand/support system. BTW, we are offering satelite speaker cabs with the light weight high powered speakers. These weigh in at 55 lbs and should do at least 300 watts when done. Yes, it's very light weight stuff utilizing new construction materials and techniques. No plastic JBL style cases here, it's all wood materials for natural sound.
The pedals are improved for faster set up without rubbing.
What ever the price is set at, it will be reasonable for the quality and features offered. One can conclude this will be a great product and will find favor with many musicians who don't want the aggravation of maintaining a 30+ year old piano or those who want additional performance and sound quality. We all realize some vintage old "rhodents" will hate anything new, but they already have their old dinosaurs so they are not the market focus.
BTW, don't miss the "Tribute to Harold Rhodes" concert Thursday night in the lobby as Patrice Rushen (sp), George Duke, Joe Z and Jeff Lorber all jam out on the new pianos!
Open the top and grab some tines and bend um, it's great. Hit the piano, drop it on the floor, swing it around (the 61 anyway), stab the keys with daggers, it's all good. Then you can burn it up at the end of the show. Make a video for us though, we will want to see that.
Are you glad that Roland or Yamaha arn't making these? I am. I hate most of their cheap plastic crap, but I'm weird. I like organic.
Jim Williams,
Audio Upgrades
_________________________________________________
Hi again!
It's going to be a modernised MkV. Check out what I got from Jim Williams, who designed the preamps.
Freddan
If that's all you want, order a stripped down stage model and go away.
If you want active preamp/EQ/vibrato, get the active version.
If you want MIDI, get it. It will have a display for midi mapping, nothing related to the piano's sound.
Hammers and tines are based on the MKV technology. Tines are made from the same alloys and are from the same source. The action is fast without the key bounce common in older designs. These things PLAY. Regulation and feel is as the MKV. Tines are backwards compatable, but I don't think the company is interested in suppling parts for older pianos.
Tips are the same rubber grades, from soft in the bass to the rubber coated wood tips for the highs. We may make a "hard hammer" version as that's what Stevie Wonder likes and that's the sound cloned to a DX7 used on almost all pop ballads in the last 20 years. Run that through a detune pitch shifter and it's magic.
It will weigh around 85 lbs for a 73. We are very concerned with the portability of these systems that were so difficult to move when made of plywood. One can then carry a 61 in and then a 55 lb. speaker next without needing help.
The 61 key will be passive only. It will be lighter than the older 54. The new 61 key passive is very affordable.
The preamps are using new silicon/germainium technology and noise is very low. There is a 3 band EQ with a mid sweep range of 100 to 8k hz, + - 15 db. Residual buzz from the pickups is also reduced from better shielding. The pickup coils will be made by Turbo-Jet, just like before. They will be better matched than any other previous Rhodes offering improved signal to noise ratios. I can get Hendrix like feedback from this thing, it's so powerful. As a guitar player, I'm particularly interested in a player becoming the "Hendrix" of Rhodes. I set these puppies up so vast feedback effects can be had, a creative lad would explore all these new possibilities with volume, feedback and effects.
The pianos do the feedback thing without any fuzz or boost pedals, right out of the box. The bottoms weigh 85 lbs and crank. I've been enjoying the feedback tones and screams right from a stock keyboard and bottom. I insisted that the powered speakers have enough power to be limited by feedback, not amplifier or speaker limitations. Just hold down some keys and turn the volume to 8 or 9 and it all happens.
They will have the usual "accessory" jacks to allow interfacing to your beloved MXR Phase 90 while offering a passive output for external processing or a DI right off the pickups.
The vibrato rate is very wide, from very slow to chattering fast, great for effects. It's a very smooth optically based triangle waveform pan circuit.
If you want the bottom speaker, just pop it underneath, it's ready to interface. The speaker bottom is very powerful but also very light. It has wheels and a great stand/support system. BTW, we are offering satelite speaker cabs with the light weight high powered speakers. These weigh in at 55 lbs and should do at least 300 watts when done. Yes, it's very light weight stuff utilizing new construction materials and techniques. No plastic JBL style cases here, it's all wood materials for natural sound.
The pedals are improved for faster set up without rubbing.
What ever the price is set at, it will be reasonable for the quality and features offered. One can conclude this will be a great product and will find favor with many musicians who don't want the aggravation of maintaining a 30+ year old piano or those who want additional performance and sound quality. We all realize some vintage old "rhodents" will hate anything new, but they already have their old dinosaurs so they are not the market focus.
BTW, don't miss the "Tribute to Harold Rhodes" concert Thursday night in the lobby as Patrice Rushen (sp), George Duke, Joe Z and Jeff Lorber all jam out on the new pianos!
Open the top and grab some tines and bend um, it's great. Hit the piano, drop it on the floor, swing it around (the 61 anyway), stab the keys with daggers, it's all good. Then you can burn it up at the end of the show. Make a video for us though, we will want to see that.
