Rhodes Mk8

Harold Rhodes’ legendary electro-mechanical tine piano returns. Precision-built in the UK with the finest hand-selected materials.

ORDER INFO:

Rhodes makes around 50 pianos each month. All piano orders are assembled chronologically: if your purchase is order #273, your piano will be built directly after #272.

Depending on the demand, there may be a wait before it is the turn of your MK8 piano to be assembled by the Rhodes team.

Once you have placed your order, we aim to have your custom Rhodes MK8 in your hands as soon as we can.

DETAILS AND SPECIFICATION:

Optimising the iconic sound of the Rhodes piano, the MK8 offers considerable improvements in tone, touch, intonation and dynamics. All critical components – including tines, pickups, dampers and pedal mechanism – have been redesigned from the ground up, using only the highest quality materials and the very best in contemporary manufacturing techniques.

KEYBOARD:

Precision-manufactured by internationally renowned Kluge Klaviaturen GmbH (Steinway Group), the Rhodes MK8’s keyboard offers unparalleled expression and a nuanced piano-like feel.

SPECIFICATIONS:

73-note (E8-E80) Rhodes custom spruce keyboard by Kluge Klaviaturen GmbH, oak and beech keyframe.

ONBOARD EFFECTS:

The MK8 offers you the opportunity to dial up the effects of your choice with inbuilt VCA analogue compressor and low noise analogue stereo bucketbrigade effects: chorus, phaser, delay.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Rhodes custom stereo effect processor: analogue compressor, phaser, chorus, delay. True bypass. Expression pedal control of phaser speed, chorus speed, delay time, delay feedback.

PREAMP:

The custom Rhodes engineered MK8 analogue preamp features parametric EQ, independent drive, envelope control, wah, new vari-pan with 4 waveshapes, audio rate modulation capabilities and dual expression pedal control inputs.

SPECIFICATIONS:

True analogue signal path. Volume, drive, envelope controls. Expression pedal control of volume, mid sweep (wah), pan speed, pan depth. Rhodes custom analogue tri-band (low/mid/high) active equaliser (+/- 15db range). Sweepable parametric midrange. Rhodes custom vari-pan with variable rate/depth with 4 wave shapes and audio-rate modulation.

CUSTOMISE:

With external design by Axel Hartmann, the MK8 closely echoes the classic lines of the much loved Rhodes MK1 piano, whilst inviting a level of owner customisation never before offered on a Rhodes.

Choose from solid and custom sparkle colours for the lid, along with a selection of beautiful finishes for the front panel, case, pre-amp panel, pedal and rear grille.

OPTIONS:

Hood: 

• Black +£0
• Gold Sparkle +£250
• Silver Sparkle +£250
• Smoked – Transparent +£400
• Violet +£195
• Baby Blue +£195
• Pink +£195
• Mint Turquoise +£195
• Khaki +£195
• Traffic White +£195
• Red +£195
• Orange +£195
• Warm Grey +£195

Bottom Shell:

• Tolex +£0
• Walnut +£795

Front Panel: 

• Black Anodised +£0
• Silver Anodised +£0

FX Panel:

• No FX +£0
• With FX Black +£750
• With FX Silver +£750

Preamp Panel:

• Black +£0
• Silver +£0

Stand:

• No Stand +£0
• Black Stand +£375
• Silver Stand +£375