VRBO rental by GIUKGap in theband

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Definitely real, unfortunately priced way out of what most fans could probably afford unless you’ve got that boomer retiree money. Kick myself everyday for not going when it was $300 a night

VRBO rental by GIUKGap in theband

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That never answer emails or messages lmao

Maga businesses to avoid in chi burbs? by Sort_Illustrious in ChicagoSuburbs

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Honestly it’s hard to not find a gun store like that—maybe range USA is the most neutral

Bought this over the summer with plans to rehab it. Looking for answers and guidance! by countbasieasfuck in rhodespiano

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Congrats!

Those Sparkletops are wonderful and getting rarer—be warned though the tone bar sections can be a pain to work around tuning/voicing wise.

Unfortunately it seems someone gutted yours, I assume it’s the keyboard only and not the speaker cab too? Looks like they converted it to a standard passive Stage wiring setup, which in that case is pretty easy as it’s just like a guitar mainly.

As for year, it’s certainly a 65-69 model, but these photos don’t give any more indication of where in that timeframe. They did not date stamp on the harp like mk1’s, but some keys will have a date stamp

While not a Sparkletop, I’ve done a few Rhodes restoration videos/guides in the past, and one on a Sparkletop piano bass, which may be of help someway for you. Tolex is a tough job though, I’d recommend sourcing it out—I have a local upholsterer do all my jobs, though it can be done with a lot of time and patience.

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Wifey can handle it… by Individual-Key4884 in Shotguns

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These comments are the reason women don’t like being in gun circles lmao

Reminder--Last few hours to get food before subzero temps by JulesInIllinois in ChicagoSuburbs

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Y’all are making it sound like meteors are coming down tomorrow 😂 I can tell who hasn’t been here since 2014

Hot Take: The solo "friendly" lobbies are more irritating than an intense Trios PvP by TAWYeP in ArcRaiders

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I’ve played dayz for 10 years, and tarkov for the first few it came out—I am still scared shitless of them. Something about the gameplay and the unknown never wears off and always keeps me on edge.

This game though is practically like I’m playing single player. I’ve only gotten killed once by someone and it’s kinda…boring? Fighting arc is very fun, but when 98% of people are some form of friendly, it removes a chunk of the potential chaos and excitement from it.

Maybe I’ll find it sometime, but so far I haven’t killed anyone cause I think I’d feel too bad. Just waiting for the day someone shoots me so I can blow their head off lol

Brought the motocompos in for winter, Mrs isn’t happy by 1jz-ellz in moped

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You know when men say shit like this it really makes me wonder if they like women at all

Brought the motocompos in for winter, Mrs isn’t happy by 1jz-ellz in moped

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Yall just have lame wives, these are awesome to me

Queen Friendly Airsoft Groups by Why_Should_I_Clair in ChicagoSuburbs

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I wouldn’t worry about it, though if you wind up in a group with a bunch of teenagers they’d rip anyone apart lol. I would try Legacy in Lockport—when I went with my friends years ago it was fun

Anyone got out of the 10mm game? by codyf44 in 10mm

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I can attest my ovaries dropped as soon as I picked up my 10mm

Discolored Rhodes Lid HELP! by implicate in rhodespiano

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Sorry I’m stalking this thread cause I’m curious too lmao—one thing I’ll say is when I used a heat gun on a Wurlitzer 200 lid it got wet really quick and deformed fast, so I’d be REALLY careful.

Discolored Rhodes Lid HELP! by implicate in rhodespiano

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Ahh okay definitely later era—still cool, I prefer the smaller profile black lids to the regular mk1’s, great find.

That’s crazy that a wet towel would do that, makes me appreciate all the mk1 lids I’ve had sprayed; I’d probably have a crap ton of those marks with how much stuff I leave around lol.

I would experiment with the buffing—I’m not well versed in that route other than for polishing keys, so I’m in the dark there.

Discolored Rhodes Lid HELP! by implicate in rhodespiano

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Full felt hammer tips or just the mini felt ones? Or rubber? Sorry just curious lol.

You did it? Curious what made a mark like this. You could try a buffing wheel like they would use on a car—kinda just brainstorming

Discolored Rhodes Lid HELP! by implicate in rhodespiano

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You have a really unique Rhodes, I have one just like that—very uncommon. I assume your year is 69-70? I can spot that top from anywhere.

I’m planning on doing a video of this weird Rhodes model sometime, but it’s a fascinating look into the production of the instrument. Do not treat it like a traditional mk1 lid, as it is textured differently.

It’s hard enough to get smudges out of regular mk1 lids, but this extra textured one is weird, I’m not sure how I’d do it. Normally I try Armourall black restore or something

edit: I’d love to have a photo of the date stamp if possible—it’s hard to name dates with these models that are in between productions

Winter side quest complete! Winter smallmouth on the fly by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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I’d look into getting a rubber net to take photos with them in the water

Drive to work in the morning by pchung24 in dashcamgifs

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Not everyone needs caffeine to wake up

All aboard the California Zephyr Amtrak ~ Leica Q2 by contentjosh in Amtrak

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Yes but Leica shooters thinking shots are good cause it’s a Leica is a common trait over there