Fender-Rhodes tuning

[John Ross]

I just used a pair of curved haemostats, and a small screwdriver when I tuned them.
I used an ETD, and got the offsets from the Fender Rhodes service manual.
It is a matter of moving a spring in or out, on a tine. (metal rod that the hammer hits)
I am looking on line for info, and will forward any info I find.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob & Helen Goodale 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:54 PM
  Subject: Fender-Rhodes tuning


  Hello,

  I got a request to tune a piano at a recording studio tomorrow, a fairly regular gig.  This time they also wanted to know if I could tune a Fender Rhodes.  I'm sure I could do it but I'm not very familiar with them.

  Question 1.  Is the procedure particularly complicated?

  Question 2.  What would be involved in terms of temperament?  Is it straight or is there a stretch?


  Rob Goodale, RPT
  Las Vegas, NV
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