Wurlitzer is a popular name in pianos.
Founded by Rudolph Wurlitzer, the Wurlitzer Company has manufactured instruments since 1831. The company crafts automated instruments, string instruments, electronic instruments and pianos. Wurlitzer has many types and styles of pianos, such as the console, portable models and spinet versions. The company later created the butterfly baby grand and 106 models.
Portable Model
The case of the early portable model---the 100 series---was made of wood and fiberboard. This model used a valve circuitry and featured tremolo effects with a fixed rate but an adjustable depth. In 1969, the plastic case was added to the portable piano. The portable models have a loudspeaker connected to the back of the piano.
Console Model
Console models are mounted on a pedestal with a loudspeaker, headphone niche and sustain pedal. This model non-portable and is commonly used for educational purposes in music schools and other educational institutions. A console piano has no tremolo and evolves from the 200 series model. These pianos are mainly used in stage performances.
Spinet Versions
Mainly designed for home or domestic use, the spinet piano normally has an upright style in a wood case. The spinet piano has an electronic attenuator or soft pedal as well as a sustain pedal, similar to the contemporary portable model. The spinet versions include one of the rarest models created by Wurlitzer, the European-only 300 series model. This spinet-type model was based on model 200A.
Butterfly Baby Grand
The Wurlitzer butterfly baby grand piano is in a semi-circular walnut finish wooden case. The piano has twin quadrant-shaped lids. The lids are horizontally mounted above the eight-inch loudspeakers. The butterfly baby grand is very difficult to find as it was among the last produced by Wurlitzer. This piano is also the heaviest model Wurlitzer ever produced.
106P Model
The 106P model is the only model that does not have 64 keys. A rare model of Wurlitzer piano, the 106P model has 44 keys and is a classroom model with one loudspeaker, no controls, no sustain pedal. It was made with a plastic casing. The models appeared as early as the 1970s and were available as a set of eight on a folding frame. The 106P model was easy to recognize, as most of it is a beige or orange color.
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