Are you glad that Roland or Yamaha arn't making these? I am. I hate most of their cheap plastic crap, but I'm weird. I like organic.
Jim Williams,
Audio Upgrades
_________________________________________________
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Mr Funk
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29 Posté le 18/01/2007 à 11:29:51
Est-ce que l'un de vous aurai des photos des bebetes car la j'suis au taf et je ne peux accéder a aucun site ... tout est bloqué sécurité oblige 
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30 Posté le 18/01/2007 à 22:16:04

C'est mieux que rien...
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5492
31 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 00:09:31
Merci pour cette avant première!
Ben euh...je mettrais bien un pouf orange en pvc à côté , pour l'ambiance quoi.
Et le rouge au fond c'est un Rhodes aussi ?
Ben euh...je mettrais bien un pouf orange en pvc à côté , pour l'ambiance quoi.
Et le rouge au fond c'est un Rhodes aussi ?
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5492
32 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 00:25:26
Hey t'as pas mis celle là, jolie forme


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Mr Funk
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33 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 09:36:39
Merci a vous deux pour ces 2 photos
maintenant y a plus qu'a les entendres mais il est vrai que je suis asser surpri des photos !!!!
maintenant y a plus qu'a les entendres mais il est vrai que je suis asser surpri des photos !!!!
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lulu ramec
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34 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 12:01:01
Ouah ! Véritable révolution ! Je parlais justement à un pote ce matin et je lui disais que ces instruments ne se fabriquaient plus (à mon grand damn), et donc c'est une très bonne nouvelle de savoir un projet comme celui-ci (espérons qu'il aboutisse...). La seule chose qui me dérange vraiment, c'est cette idée de mettre un écran LCD... Ca me semble pas dans l'esprit. Ca fait un peu trop synthé, et le rhodes n'en n'est justement pas un. Enfin, espérons que leur motivation arrivera à l'intégrer convenablement !
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5492
35 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:11:19
En 2007 un petit écran LCD pour éditer les paramètres midi c'est vraiment une toute petite concession au modernisme, c'est pas le plus important je trouve.
version passive ? amplififiée ? la mécanique? l'assemblage? le son ? le poids?....le prix ?
version passive ? amplififiée ? la mécanique? l'assemblage? le son ? le poids?....le prix ?
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Juljaaz
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36 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:14:23
Et la date de disponibilité en Europe !!!!!!
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martinus
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37 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:17:29
Juljaaz
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38 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:23:22
C'est clavia qui risque de faire la gueule...
Le Nord Electro risque de prendre une sacré claque !
Même si çà reste une machine très intéressante pour les sons d'orgues, et autres piano électriques.
Le Nord Electro risque de prendre une sacré claque !
Même si çà reste une machine très intéressante pour les sons d'orgues, et autres piano électriques.
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39 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:28:07
Salut,
Il aurait pu en faire un quand même plus épuré (88 touches, sortie ligne puis basta) parce que la suite de gadgets hi-tech ...
Il aurait pu en faire un quand même plus épuré (88 touches, sortie ligne puis basta) parce que la suite de gadgets hi-tech ...
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Juljaaz
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40 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:30:59
Apparement il y aura une version "light".
Sans MIDI et passive.
A voir...
Sans MIDI et passive.
A voir...
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461
41 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:35:08
Le passif c'est pas terrible ... avec une sortie ligne (en actif donc) tu peux brancher ton clavier n'importe où (carte son, ampli, etc).
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42 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:35:29
Vous allez pas un peu arrêter de vous plaindre tous !!!! 
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43 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:37:59
Si ça peut faire baisser le prix de l'argus ce sera au moins ça. 
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Juljaaz
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44 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:38:37
Citation : Vous allez pas un peu arrêter de vous plaindre tous !!!!
Je suis assez d'accord !
Depuis le tps que tout le monde demande la remise en fabrication des Rhodes, maintenant que çà se précise, çà gueule parce qu'il manque ceci, et que y a celà dont on a pas besoin, etc....
Ha là là je vous jure
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Juljaaz
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45 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:39:52
En tous cas çà devrait faire baisser les pièces de rechange pour les vieux Rhodes...
Enfin espérons...
Enfin espérons...
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46 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:41:46
Tiens ! Au lieu de l'enterrer avant même qu'il soit commercialié, regardons chers confrères d'autres photos de la BETE !!!
http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2007/index.html
En bas de la liste
http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2007/index.html
En bas de la liste
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47 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:42:28
Avec un peu d'ingéniosité (système modulable) ils pourront proposer un modèle de base + options (LCD, équalo, etc).
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Juljaaz
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48 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:44:24
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Juljaaz
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49 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:46:49
C'est vrai que çà serait pas mal.
Tout çà devrait se préciser dans les prochains mois.
Personne n'a une date de disponobilité?
Tout çà devrait se préciser dans les prochains mois.
Personne n'a une date de disponobilité?
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468
50 Posté le 19/01/2007 à 14:47:52
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