I hate to drop the price on this, as anyone knows, these are rare and wonderful, but I'm moving, and so this must go...1969 Fender Rhodes Silver Sparkle Top Peterson Suitcase piano keyboard felt teardrop  Raymac Tines-- This has been almost completely refurbished (most of the original Tolex from 69' is still on it).One owner, this piano came from a music educator who had it for over 40 years! Lovingly restored, but still maintaining its vintage charm (i.e., original Tolex, etc.), this piano has the famous Peterson amp with stereo vibrato, original Raymac tines, original felt teardrop hammers, classic aluminum tonebars,  and 4 original 12" Jensen speakers. Along with a full inspection and reconditioning of the electronics (see below) some of the felt hammers have been sanded,  all tines and tone bars have been removed and cleaned, and this unit has been completely disassembled and cleaned out.  Damper felts, rail felt, and some tone bar mounting screws have been replaced along with new cabling for better sound/durability.  All tolex is original minus the main piece from the keyboard which was replaced with matching Vintage Vibe purchased tolex. (The photos of the preamp and modules are from before the restoration/reconditioning.)This also comes with the original power cord (unusable since a 3 prong was installed, but any 3 prong modern extension cord will work), lid w/blue velvet lining, dust covers and manuals/copies of the manuals that were kept by the original owner. All replaced parts from the preamp and amp modules have been retained and will be included as well.This nearly 50 year old beauty has tons of character, is set up, and ready to go. Services recently performed-
Preamp -
cleaned, all electrolytic caps replaced with Sprague/panasonic/nichicon capacitors, vibrato bulbs replaced, female DIN connector replaced, original pots cleaned (tone control still a little scratchy)Power amp-
recently rebuilt/reconditioned by Vintage Vibe with new power filters, 24v regulator, cabling, 3 prong ac power connector, new 1/4" jacks, new Jones Cinch female connector/cable, new LED pilot lampAmp modules-
converted from Germanium to Silicon output transistors by Vintage Vibe, resistors in output stage replaced.Voiced/tuned/toned. More photos can be seen if you do a search at the Reverb website as Ebay only allows 12 photos.As this is a nearly 50 year old keyboard it is sold AS-IS, so please ask all questions before purchasing.  She is a heavy beast. Shipping will be discussed as to the best method. I've shipped Rhodes pianos using Keyboard connection and had excellent results.Local pickup/dropoff within 30 miles from Durham, NC is free.This item can be delivered by us within a 10 hour drive from Durham, NC for a fee.   Meeting can be arranged in a location further than 30 miles from Durham, NC, though a delivery charge will be added at our discretion depending on location.Shipping/packing/handling outside of US is possible but must be fully arranged by buyer. This means that if you want this shipped to your home in Antartica, somebody that you have arranged for will pick it up, pack/ship/insure/etc. for you.  We will hand off the piano and that will be it from our end. SHIPPING CHARGE WILL BE WAIVED, BUT THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.  If you have any questions about any of this, please contact us.  We reserve the right to sell this locally and/or end this auction for any reason.  Thanks!