Electrically, the Rhodes is effectively the same thing as an electric guitar, with one dedicated pickup per tine (‘string’). Here’s the pickups before any work was done. They’re not too bad. Most of the corrosion is pretty superficial. The exposed ends of the magnets were pretty corroded and oddly covered with metal dust. Not sure where this would have come from, but either way, if the dust is there, the magnets will grab it.
Also clearly some of the pickups have been replaced with designs from different eras. Note how a lot of the bolts don’t line up. Which means the harp has had a bunch of extra new holes added to accommodate these new units.
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