Rhodes Custom shop
What is a Rhodes Custom Shop Piano?
One Design, One Drop. Never Repeated.
The Rhodes Custom Shop is where the most exclusive and unique Rhodes pianos come to life – built to order by artisan master builders using bespoke, custom-engineered components.
Each piano starts with a singular concept – a fusion of legacy, storytelling, and forward-thinking design. Every detail is considered, each element refined. No two releases are ever the same.
Custom Shop pianos are available to order for unique moments, and for a very limited time. A fleeting opportunity to own a truly rare instrument – never to be released again.
No stock. No repeats. Just hand-built pianos – each with unique serial numbers and Custom Shop badges – made to order by Rhodes artisan master builders in quantities defined by those who commit to the Drop.
Built for uncompromising performance and lasting presence. Delivered with a certificate of authenticity, a bespoke Rhodes softcover, and a premium Spares Kit.
Have a vision for your dream Rhodes piano? Rhodes Custom Shop can bring it to life. Reach out to schedule a consultation with our Custom Shop master builders.
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'GLACIAL'
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The Rhodes MK8 ‘Glacial’, the latest creation from the Custom Shop, is a design shaped by the quiet intensity of winter – embodying a restrained, crystalline design language inspired by the stark beauty of frozen winter landscapes, brought to life through expert craftsmanship.
Produced in extremely limited numbers and never to be repeated, the Rhodes MK8 ‘Glacial’ stands as a frozen moment in time. It is precise, pristine, and designed to inspire – a piano that feels carved from the season itself.
- Hand-Engraved Transparent Hood with Frost Motif and Custom White Hood Strip
- Arctic White Harp
- Arctic White Tolex Base
- Arctic White Cheekblocks
- Arctic White Sustain Pedal (with matching white footplate)
- Frostline Blue Inlays
- Frostline Blue Dial Caps
- Arctic White Front Panel
- Silver-on-Frostline-Blue Logo Plate
- Precision-manufactured 73-note Kluge Klaviaturen GmbH (Steinway Group) keyboard.
- Rhodes custom stereo-analogue effect processor: compressor, phaser, chorus, delay. True bypass. Expression pedal control of phaser speed, chorus speed, delay time, delay feedback.
- Rhodes engineered MK8 analogue preamp featuring parametric EQ, analogue drive, envelope control, wah and vari-pan with 4 waveshapes, audio rate modulation capabilities and dual expression pedal control inputs.
- Available with or without MIDI. (MIDI + £1299)
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'MONOLITH'
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The Rhodes MK8 ‘Monolith’, the fifth Custom Shop release, is inspired by the uncompromising principles of brutalist architecture: minimal, industrial, and focused on materiality, form, and presence. Defined by raw texture and structural clarity, brought to life by meticulous hand-finishing.
Hand-built by Rhodes Master Builders in Leeds, UK, the MK8 ‘Monolith’ delivers the expressive depth, warmth, and dynamic range that define the MK8’s sonic reputation, with a unique visual identity drawn from architectural minimalism and exposed materials.
- Hand-Painted & Distressed ‘Concrete’ Hood
- Hand-Painted & Distressed ‘Concrete’ Base
- Hand-Painted & Distressed ‘Concrete’ Cheekblocks
- Grey Stone-effect coated Sustain Pedal and Footplate
- Grey Stone-effect coated metal front panel, cross braces and hoodstrip
- ‘Machined Silver’ Inlays
- Custom slate Dial Caps
- Slate on ‘Machined Silver’ Logo Plates
- Precision-manufactured 73-note Kluge Klaviaturen GmbH (Steinway Group) keyboard.
- Rhodes custom stereo-analogue effect processor: compressor, phaser, chorus, delay. True bypass.
- Expression pedal control of phaser speed, chorus speed, delay time, delay feedback.
- Rhodes engineered MK8 analogue preamp featuring parametric EQ, analogue drive, envelope control, wah and vari-pan with 4 waveshapes, audio rate modulation capabilities and dual expression pedal control inputs.
- Available with or without MIDI. (MIDI + £1299)
