Wurlitzer Lyric Cornet Serial Numbers
Wurlitzer Pianos is one of the oldest names in the piano manufacturing industry in the United States. The quality of their pianos can be lined up with the best names in the realm of piano manufacturing and design. Company History Wurlitzer was established in 1853 by Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer.
Cornet: Wurlitzer: Lyric: 2034: Engraved The Lyric MADE BY Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Chicago Cincinnati: 532: Helicon: Pourcelle: inscribed: HENRY POURCELLE, SUPERIOR, PARIS bell 19 1/2IN Pourcelle was a trade name for the Bruno Company The Bruno Company was established in New York in 1834 In 1868, the Company used C. Bruno and Son as its name.
He built a piano manufacturing plant in Ohio in 1861, and four years later, he opened a retail shop, expanding his distribution across the Unites States. In 1880 Wurlitzer began to make pianos, and the company grew and became particularly well known for military and mechanical instruments. Despite Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer’s death in 1914, the company carried on and survived the age of the gramophone by introducing the first automatic jukebox, the Wurlitzer Simplex. During the 1920’s Wurlitzer acquired the line of pianos and continued to manufacture the same name of instruments. In 1935, Wurlitzer introduced the tradition-breaking spinet piano, proving that a piano only thirty-nine inches high could replace the bulky instruments traditionally produced. Wurlitzer Piano Developments and Innovations Through science, research, and ingenuity, Wurlitzer has created exclusive features such as Tonecrafted Hammers, the Pentagonal Sound Board, the Augmented Sound Board, and many others to provide a greater volume of rich, resonant tones for their instrument.
Another unique achievement of Wurlitzer is their 'Wurl-on' finish which is highly resistant to heat, cold, dryness, and moisture. As well as smears, scratches, and abrasions - an attractive as well as a durable and long-lasting finish. Download buku keperawatan dan kebidanan unpad. In 1955, Wurlitzer introduced their sensational new electronic piano that had no strings or sound board, yet provided a natural piano tone through the means of an entirely electronic mechanism. Another unique feature is that it weighed only sixty-eight pounds and could be carried like a suitcase by means of its handy porta-cover. Since these electronic models do not have any strings, hammers or soundboard, the instrument is unaffected by changes in temperature or climatic conditions. Additional features of this piano resembles that of the modern electronic instruments of today. A console model of the electronic piano was introduced in 1957 which met with immediate popularity.
Wurlitzer piano lines are manufactured under the names Apollo, De Kalb, Julius Bauer, Melville Clark, Student Butterfly Clavichord, Farney, Kingston, Kurtzmann, Merriam, Schaff Bros. And Underwood.
In 1995 Piano & Organ Co. Purchased the Wurlitzer name.
Baldwin appointed to build Wurlitzer grands, until about 1996, when production was moved to. Gibson Guitars acquired the Baldwin Piano Co. In 2001, along with the Wurlitzer name. Wurlitzer Piano Serial Numbers - Piano Age Using the chart below, locate the serial number on your Wurlitzer piano to find the piano age. Having trouble locating the serial number? 1903 - 1910 1905 - 4500 1910 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 28 - 28 - 2842220.
In conducting my surveys for the Pan American band Instrument and case Company, including Cavalier to develop dating systems for the various types of band instruments, I have found that the use of the the term stencil is often confusing because of the current general usage. This usage and therefore definition goes back some years to time when not as much was known or published. In other words it was based on the best understanding at the time, but new information amkes its continued usage impracticable and often miss-leading.
It's time for a review and maybe a new defintion and possibly some new terms or words for usage. One ground rule for this thread is opinions must be based on fact. Quoting opinions from other threads or other forums is not considered fact. Facts come from observation and published documents, like trade journals, advertising and catalogs. Date references add to the veracity of the fact. 'I read somewhere or sometime ago' is the same as conjecture or opinion.