Wurlitzer piano value 842434 serial numbers#
Wurlitzer piano value 842434 serial#
Wurlitzer piano value 842434 manual#
Wurlitzer piano value 842434 series#

The hammers swing up and hit these reeds, which vibrate, producing a change in capacitance which is conveyed from the pickups to the amp. These are the tone-producing elements of the piano. In this photo, the 2 reed bars are oriented as each of them were when under the damper arms of their 2 respective instruments (that is, with bottom end towards the front). Two 1956 112 reedbars, compatible with 112A. It is the earlier March version that was also found in a recent 112A. This is a worthy subject for further research. There may be earlier variants in the 110, 111, and early 112вЂs. They have subtle differences in design, many of which seem related to ease in removal from the action (=not breaking hammers when taking out or putting back in). (IвЂ™m discussing this here, because the 112 page is already overloaded with data, and it applies to both models.) The top one is masking-tape-dated to March 23 1956, and the lower one is dated to June 12, 1956. Here, we have two different reedbars from examples of the prior model, the 112. They matched one of the 112 reed bar variants (from early in 1956, as opposed to the mid-year versionвЂ¦.

Through trading photos, we compared reed bars with a 112. They are also different from the 112 keys.

Wurlitzer piano value 842434 serial#

Why the вЂњPвЂќ designation at the end of some serial numbers? For вЂњPratt ReadвЂќ action? Quite possibly.ДЄccording to Fred DiLeone, the key sticks are longer than on a 120, with a stop at the back to prevent them from bouncing up. I hypothesize that they began producing these while also using up 112 backstock, and began putting the newer вЂњ112-AвЂќ amps in the remaining 112вЂ™s. Evidence now strongly suggests that the 112 and 112A were produced in parallel throughout most of 1956.

Wurlitzer piano value 842434 serial numbers#

But the serial numbers are interspersed with known 112 numbers, in both the 60 ranges. I donвЂ™t see the 112-style bakelite side handles on any examples of these, but they may have all broken off (as is the case in most 112вЂ™s).Д¬onventional wisdom has this model following 112, after the 112 stopped. Other than the pedal mount, IвЂ™m not sure youвЂ™d be able to distinguish one from the other without opening the lid.

Wurlitzer piano value 842434 manual#

They didnвЂ™t bother making a manual for it, even though its significant changes warranted one they just inserted a couple of new pages into the 112 manual. Lead sustain brick still covers top 8 notes, instead of the 11 notes of the upcoming 120, so this action has three more dampers than the 120. In short, this is a briefly available hybrid of the 112 (reeds, basic look of the exterior, later вЂњ112AвЂќ amp also found on 112) and the upcoming 120 (same middle-mounting pedal, and very similar, though not identical, action). (The earlier action designs had a return вЂњbutt springвЂќ above the hammers.)Д¬ompared to both the 112 and especially the 120, these seem to be rather rare. The action has springs only in the damper arms. (See more detail on this in the Model 120 entry).

Wurlitzer piano value 842434 series#

These and 120 series are arguably even more complex/ difficult to regulate than earlier actions. Pedal mounts not on right side, but on bottom, behind middle E and F, for the first time (a pedal design which is retained, with only modest changes, through 1983). Deceptively bland external appearances aside, this amounts to a prototype for the Model 120, the very different Wurlitzer Electronic Piano that would dominate for the next 5 or 6 years. A radical internal physical revision from the Model 112, which deserved more than the mere вЂњAвЂќ appended to its model number.

The Wurlitzer Electronic Piano Model 112A. In the meantime, if the instrument you are curious about isnвЂ™t here, I refer you to my complete list, on which these blog entries are based: Here. This will take a several weeks, as each page is a photo essayвЂ¦ and an essay. Approximately 1 page per model, 5 instruments per week, around 40 instruments total. For the next duration, I will be uploading documentation on every model of Wurlitzer Electric Piano ever produced, chronologically.