[sdiy] Rhodes piano preamp

[Dino Leone]

Hi John and group!

I've been thinking along the same lines as I do have the same problem here.

Don't shoot me, but I was looking at the basic PAIA tube preamps...
http://www.paia.com/tubestuf.htm

I do, however, have no idea if they're any 
good.... does anybody have any experience with 
them???


On the other hand, I was wondering if Juergen 
Haible's most recent creation might do the job????
http://www.oldcrows.net/~jhaible/opto_compressor/jh_opto_comp.html

Maybe Juergen could comment if a Rhodes' output 
is too low for his opto-compressor? He mentions 
that it's "magic" for a Rhodes, but is it 
directly hooked up?

With regards to the sound of the Rhodes itself, 
have you checked that all the pick-ups are 
aligned correctly? They need to be positioned 
slightly higher than the tines so that you get 
more overtones. See chapter 4 of the manual:
http://www.fenderrhodes.org/rhodes/manual/toc.html



With Best Wishes,

Dino






>Hi Group-
>
>My Rhodes stage piano has long suffered from the lack
>of a preamped output.  As most Rhodes owners know,
>stage piano output output is muddy and muted with the
>appropriate timbral shaping. 
>
>Can anyone recommend a source for preamp schematics
>that are good for Rhodes pianos?  I've found sites
>that will *sell* a Rhodes inbuilt preamp but no useful
>schematics.
>
>Also, do any experts out there think a plain old
>outboard multiband EQ will work just as well?  If so,
>what do you recommend?
>
>Thanks...
>
>John Speth
>
>
>
>
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