Wurlitzer spinet piano 1940s
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#Wurlitzer spinet piano 1940s professional#
The professional musicians and students would be using other, better built pianos to perform on, but most likely they would find their hands playing a Wurlitzer in a practice room or at a cocktail party from time to time. The idea was to have a Wurlitzer grand piano, baby grand piano, upright, studio or spinet in every living room of every old and new home in the United States.
These pianos were not in league, nor did they intend to be in league with the Steinways, the Mason & Hamlins, or perhaps even the Chickerings. The grand pianos made by Wurlitzer during the 20th century were considered to be "work horse" type pianos, so called "commercial" pianos along the lines of a Kimball Company piano or a Cable Company piano.
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And thus, in the mid 1930s, Wurlitzer hit the American piano market by storm with the spinet, a piano with a full-sized keyboard and a full set of strings, and yet, standing a mere 36 inches high.
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Indeed, especially for the Boomer age, in soda shops and famica tabled cafes all across America, the Wurlitzer Jukebox, looking more organic and alive than machine like, would collect our dimes and quarters for decades to come.*īesides the grand connotations associated with the Wurlitzer name, it just might be an altogether different reason why the Wurlitzer name is so thoroughly branded into our collective brain: Wurlitzer is the first American piano company to open the general, middle class, increasingly urban American public to the prospect of a well made, good sounding, sturdy, but small - even portable - piano that can fit in a smaller space, like a mid-town city apartment. It would be the name that would conjure in our hearts and minds, the live stage and the exciting new technologies emerging in a hopeful new century, including silent film and the recording industry. Nevertheless Wurlitzer & Company became such a magical name that now, in movies, in conversation, between actors and musicians, Wurlitzer is still easily associated with the great halls and spectacular musical events of a rapidly growing, prideful country. Of course, not each and every one of the popular, attention stealing instruments was manufactured by Wurlitzer & Company. The name conjures memories and day dreams about the big American city, its society life and the intense and masterful productions surrounding the spectacular pipe organs in the upscale theaters of city centers all across the United States. In other words, if not magical, Wurlitzer is certainly somewhat mythical. Not just with consumers, but also with authors and historians, the name, Wurlitzer, is usually mentioned in the historical accounts of American piano manufacturing, but even more, the name has come to mean a whole historical atmosphere.
Perhaps there's something magical about the sound of the name itself, but Wurlitzer is a name that has truly branded itself into the American imagination, and even the American dialect. | Pianos We've Restored | Wurlitzer & Company, Cincinnati | Featured Pianos | Piano Company Profiles | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z You can see the white faces of the keys are slightly chipped on the ed. Has very good sound and is really in great tune, may need a minor adjustment. Vintage Wurlitzer Spinet Piano with leather wrapping. 1940s Vintage Wurlitzer Spinet Piano with leather wrapping - $100 (Soap Lake).I invite you to come to my home, by appointment only, to see and play this piano. It has a cherry finish and It plays and sounds great, and I will deliver and tune, it for FREE, within Mecklenburg County. This 1972 Wurlitzer Spinet Piano has been carefully reconditioned. It has a walnut finish and It plays and sounds great, and I will deliver and tune, it for FREE, within Mecklenburg County. This 1977 Wurlitzer Spinet Piano has been carefully reconditioned. Wurlitzer spinet Piano with bench (delivered tuned + 10 year warranty) - $950 (Charlotte).