[pianotech] Wurlitzer roll top?

Cliff Lesher lesher at dejazzd.com
Mon Feb 14 18:45:28 MST 2011


On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> On 2/14/2011 12:04 PM, John Formsma wrote:
>> List,
>> 
>> I don't recall if this has been mentioned on the list, but perhaps I
>> missed it. Ran across this 1942-ish Wurlitzer spinet last week. I had
>> not seen this particular case before. It appears to have a "roll top
>> desk" key cover.
>> 
>> Interesting, but I couldn't see a way to remove the key cover without
>> either breaking it apart or taking apart the case.
> 
> 
> I think the key slip extends clear to the outside edges of the case, covering the tambor channels.
> Ron N

I got one of these apart a few years ago.  I actually went to the other end (the top of the channels) to look for the solution.  I found a removable stop-block at the top end of the right channel.  There might have been one on the left too.  When the block was removed, the rolltop rolled out the top.

Then I sat down to tune the thing and the pinblock was a goner.  Had to put the thing back together almost immediately.  These are definitely oners.

Cliff Lesher
Winfield, PA  


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