http://www.scarbee.com/
"September 19
"5 Products discontinued"
Dear users. It is with deep, deep regret that I have to inform you that due to a certain conditions we have found no other solution than imediately discontinuing R.S.P. '73, Vintage Keyboard Collection, Keyboard Gold Bundle, Vintage Keyboard Collection - K2 and Keyboard Gold Bundle - K2. We have also removed all reviews, artist quotes (and artists) referring to these products. Furthermore we have found it necessary to remove our FORUM. We hope you have understanding for such a dramatic move, but as we are a tiny company we see no other options right now. If ever - we need your support, so we hope you will continuing buying other Scarbee products. regards Thomas Hansen Skarbye"
Scarbee forced to stop using 'Rhodes" name
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- KVRian
- 868 posts since 7 May, 2002 from Sydney, Australia
Last edited by Pantsdown666 on Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 25037 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
there's a new Rhodes going to be presented at Namm2007 - I guess that's why...
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- KVRian
- 814 posts since 12 Sep, 2005 from Renton, WA
So if I made a sample CD of my Fender Strat (TM), Fender would come after me? Rediculous. Maybe if Scarbee, removed any reference to Fender (TM) and Rhodes (TM) they'd be legal.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- KVRAF
- 1890 posts since 23 Dec, 2003
I wonder what that means for things like NI Elektrik Piano and Lounge Lizard and EVP-88. And all those Rompler presets with the name Rhodes in them.
And whos next?
Steinway?
And whos next?
Steinway?
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 27 May, 2005
I agree that if Scarbee hadn't use the TM, they would have been legal.
But my guess is, the company that owns the TM asked a ridiculous license fee for the past use of the TM, and Scarbee had to make an agreement that they discontinued the products for the remission of the fee.
Just my guess...
But my guess is, the company that owns the TM asked a ridiculous license fee for the past use of the TM, and Scarbee had to make an agreement that they discontinued the products for the remission of the fee.
Just my guess...
Last edited by DOD505 on Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 25037 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
Fender do not own the Rhodes TM for decades anymore - they sold it to CBS, CBS sold it to Roland, a friend of Rhodes then bought his name back for him in '97 or so, then Rhodes died and now his friend started a new company who are going to showcase new instruments during NAMM next year...DOD505 wrote:my guess is, Fender asked a ridiculous license fee for the past use of the TM
Last edited by jens on Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
and I am going to be the first person to sell my old rhodes and wurlitzer to buy a new one 
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- KVRAF
- 3125 posts since 6 Dec, 2002 from Ljubljana/ Slovenia
I don't think they'll capture the charm of the vintage units but let's wait and see.
There was a talk at gearslutz about it, they'll probably make an improved mark II or so. I had a mark I which I preferred over the mII.
k
There was a talk at gearslutz about it, they'll probably make an improved mark II or so. I had a mark I which I preferred over the mII.
k
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 27 May, 2005
Thanks for the clarification.jens wrote:Fender do not own the Rhodes TM for decades anymore - they sold it to CBS, CBS sold it to Roland, a friend of Rhodes then bought his name back for him in '97 or so, then Rhodes died and now his friend started a new company who are going to showcase new instruments during NAMM next year...DOD505 wrote:my guess is, Fender asked a ridiculous license fee for the past use of the TM
I edited the original post.
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753
- KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
mines a MK I but its a '76 model, which should be 99% the same as the MK IIs. The pre 1972 mkIs are the real gems.soulata wrote:I don't think they'll capture the charm of the vintage units but let's wait and see.
There was a talk at gearslutz about it, they'll probably make an improved mark II or so. I had a mark I which I preferred over the mII.
k
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- KVRAF
- 8389 posts since 11 Apr, 2003 from back on the hillside again - but now with a garden!
I hope that Rhodes don't get really arsey in the way that Korg did. For those with a memory for obscure VSTi, a '02SM GROK' was issued free a couple of years ago. Just before the legacy collection came out, Korg demanded it be taken down...
I say this as there are such excellent freeware samples such as learjeffs multisample SF2 which bears the trademark name. It would be a real shame if they approached jeff.. It's a good job that Guido named his emulations after players, rather than the instrument, otherwise he may have been issued with a 'cease and desist' as well
DSP
I say this as there are such excellent freeware samples such as learjeffs multisample SF2 which bears the trademark name. It would be a real shame if they approached jeff.. It's a good job that Guido named his emulations after players, rather than the instrument, otherwise he may have been issued with a 'cease and desist' as well
DSP
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- KVRAF
- 19156 posts since 13 Feb, 2003 from Vancouver, Canada
Wow, this is sad. Really, really sad. The best to Scarbee; I'll have to accelerate my plan to purchase Imperial Drums, especially now that you can load it into BFD!