Rhodes piano

noun

An electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.

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Meanings

nounRhodes piano (plural Rhodes pianos)

plural Rhodes pianos

  1. An electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.

    The Rhodes piano wasn't the only keyboard available at the Apple studio.

    2001, Andy Babiuk, Beatles Gear, page 237

Origin

Named after American inventor Harold Rhodes (1910–2000).

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