Editing Rhodes piano (section)

===After CBS===
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In 1983, Rhodes was sold to CBS boss William Schultz,<ref name="obit"/> who closed the main factory in 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.majorkey.com/mk2/about.html|title=About us|publisher=Major Key|access-date=January 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321072609/http://www.majorkey.com/mk2/about.html|archive-date=March 21, 2013}}</ref> and sold the business to the Japanese corporation [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] in 1987. Roland introduced [[digital piano]]s known as the Rhodes MK80 and MK60 in 1989, and were essentially re-engineered versions of Roland's own [[Roland MKS-20|RD-1000]] (which they closely resembled), but Harold Rhodes disapproved of the instruments, which were made without his consultation.<ref name="obit"/>

[[File:Rhodes Mark 7 (rear), Expomusic 2010.jpg|thumb|The Rhodes Mark 7 was released in 2007.]]
Rhodes re-acquired the rights to the Rhodes piano in 1997. By then, he was in ill health and died in December 2000.<ref name="obit"/> In 2007, his former business partner Joe Brandstetter acquired the rights to the name and re-formed Rhodes Music Corporation.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://allthingsgear.com/rhodes-instruments-possible-return/|title=Rhodes instruments may be returning under new self-ownership|magazine=All Things Gear|date=July 13, 2021|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref> The company introduced a reproduction of the original electric piano, the Rhodes Mark 7, housed in a molded plexiglass enclosure.<ref name="NAMM">{{cite web|title=Rhodes Reborn Just In Time For Winter NAMM '07|publisher   = Gearwire.com, January 8, 2007|url=http://www.gearwire.com/rhodes-returns.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928214251/http://www.gearwire.com/rhodes-returns.html|archive-date = September 28, 2011}}</ref> 

In 2021, a new company, Rhodes Music Group Ltd, was formed by the audio company [[Loopmasters]] who licensed the trademark rights from Brandstetter.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/new-rhodes-electric-piano|title=Rhodes returns: iconic electric piano brand is back with the promise of new keyboards|magazine=Music Radar|first=Ben|last=Rogerson|date=July 12, 2021|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref> They announced a new model, the MK8, in development.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/new-rhodes-electric-piano|title=Rhodes returns: iconic electric piano brand is back with the promise of new keyboards|first=Ben|last=Rogerson|work=Music Radar|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/rhodes-mk8-electric-piano|title=New Rhodes electric piano confirmed: the MK8 is coming soon|first=Ben|last=Rogerson|magazine=Music Radar|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref> The MK8 was made available for pre-order in November with 500 units planned for production in 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://reverb.com/news/details-rhodes-mk8-price-features|title=Details on the New Rhodes MK8 Are Finally Here|magazine=Reverb|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> The MK8's case was designed by [[Axel Hartmann]] and its electronics were designed by former [[Moog Music]] technician Cyril Lance. At {{convert|75|lb}}, it is significantly lighter than earlier models.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rhodes-mk8|title=Rhodes MK8|first=Huw|last=Rees|magazine=Sound on Sound|date=January 2022|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref>