Several electronic keyboards include an emulation of the Wurlitzer.Īs the Wurlitzer is an electromechanical instrument, it can need occasional maintenance, such as replacing and re-tuning broken reeds. The stage instrument was used by several popular artists, including Ray Charles, Joe Zawinul and Supertramp.
However, it was adapted for more conventional live performances, including stage models with attachable legs and console models with built-in frames. Originally, the piano was designed to be used in the classroom, and several dedicated teacher and student instruments were manufactured. The first Wurlitzer was manufactured in 1954, and production continued until 1984. The instrument was invented by Benjamin Miessner, who had worked on various types of electric pianos since the early 1930s.
The sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup although conceptually similar to the Rhodes piano, the sound is different. The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. A Wurlitzer 200A, the most commercially successful model
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