Wurlitzer Style 147 Military Band Organ
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July24 2022, Various items have been ordered for the restoration including the MIDI electronics and a real treasure was located on ebay which is an original 1916 Wurlitzer name board which I acquired as this 147 has lost it's name board sometimein the past.
July 30 2022. This week the instrument was dismantled in preperation for the restoration of each individual part. (Just click on a picture to enlarge.
Aug 12 2022 Restoration work continues with the complete restoration of the pneumatic finger board and the Wurlitzer unit valves. The unit valves are what actually reads the holes in the music rolls. Through a slight change in atmospheric pressure caused by the hole in the paper music roll allowing air to enter the valve which causes a leather pouch to inflate that then moves a valve allowing vacuum to collapse the finger pneumatic and then playing the correct organ pipe or play the drums, make the music roll rewind etc.
All of the finger pneumatics cloth was original (1916) the following picture progress report shows some of the work involved to restore this very special unit.
"Just click on a picture to enlarge it."
All of the finger pneumatics cloth was original (1916) the following picture progress report shows some of the work involved to restore this very special unit.
"Just click on a picture to enlarge it."
