A Grateful Dead Rhodes MK-80 electronic synthesizer keyboard
Circa 1990's
Marked to verso: Serial No. ZA93630 / Roland Corp. / Made in Japan
Used by Vince Welnick with The Grateful Dead, the 88 weighted key synthesizer with LCD display, four control sliders, modulation wheel, two stereo outputs, discrete MIDI in, out, and through ports, and two expression pedal inputs, featuring Rhodes patches for acoustic piano, vibraphone, and clavichord simulations, and effects including chorus and phase shifting, sold together with blue travel case, custom fitted and foamed by Calzone Case Co. and decorated with two Grateful Dead "Steal Your Face" stickers, electrified
Keyboard: 5.75" H x 54" W x 21.5" D; case: 9.325" H x 58.25" W x 24.5" D
Other Notes: This keyboard was used by Vince Welnick onstage and in studio while recording the 1991 Grateful Dead album "Infrared Roses." Welnick also used this keyboard with the group Second Sight, founded by Grateful Dead associate, Bob Bralove, on their 1996 self-titled album, which also featured Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir playing on a couple of tracks.

Overall good condition with wear, nicks, scratches, and scuffs commensurate with age and use. The keys with some grime and dust accumulation and one stuck key. The control panel with some moisture-related grime and staining/oxidation to metal strip. The cassis with some grime, scattered stains, moisture residue, and minor scratches. The case with allover dust accumulation, grime, sticker residue, and oxidation to metal components commensurate with age and use. Missing AC power cord. Working condition unknown. Moranis does not guarantee the working condition of musical instruments. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.