Wurlitzer

[PAT A RALPH]

The "Butterfly" is a variation on the 200 series Wurlitzer electric Piano.
Reeds are available from Morelock's Organ Parts and Service, Rienzi, MS.
Phone 662-462-7611, 8:00 to 4:30 M-F.  They have a fax but I don't know the
number.

Yes, all reeds are supplies flat so the have to be trimmed to be tuned.
They are usually flat enough that I use a side cutters to take small "globs"
of solder off that way there are no fine small filings that can get between
the reed and the pick-up to give that "rauchous" popping when you try to
play them.   When installing a new reed, you want to make sure it is mounted
close a possible to the front of the instrument.  That way if you get it a
"hair" sharp when tuning, you can extend it and get it in tune without
having to remove it and add solder back again.

Ken Gerler

----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie W Bartlett <lesbart1@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 2:56 PM
Subject: Wurlitzer


> I did a warranty tuning on a new Kawai today, after which, the owner
> asked me if I'd look an an "electric Wurlitzer butterfly piano."
> Pretty little thing!  With electric "off", it sounds like whatever hammer
> mechanism there is hits metal bars rather than strings.  I couldn't get
> the top off easily to check, though I think it should slide forward.  It
> was on very solidly, as if it were screwed in somehow.
>
> Does anyone know anything of these?
> Are they tuneable?
> Can the "hammers" be replaced or redone?
> Thanks
> les bartlett
> houston
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