Rhodes in ET

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Mon, 29 May 2000 08:57:42 +0200


Thanks John.. no I do not have a tuning chart for a Rhodes. Might be
interesting to try a Rhodes by the numbers,,, just to see. Please send it
along when you get a chance. 


John R Fortiner wrote:
> 
> Richard:  Do you have the Rhodes tuning chart?  Works "fairly" well.  If
> you would like a copy let me know and I'll send it to you as an
> attachment.
> 
> John R. Fortiner
> Billings, MT.
> email: pianoserv440@juno.com
> 
> On Sun, 28 May 2000 21:00:36 +0200 Richard Brekne
> <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> writes:
> > Had to tune and "regulate" a fender Rhodes today. Havent had the
> > "pleasure"
> > for several years now and I place a lot more weight on thirds and
> > third-octave variants since last I encountered one of these. Getting
> > a
> > balanced ET was quite a process, and getting bass notes to sound
> > decent
> > withing octaves as well as other intervals was really fun (I am
> > being a bit
> > sarcastic here.. grin). It ended up coming out pretty good, but I
> > wonder if
> > any of you out there have any good tips for handling the Rhodes
> > instrument
> > ?
> >
> > I noticed that the pitch of the lowest bass notes wandered (towards
> > flat)
> > quite significantly as the amplitude diminished.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
> > Associate, PTG
> > Bergen, Norway
> 
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-- 
Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Associate, PTG
Bergen, Norway


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