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Max BrinkFor Sale: Wurlitzer 206A Restored to Order
Read moreHere comes another set of Wurlitzer student models through our workshop for restoration! We recently acquired a full classroom set of…
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For Sale: 1973 Fender Rhodes Stage 88
Read moreFor Sale: 1973 Fender Rhodes Stage 88 Fully Restored and Ships Worldwide! Here’s a quick showcase of one of our favorite…
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Wurlitzer 110 Manual and Schematic
Read more–Gotta love that 1950’s space-age Wurlitzer atomic logo! Here is a rare look at the original Wurlitzer manual for the near-prototype…
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Original Pricing for Hohner Clavinet and Pianet
Read moreSuggested Retail Pricing List for Hohner Musical Instruments 1971 & 1973 We recently acquired a copy of the original pricing lists…
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Hohner Clavinet D6: “Rebirth” Restoration
Read moreAn Overview of The Chicago Electric Piano Company’s Clavinet Restoration Service Wow! Cosmetically this is THE most mint Clavinet that has ever passed…
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Custom Shop: Custom Silver “Low A” Piano Bass
Read moreHere is the latest from our custom shop: The Custom Silver “Low A” Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. This key set…
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Custom Shop: The Tweed Copper Top Rhodes
Read moreHere’s the latest from our custom shop: The “Tweed Copper Top” Rhodes. This is a late 1971 Rhodes Mark I…
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Clavinet Schematic Updated
Read moreClavinet E7 and D6 Wiring Translated by The Chicago Electric Piano Company Over the years we grew tired of attempting to…
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Custom Shop: 1971 Fender Rhodes Suitcase 73
Read moreHere is the latest Custom Restore Fender Rhodes from the workshop: The most recent Fender Rhodes piano to leave our…
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Custom Shop: 106P Restoration Comparison
Read moreWe recently finished a restoration on another pair of Wurlitzer 106P pianos for Jeff Tweedy. Each one of the three…
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Understanding the Clavinet Tone Controls
Read moreThe Clavinet Tone Control and Pickup Settings How do the Clavinet Controls Work? Players are often confused about the controls of…
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Live from #CEPCo: Spare Parts “Loose Cannon”
Read moreLive from The Chicago Electric Piano Company: Spare Parts “Loose Cannon.” Spare Parts dropped back by the warehouse studio to…
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Wurlitzer 214A Classroom Pianos for Sale
Read moreYou don’t see too many classrooms like this one anymore! Here’s a classroom of Wurlitzer 214A pianos, their flagship classroom…
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Custom Shop: Tweed Rhodes Suitcase
Read moreMany people were so blown away from our Tweed Two Tone Rhodes earlier this year that we were quickly contacted to tweed…
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Custom Shop: The Navy Blue Rhodes Suitcase
Read moreHere’s a look at the latest Rhodes from our Custom Shop: The a Navy and Tan Suitcase from 1976. The…
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Tweedy “Low Key” (Official Video)
Read moreTweedy just released their latest music video for “Low Key” Directed by Nick Offerman featuring Jon Hodgeman, Mavis Staples, Conan…
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Kesha’s Custom Wurlitzer 200
Read moreHere’s a look at the latest from our custom shop: Kesha’s Custom Psychedelic Wurlitzer 200. This Wurlitzer has been fully…
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Live From CEPCo: Spare Parts “Watch Your Step”
Read moreMore live jazz funk from Spare Parts! This time they were joined by Steve Eisen on flute, Rich Stitzel on…
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Custom Shop: The Ivory Fender Rhodes Piano Bass
Read moreIt doesn’t get much cooler than a Rhodes Piano bass! Here’s the latest custom built Rhodes in our inventory:…
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Custom Shop: The Tweed Two-Tone Rhodes Suitcase
Read moreHere’s the latest from our custom shop: The Tweed Two-Tone Rhodes Suitcase. —And another emergence of our signature wooden cheek…
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Live From CEPCo: Spare Parts “The Mad Scientist”
Read moreLast month Chicago native fusion trio Spare Parts dropped back to our warehouse to brew up some more of their…
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Custom Shop: The Orange Rhodes
Read moreHere’s the latest Rhodes to leave our Custom Shop: The Orange Mark II. This Rhodes was inspired by the orange…
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Vibrating Parts: Geeking Out on the Rhodes Piano
Read moreLast month our friends at Reverb.com stopped by the warehouse to talk about Harold Rhodes and the piano that he invented.…
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Custom Shop: The Lunar Rhodes
Read moreHere’s the latest from our Custom Shop: The Lunar Rhodes. Inspired by the white washed look of his Moog Voyager…
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Custom Shop: The Wurlitzer 106P
Read moreCheck out this little orange beauty from the Wilco Loft! This is the 44 note Wurlitzer 106P Student Piano. Have…
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Live From The Chicago Electric Piano Co.: Spare Parts
Read moreFriends of the workshop Spare Parts, a Chicago rooted fusion trio, stopped by to film a live performance in the…
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A Rare Breed Indeed: The Helpinstill Roadmaster
Read moreAnother rare gem makes its way into The Chicago Electric Piano Company’s workshop! Here’s a look at a Helpinstill Roadmaster:…
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How to Determine the Value and Condition of a Rhodes
Read moreHow to Value a Rhodes Piano Part 2: How to Determine the Condition of a Rhodes As mentioned in the first…
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How to Value a Fender Rhodes
Read moreHow to Value a Rhodes Piano Part 1: How much is a Fender Rhodes Piano Worth? Determining the value of…
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A Rare Breed Indeed: The Wurlitzer 214A
Read moreForgive us for the shameless self promotion but we are currently selling one of our favorite Wurlitzers that has come…
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A Rare Breed Indeed: Rhodes Mark V
Read moreThe Rebirth of a Rhodes Mark V Following a few other prototype models after the Rhodes Mark II production ended…
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How to Date a Rhodes
Read moreHow can you find the year your Rhodes was manufactured? How old is my Rhodes? This is one of the…
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The Evolution of the Rhodes Piano
Read moreThe Evolution of Fender Rhodes Production and Sound If you’ve played a handful of Rhodes pianos you may have noticed…
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Custom Shop: Wilco’s White Wurlitzer
Read moreHere’s a glimpse of Wilco’s new Wurlitzer 206A from our Custom Shop. Hopefully we will be hearing from this beauty…
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What is the difference between a Wurlitzer 200 and 200A?
Read moreIs my Wurlitzer a 200 or a 200A? The Wurlitzer 200 and 200A are two of the most common Wurlitzer…
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What’s all the ‘Buz’ About?
Read moreUPDATE 2019: Our friends at reverb.com recently published an in depth and exhaustive article about legendary Rhodes tech Buz Watson…
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A Rare Breed Indeed: The Vox Jaguar
Read moreAs we begin to open our doors to more combo organs we present you with another rare breed, the Vox…
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Choosing the Best Amplifier for a Rhodes or Wurlitzer
Read moreThere are many opinions floating around on the best way to amplify an electric piano. Most of which can inevitably be summed…
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A Rare Breed Indeed: The Rhodes Electronic Piano
Read moreYou sure don’t see a rare breed like this every day! Here’s a “Rhodes Electronic Piano” from the ARP Synthesizer…
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The Amtrak Rhodes and The Boeing Lounge Piano
Read moreWe received a lot of interesting input from the post that shared our first time being introduced to the Amtrak Rhodes piano but we…
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