Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ada-uts.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!think!ada-uts!hedger From: hedger@ada-uts.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Re: How much for used Rhodes 88? Message-ID: <30100026@ada-uts.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 09:35:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ada-uts.30100026 Posted: Mon Sep 23 09:35:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 08:18:33 EDT References: <198@rocksanne.UUCP> Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:rocksanne:-19800:ada-uts:30100026:000:1273 Nf-From: ada-uts!hedger Sep 23 09:35:00 1985 i have the same dilemma with a rhodes 73 stage model...... the rhodes is not nearly as popular (or hence as valuable in the market) as it was several years ago...probably because now for the price of a rhodes (or less) the working musician can buy synths that will approximate the rhodes and thousands of other sounds. if you are not in any hurry to sell your rhodes, you might eventually find someone who is willing to pay $700.00 or $800.00 for it, but if you want to get into synths, try to get some cash, decide which synth you want, and go into the store with your rhodes and $500.00 less that what the synth goes for....they might give you a trade-in for it. i know this probably pisses you off... it did me, but i've been trying to sell mine for a year now (it's in mint condition, electronically customized, and sounds great!!!!!) but the rhodes piano has really taken a beating in the recent synth explosion. the only synths that i know of that come with piano actions are: rhodes chroma ppg 2.3 kurzweil synclavier as you may know these are all terribly expensive synths (i have a chroma and it's great.....but they stopped making them, if you can find one in a store, try to make a deal....i got mine for 1/3 the price of a year ago) ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!hedger