What's it worth? Wat year is it?

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What's it worth? Wat year is it?

Postby CRBMoA » Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:30 am

I was asked by a friend to get an idea of what this thing is worth.

First, can someone tell me what year it is? And, second, what's it worth?

I played it last night. The two lowest C#s stick, but not too badly. I think they can be freed quite easily, but I am unsure of the preferred method.


http://s332.photobucket.com/albums/m334/CRBMoA/Rhodes/

Thanks,

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Re: What's it worth? Wat year is it?

Postby HardCoreHanSolo » Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:59 pm

Found this on another site

We don't have much data on the serial numbers, but you can still determine the production year by looking inside the piano. There are two 4-digit date codes, one on the pickup rail and one on the tonebar rail. The code on the pickup rail is located on the right-hand side, beneath the part number. The first two digits indicate the week of the year, and the last two indicate the year (e.g. 0978 = 09th week of 1978, sometime in early March). This is the week the pickup rail was completed, which was normally 1 to 4 months prior to the day the piano was finished. This code is the best indicator of the piano's age.


* "Sparkle Top" Fender Rhodes (1965-1969)
* Fender Rhodes Mark I (1969-1975)
* Rhodes Mark I (1975-1979)
* Rhodes Mark II with wood keys (1979-1980)
* Rhodes Mark III EK-10 & Rhodes 54 (1980)
* Rhodes Mark II with plastic keys (1981-1983)
* Rhodes Mark V (1984)


it's 1975-1979. It's the oldest one i've ever seen, not sure on price.
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