Fender Rhodes piano maintenance and repair
– Keyplay
– Uneven dynamic responce and volume troughout the keyboard
– Loud en heavy action
– Notes sounding differend from each other
– Notes that do not get damped properly
– No sustain on some notes
– After transporting some notes sound different than before
All these symptoms can be fixed by Vintage Instrument Service. We’ve restored over 400 Fender Rhodes piano’s and the difference after restoration always is like night and day. Four standard service packages are offered. If (partial) restoration has been done recently package 1, 2, or 3 might suffice, but in any other case package 4 with an actionmodification (depending on the production year) is required.
All rates are including materials and VAT. Scroll further below to check the most common services for a Fender Rhodes piano.
Fender Rhodes package 1
Fifty Four: €130,- incl vat
Seventy Three: €165,- incl vat
Eighty Eight: €195,- incl vat
– Tuning
– Voicing
Fender Rhodes package 2
Fifty Four: €465,- incl vat
Seventy Three: €565,- incl vat
Eighty Eight: €690,- incl vat
– Tuning
– Voicing
– Replacing tonebar grommets incl. screws and washers
– Aligning ans shaping tines
– Repositioning harp
– Adjusting dampers
– Minimalize keyplay (front and center pins) and lubing all keypins
– Leveling keys
– Cleaning mechanics and inside case
Fender Rhodes package 3
Fifty Four: €645,- incl vat
Seventy Three: €785,- incl vat
Eighty Eight: €980,- incl vat
– Tuning
– Voicing
– Replacing tonebar grommets incl. screws and washers
– Aligning ans shaping tines
– Repositioning harp
– Adjusting dampers
– Minimalize keyplay (front and center pins) and lubing all keypins
– Leveling keys
– Cleaning mechanics and inside case
– Replacing rubber hammertips
Fender Rhodes package 4
Seventy Three: €800,- incl vat
Seventy Tree: €975,- incl vat
Eighty Eight: €1.210,– incl vat
– Tuning
– Voicing
– Replacing tonebar grommets incl. screws and washers
– Aligning ans shaping tines
– Repositioning harp
– Adjusting dampers
– Minimalize keyplay (front and center pins) and lubing all keypins
– Leveling keys
– Cleaning mechanics and inside case
– Replacing rubber hammertips
– Replacing and adjusting damperfelts
– Replacing keyrest feltstrip
– Cleaning pots
Repair and modifications
At Vintage Instrument Service its also possible to have repairs or modifications done. See below a list with prices. Prices are with materials and VAT.
| Onderhoud en reparatie | SeventyThree | EightyEight |
| Tuning | € 65 | € 80 |
| Voicing | € 99 | € 120 |
| Replacing grommets plus screws and washers (incl voicing) | € 330 | €415 |
| Minimalize keyplay (center pins only) | € 75 | €100 |
| Minimalize keyplay (front pins only) | € 75 | €100 |
| Minimalize keyplay (center and front pins) | € 135 | €165 |
| Replacing pedestalfelts 1970-1975 en 78< | € 250 | € 300 |
| Replacing pedestalfelts 1976-1978 | € 300 | €365 |
| Replacing hammertips | € 225 | € 255 |
| Replacing damperfelts | € 140 | € 170 |
| Replacing damperarms incl demperfelts <1975 | € 500 | € 600 |
| Replacing damperstrips incl dempersfelts 1975< | € 400 | € 480 |
| Replacing tine long | € 42 | € 42 |
| Replacing tine medium | € 34 | € 34 |
| Replacing tine short | € 27 | € 27 |
| Replacing pickup | € 23 | € 23 |
| Inside and key cleaning service | € 60 | € 72,50 |
| Chrome legs and pedal cleaning service | € 35 | €35 |
| Modificaties | ||
| Repositioning harp (always combined with voicing) | €40 | € 40 |
| Action mod years 75-78 (bumps only) | € 120 | € 150 |
| Action mod years 75-78 (bumps and replacing+relocating pedestal felts) | € 350 | €400 |
| Action mod years 70-75 (bumps only) | € 225 | € 255 |
| Action mod years 70-75 (bumps and felts) | € 350 | €400 |
| Back check mod | € 225 | € 255 |
| Plastic key noise reduction | € 150 | € 180 |
| Stage to suitcase conversion (pre-amp and power supply only) | € 750 | € 750 |
