Category:Vintage Vibe Electric Piano Company
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Main Wikipedia article: Vintage Vibe.
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[edit]- About Vintage Vibe - Twenty five years of learning, tweaking, and perfecting our craft. (vintagevibe.com). Vintage Vibe Electric Piano Company / Vintage Vibe Electric Piano Retailer + Repair & Restoration Shop." We started as a one-man Rhodes rental and repair shop. Twenty five years later, we are the world leader in repair and restoration of electro-mechanical keyboards and the only manufacturer of a complete line of replacement parts for Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos as well as Hohner Clavinets. ... ",
" In 2009 we launched the Vintage Vibe Piano™ and the Vibanet™ - modern takes on Rhodes and Clavinet keyboards with improved performance, reduced weight, and sleek new looks. ... ",
" Chris Carroll started Vintage Vibe Electric Piano Company over twenty years ago as a rental business. A musician in his own right, ... " - Vintage Vibe Piano. Vintage Vibe Electric Piano Company.
- Gordon Reid. "Vintage Vibe 64 Piano - Electro-mechanical Piano". Sound On Sound (April 2013)." Rhodes restoration specialists Vintage Vibe have turned their expertise to manufacturing. So how does their creation compare to the classics? ",
" Vintage Vibe are now based in New Jersey (pronounced 'Noo Joy-zee' by the natives), but first appeared in 1997 as a Manhattan-based keyboard rental company. Unfortunately, making money from the rental side of the business proved difficult, whereas servicing and repairing instruments — in particular, electro-mechanical pianos — seemed to provide a steadier income. And so it was that, while Vintage Vibe worked late into the night repairing large, heavy Rhodes pianos, the idea of building a lighter electro-mechanical piano was born. ",
" Vintage Vibe launched their new pianos at the NAMM show in 2011, sporting (optional) sparkly fibreglass lids and beautiful, chromium-plated mechanisms. The company described them as "the world's first NEW electro-mechanical pianos in 30 years!” and "the finest hand-built electric pianos in the world”. "