I am very excited to announce that the Wurlitzer 200 is fixed and operational. I say Wurlitzer 200 instead of 200A because a nice chap emailed me and let me know that I actually had an earlier model. Either way, it works and it sounds delicious.
Really this post is to gloat a little and to post the sound samples I recorded with my friend Joe. He is a great piano player and shows off the awesomeness of the Wurly better than I ever could. I also wanted to lay out some future posts about the Wurlitzer that I plan to write:
- Things learned about fixing the Wurlitzer. Schematics and my own drawings included.
- The importance of grounding for a clean signal and how it can affect other types of electronics.
- How transistors work and how the broken transistor on my Wurly was causing me grief.
- How fuses work and when to use them.
- Any others requested/suggested through the skribit box on the right.
Finally, here are the sound samples Joe and I put together today. It was fun recording again. For full disclosure, there was digital delay on the Wurly and there was some processing on the drums too. Also, I apologize that the drum tracks are a little loud; it’s because I’m an electrical engineer, not a sound engineer (and definitely not a professional musician). Enjoy!
April 14th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Nice! I’m glad it all worked out!!!!
April 14th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Having enjoyed the presence of the broken Wurlitzer for nigh on a year I’m happy to see it working! Nice job, man.
April 16th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
that is excellent to hear and it must have sounded great. I bet Joe could fly on that little guy.
April 20th, 2009 at 7:48 am
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May 18th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Sounds great! Tell us about grounding that bad boy. As I understand it, that is pretty tricky on a 200.
July 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I have one that emits fart noises, fires 60 hrz hum into my keyboard amp when my computer is on, and straight up barks if I hit the second F too hard.
Gloat with helpful hints. how to ground etc.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:53 am
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