Editing Rhodes piano (section)

==Features==
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 | image1   = Fender Rhodes (Inside).jpg
 | caption1 = The Rhodes piano generates its sound by hammers hitting a bar of metal known as a tine.
 | image2   = Tone Generator.jpg
 | caption2 = Side view of "tone generator assembly", resembling a [[tuning fork]] consisting of a twisted metal tone bar and the tine below it.
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|description=A ''Rhodes Mark I'' played on a [[Valve amplifier|tube amplifier]] (overdriven).
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The Rhodes piano's keyboard is laid out like a traditional acoustic piano, but some models contain 73 keys instead of 88.{{sfn|Vail|2000|p=266}} The 73-key model weighs around {{convert|130|lb|kg}}.{{sfn|Lenhoff|Robertson|2019|p=212}} The keyboard's touch and action is designed to be like an acoustic piano. Pressing a key results in a hammer striking a thin metal rod called a tine connected to a larger "tone bar". The tone generator assembly acts as a [[tuning fork]] as the tone bar reinforces and extends the tine's vibrations. A [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]] sits opposite the tine, inducing an [[electric current]] from the vibrations like an electric guitar.{{sfn|Baerman|2003|p=52}} Simply hitting tines does not need an external [[power supply]], and a Rhodes will make sound even when not plugged into an [[amplifier]],{{sfn|Brice|2001|p=104}} though like an unplugged electric guitar, the volume level and tone will be diminished.<ref name="logic">{{cite web|url=http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicstudio/instruments/index.html#chapter=9%26section=9%26tasks=true|title=Electric Piano Models Emulated by the EVP88|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

The Suitcase model Rhodes includes a built-in power amplifier and a [[tremolo]] feature that bounces the output signal from the piano across two speakers.{{sfn|Gibson|1997|p=114}} This feature is inaccurately labeled "[[vibrato]]" (which is a variation in pitch) on some models to be consistent with the labelling on [[Fender Amplifiers|Fender amplifiers]].{{sfn|Vail|2000|p=266}}

Although the Rhodes functions mechanically like a piano, its sound is very different.{{sfn|Gibson|1997|p=114}} Vibrating tines produce a mellower timbre,{{sfn|Gibson|1997|p=55}} and the sound changes with the tine's relative position to the pickup. Putting the two close together gives a characteristic "bell" sound.<ref name="logic"/> The instrument has been compared with the [[Wurlitzer electronic piano]], which uses a similar technology, but with the hammers striking metal reeds. The Rhodes has a better sustain, while the Wurlitzer produces significant [[harmonic]]s when the keys are played hard, giving it a "bite".{{sfn|Lenhoff|Robertson|2019|p=211}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec12/articles/arturia-wurlitzer-v.htm|title=Arturia Wurlitzer V|first=Gordon|last=Reid|magazine=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=December 2012|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref> According to Benjamin Love of Retro Rentals, an [[Equalization (audio)|equalization spectrum analysis]] of the instrument will have a gap where the frequency of a lead vocal can be. This means the instrument can easily support a voice performance without overpowering it.{{sfn|Lenhoff|Robertson|2019|p=212}}
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