Rhodes piano
English
editEtymology
editNamed after American inventor Harold Rhodes (1910–2000).
Noun
editRhodes piano (plural Rhodes pianos)
- 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.
- 2001, Andy Babiuk, Beatles Gear, page 237:
- The Rhodes piano wasn't the only keyboard available at the Apple studio.