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Electronic piano
Maker: Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Date: 1957 ca
Place Made:Corinth, Mississippi, United States, North America
Model: Model 120
Serial No: 8296
SignedAluminum plaque mounted back side of case, lettering painted black, the model and serial numbers stamped: WURLITZER electronic piano / THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO. / CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI / MODEL 120 SER. NO. 8296 / VOLT 115 A. C. CYC. 60 AMP. 0.6 WATTS 60 / [Underwriters Laboratories “UL” mark in circle] U.S. AND FOREIGN PAT. PENDING
MarkingsBlack keys stamped with key numbers
Ink-stamped in black on speaker magnet: 583740 / P-232 625
Stamped into amp chassis: 5Y3GT 6V6GT 6V6GT 12AX7 / PIANO
One GE tube marked in white ink: 56-39 [ 39th week of 1956] / 188-20 [factory code]
Stamped on transformer: EP-613 / 831624
Ink-stamped in black on speaker magnet: 583740 / P-232 625
Stamped into amp chassis: 5Y3GT 6V6GT 6V6GT 12AX7 / PIANO
One GE tube marked in white ink: 56-39 [ 39th week of 1956] / 188-20 [factory code]
Stamped on transformer: EP-613 / 831624
DescriptionThe Wurlitzer 120 was famous as the instrument used by Ray Charles early in his career and can be heard on his early recording of “What’d I Say.”
The Wurlitzer electronic piano Model 120 employs tuned steel reeds, struck with hammers, the vibrations of which are translated by electromagnetic pickups. It was designed as a portable instrument, and a small amplifier and speaker are built into the case. The case is constructed from 7-ply plywood, originally painted with a brown/taupe speckled finish, and aluminum lid painted taupe, both now in dark brown. A volume knob and ¼” jack are mounted to the left of the keyboard, and the Model 120 also was provided with a volume pedal, missing on this unit. The instrument has a full-sized keyboard with white plastic naturals and black plastic sharps. Amplifier has 5 tubes: one rectifier [5Y3], two tetrodes [6V6], beam tetrode power tube [6L6 or 5881], one triode preamp [12AX7], and two transformers. The keyboard range is slightly over five octaves, A to c4.
The Wurlitzer electronic piano Model 120 employs tuned steel reeds, struck with hammers, the vibrations of which are translated by electromagnetic pickups. It was designed as a portable instrument, and a small amplifier and speaker are built into the case. The case is constructed from 7-ply plywood, originally painted with a brown/taupe speckled finish, and aluminum lid painted taupe, both now in dark brown. A volume knob and ¼” jack are mounted to the left of the keyboard, and the Model 120 also was provided with a volume pedal, missing on this unit. The instrument has a full-sized keyboard with white plastic naturals and black plastic sharps. Amplifier has 5 tubes: one rectifier [5Y3], two tetrodes [6V6], beam tetrode power tube [6L6 or 5881], one triode preamp [12AX7], and two transformers. The keyboard range is slightly over five octaves, A to c4.
DimensionsWidth: 987 mm (38-7/8”)
Height: 193 mm (7-5/8”)
Length: 473 mm (18-5/8”)
Height: 193 mm (7-5/8”)
Length: 473 mm (18-5/8”)
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of David Lowther, 2012
Not on view
Object number: 14652