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Hot n' Crispy! (like fried chicken! haha) I like it!

If you got to choose 1 piano, and your budget allows, perhaps a Vintage Vibe piano with the optional variable voice control? It's built with replica Rhodes parts, so it'll sound more like a Rhodes, but the variable voice control & EQ, when properly set, can get the sound pretty similar to a Wurlitzer tone, or to just about any Rhodes sound.

Brilliant video, so interesting.

very cool to see it coming along! the aluminum parts look very nice. id be wary about wear if youre going to have the strings sitting directly on top of the 3d printed parts. keep up the good work homie 👍

I've noticed matching bands of sound in the 7-10 khz range directly above many of the notes of my Wurli. Wondering how normal that is. I looked at your note comparison around 6:12 and saw the clean note has nothing above 3.5 khz, while the first note has many bands all throughout the spectrum to where the sample cuts out at 16khz. In my case, I did notice that these sounds are mechanical in nature since they sound even with the instrument off. Curious if you know what that might be?

2:41 Its similar, yea but thats a G# not a F#

But what is the secret to getting all the Key Springs back in tidy? I never want to do that again...

Looking for strings for an Old Victor Salesman Demonstrator Harp...any ideas on where to look?

is it crucially important to have the tine tapered at the mounting side?

Does Stas have a YT channel?

I know I’m arrogant. I am a master carpenter at it for 50 years minus a stink in the army. I absolutely love you attitude towards tools and methods of work. I came for the info, I’ll hang for you I think. Much thanks.

That's a really cool project! Congrats on the build! I recently designed my own open source theremin that's cheaper and easier to build the PCB (you can do it at home) and it doesn't suffer from the aliasing issue open theremin exhibits when generating high pitch

excited to see you making progress! any reason in particular why you used treated lumber? i try to work with it as little as possible because pt is hell on your lungs and your tools without any benefits unless youre building a deck. im also a little worried about your headstock; theres going to be a lot of force from the strings pulling on it, and the way youve cut the wedge greatly weakened the headstock because of the way the grain is oriented now. it might not be a problem, but its something to watch out for. i wanted to build a pedal steel guitar too a couple of years ago and gave up because i didnt want to bother with figuring out and manufacturing the fiddly mechanisms, so im looking forward to seeing how you tackle everything. i ended up settling on a lap steel with palm benders, and ran into the same problems with finding tunings, too 😁

Any update on this or yours?

Thanks for this project and documenting it. I build instruments including several single and double neck lap steels. I've thought about doing a DIY pedal steel, but have never really settled on a way to solve for the changer and pedals. Thought about bowden cables, thought about more traditional linkage, etc. Really curious to see how you go after that part of the build. Thanks again.

Roller everything and keep your string pulls as straight as possible if you want to keep strings from breaking. It also helps with tuning stability. You can also extend a string past the bridge and have levers operate on that segment, like a B bender on a Telecaster. Also it may be unconventional, but your tuning machines don't all have to be at the same end if it simplifies the mechanics and doesn't confuse the user too much.

The demo around 1 minute in is missing the testing audio, but otherwise thats pretty cool!

Great video, man... but... why not resume the electric piano project?... I really loved that project. I even bought the book "Classic keys, keyboards sounds that launched rock music" because of your first videos.

You mad man Love this channel

Very good demo. Thanks!

But keep doing you though, just wanted to let you know I’m stil here after Three years

Bro when we getting the Rhodes?

Very interesting video

Ooh! Hey, I might be able to offer something for this project, insight-wise. I found an antique pedal steel that was completely home-made. The notes were bent by little rods that went through the 'headstock' behind the nut. They had slots cut into the top, and then a roller in the slot made from the ball-ends of guitar strings. The pedals are just levels with cables, that connect to little levers under the rods that press the bottom of the rods and lift the string to the new pitch, based on a set screw.

Awesome 🙂

Did you get any further with your March piano?

Absolutely amazing build! I assume that is the same cheap tonebar from Amazon that I bought? I recommend spending a little more to get a Shubb SP-1 -- you won't believe the difference in sound and feel!

Welllllll... are you going to make any more???

It sounds reaaally thick! I love it!

send it to other youtubers who can put it to the test,rob scalion etc

3:46 sound demo

I missed the scale for key/notes accurate playing in tune. You intendo to put some scale later?

Is it possible? I’ve got left over parts of a guitar.. instead of fabricating one l…can I use a tunomatic bridge as a nut? In my head it makes sense. But I don’t want to start building it and it fails. What do you think? Not the tunomatic piece where the strings roll over but the piece that holds the strings in I guess this is the tail piece? Can I use that as a nut ?

It's a cool design, I'd like to see more done in this kinda form factor.

Simply love it and you. Thanks

Wurlitzer beats the Rhodes hands down for its light action. Sound wise, they both have their niche.

Regarding the case lid. No, there is no lid but understand that Vintage Vibe has gotten the weight on their tine pianos down to less than a pound (US) per key. Considering the original Rhodes with the lid was 140 lbs, the VV Marquis 73 is half the weight. You can easily find a case to fit iand still be less weight than an original Rhodes.

Hello, do you by any chance do repairs? I have a Juno DS with volume problems after being knocked at an event it volume isn’t consistent and for some reason it reduces by itself even when I’m not adjusting the dial Hope you can shed some light on this, thanks in advance!

because ... why NOT?

Genial!!!

The price for a used Rhodes has skyrocketed here, (40.000sek=30.000GBP) for a used one. Guess it is due to the release of the new models…

Nice model you have of the mk7: boughtthe first one being imported to sweden whenit was released. Its a really nice rhodes, and I agree. Its a beauty! I did a few changes to hammertips after discussion with Dan Goldman and Brandstetter which made it sound great. Made a couple of videos and used it mostly at rehearsals due to it being heavier tha bringing a nord stage. Actually, last time I used a rhodes live was 11 years ago, then I brought my mk1. This inspires to bring out this beauty out of the garage.

looking forward

those keys are probably at least to some extent, made with ABS so they may dissolve in acetone, and if so, you can wait a while until your plastic chips *possibly* melt into a gel, at which point you can either paint on that gel or mold the missing plastic into place. it can take a little time for ABS to dissolve if that's indeed the base that the plastic is made with. so basically there's a chance that no glue is needed. just oil free acetone. *If* it's ABS, then at least the parts can be mended together more or less seamlessly by using the same plastic you're putting together, as it's own glue. it's a good idea to put the plastic shreds and acetone in a baby food jar or something glass/polypropelene with a lid so you can test if the plastic melts before the acetone evaporates. if you do stick together two bits of ABS plastic with acetone glue, the surfaces have to be a bit dissolved, i use cotton swabs and repeatedly apply acetone until i feel the plastic start to get a bit slippery or saturated with it.

I've bought a new potentiometer. Looks compatible. But I wasn't able to remove the faulty one. My soldering iron wasn't cut out for the job. Even though it's a regular soldering iron, it features a dimmer and the ability to change tips, but I was afraid of damaging the traces if I insisted.

you think this is the best preamp for the pianet for running direct? i've used a strymon iridum amp sim, a Vintage Vibe Stage Vibe which is quite nice, and other guitar pedals i have with lots of gain. just wondering what works best for you

it sounds wonderful! thanks for sharing the know-how! :)

May a faulty knob also cause abnormally low volume?

Sounds really great. How are you recording it?