{"id":4550,"date":"2017-10-20T08:43:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T08:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rlmusic.co.uk\/rlm3\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2018-04-23T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:01:37","slug":"rhodes-chroma-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlmusic.co.uk\/rlm3\/rhodes-chroma-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodes Chroma"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are Brokering this instrument for and on behalf of our customer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Came into stock:<\/strong> September 2017.<\/p>\n

Restoration Status:<\/strong> A full service by KSR has already been carried out (completed on 11th October 2017), so this Chroma is ready for sale now.<\/p>\n

Remarks:<\/strong> We\u2019re are delighted to be able to offer you this rare Rhodes Chroma from our current stock list. This particular example being customer-owned is in very good and all original condition throughout.<\/p>\n

This customer owned machine does NOT have the CC+ CPU upgrade so is priced accordingly, but the restoration work we commit to in preparing these machines for sale remains the same regardless. <\/p>\n

This particular example came to us from a UK customer. The Chroma had been owned & used by their family member – Kwame Kwaten from D-Influence, and he played it on Funky Times, Hypnotise and Hold On. D’Influence is a British production team and acid jazz band. You can hear these tracks in the following links (audio only):<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XRFIpaHALxg<\/a> Funky Times<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GEhGZI_eLes<\/a> Hypnotise<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uQUpgS4Uk4A<\/a> Hold On <\/p>\n

The Chroma needed a full overhaul, which KSR has meticulously carried out, and additionally treated all the cosmetics like the (lighter coloured wood grain) wood cabinet and other surfaces. The Chroma\u2019s laminate front-panel is in very good condition across the main control surface with only some minor cracking showing around the left-hand side screw-points (see pictures below). The now re-finished wood cabinet itself is in great condition, and shows a nice aged patina, with only the front left-hand corner with some damage of note. <\/p>\n

You can see for yourself from the pictures we took (below) that the cosmetic condition is remarkable for a 35-year-old instrument, and we would grade this as \u201cvery good original condition – 8.5 out of 10 cosmetically.\u2019<\/p>\n

KSR, our vintage synth restorers, have gone through the entire system in great depth\u00a0on the Chroma to ensure everything is 100% perfect operationally. At some point in the synths life, a heat-sink was added to the rear of the instrument – this is actually not such a bad thing to have, and had been implemented well.<\/p>\n

The patches already loaded onto the synth are really nice as well and show the current owner (our client) has a deep understanding of how to properly programme these beautiful sounding vintage synths.<\/p>\n

The Chroma is a very well loved and supported vintage model within the synth community. Chris Ryan has an excellent website dedicated to the model which has been an excellent source of knowledge and support generally: rhodeschroma.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This Rhodes Chroma is sold with a 3-month warranty and operates on EU 220V. User & service manuals can be sourced from the rhodeschroma.com website as mentioned above. This Chroma is also supplied with its original dual-pedal controls (pictured below).<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> \u00a36500 GBP.<\/p>\n

Availability:<\/strong> This Rhodes Chroma is no longer available for sale – as at 21st April 2018.<\/p>\n

Pictures below of actual Rhodes Chroma for sale. Click on the thumbnails for a high-resolution images.<\/em><\/p>\n

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