Let's Talk about My Wurlitzer 200 

I was a quality control test technician at the Wurlitzer plant in the Buffalo NY area in 1972 thru 1973. This brings back memories......

I dig this style of video. Coming from a place of "this is my thing and here's why I like it" is a great place to come from with a video and sort of refreshing in its simplicity. I also like hearing about your restoration process. It would be fun to watch a video that takes us the whole way through an entire restoration process. Obviously that's not your day job and a video like that would be a long term project. Just saying though, it would be cool.

Yes, I owned one in the early 70’s. I had to replace a couple reeds after I broke them. They were difficult to tune. Wish I still had it 😔

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As someone who has just about finished refurbishing a Rhodes, this was real enjoyable to watch. Thanks.

“Just me and something I love” is a great jumping off point for any video 😊

Yes! Loving this video already. I'm a huge Supertramp fan and I'm enamored with the sound, I wish to have my own one day! But for now plugins will do...

What a lovely sound that thing makes. These vids are always fun, even for those of us who have no intention of buying anything and are just curious about what people construct.

More to the point and to be Helpful with you’re Channel Efforts: You are an excellent, thorough & patient teacher! Keep up the great work.

That is such a beating sound! I've always wanted a Wurlizer, a Hammond B3, or a Fender Rhodes. I make do with my Yamaha Reface CP.

Thx for plugging tropical fish!! Had no idea 😊

Fantastic demo, Jorb. You commentate excellently and play impeccably. Even if I knew all the details of Wurlitzer’s “operation”, it would still be a mystery to me. Why didn’t they ever assemble a 73-note version the way Harold Rhodes did (along with the personnel at Hohner) or an 88-key version? Could Vintage Vibe build one?

Very good video. Great communication! Thank you 😊

Wurlitzer 200 pianos are just fun the play, the action just invites playing.

I love it! Beautiful little piece at the end. I like this format.

"Me and Something I Love" is also a fine series name.

"just me and something I love" - ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!! You do such a great job with all your videos, and I especially love your work in this video. You're great 😊

Always happy to talk about a Wurli 200 (or 200a)! 🎹 Always loved their sounds for being both warm and also punchy/dirty when needed. This was a very neat video to explain the basic mechanics and upkeep.

Youve got such a nice touch that highlights the musicality i love in this instrument. Well done 👏

I also restored 200A that was in rough shape from being on the road then sitting in a garage for decades. One of the most rewarding projects I’ve worked on! Anyone reading this should go listen to Donny Hathaway Live for some of the best Wurlitzer playing ever recorded.

To summarize, songs crafted in the decades, what keyboard: 1960s Wurlitzer. 1970s Fender Rhodes. 1980s Yamaha DX7 and Oberheim for analog synth. Wurlitzer = Richard Carpenter, Super Tramp. Fender Rhodes = Steely Dan. DX7 = DeBarge.

I also have 1 of these that I came across at an Estate sale. Such a great instrument. I kind of prefer it to my Rhodes Eighty Eight, and I agree, they have different applications. This is such a cool video, and appreciate you sharing.

I love the sound of Wurlitzers and Rhodes', but much prefer them with no reverb or chorus. Just dry, and sometimes tremolo depending on the use.

Careful if you are touching around with the cover off and power on. Theres a 100V rail going through there.

Nate Kinsella played one of these while also drumming in the band "Make Believe". Saw them in the early 2000's. That dude was amazing and the wurlitzer mixed perfectly with their guitar sound.

I love the 200 😍🖤

I was not expecting Vulf lines to come in. sick!!

Another great video. I love the Wurlitzer. I was watching videos about it in the last few days, and yours came up. I would love to own one one day. Although I just discovered the Vintage Vibe 64 Deluxe, which is a sick sounding electric piano. Your video was very much appreciated, and I thank you for it.

LOVE to hear that sound!! Thanks

Awesome 🎹 Rhodes doing great!

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I had a quick mess around with the Wurlitzer 112 at Errol Brown's studio when I worked there last year. Definitely a different vibe to the standard 200/200A. I am trying not to fall down the rabbit hole of any more instruments and get on with creating nowadays, but I enjoy watching what you and other enthusiasts collect and do. Your passion is amazing

Great sound, evocative of Supertramp for me, not sure if Blue Oyster Cult had one as well. The hi voltage piece reminded me of the reed from a harmonica.

I first head the wurli on Runaway by Half Alive and was instantly in love. I far prefer it to the Rhodes but plugins just don't seem to do it justice

Nice, honest, no frills. Like it. Nice to see under the hood. I've never owned one, so it's always refreshing to come across one in someone's home or studio. I think of Donny Hathaway Live, Supertramp obvs, but it's been on so many records - andI believe the first time I noticed an Electric Piano on a record was on "Brandy, You're a Fine Girl" by Looking Glass in '72, and I'm pretty sure it's a Wurli. That song was also the first time I got hooked by a minor seventh chord (2nd chord in the verse). I'm happy with my Rhodes, but Wurli's are great. Thanks Jorb.

One of the worst decisions I ever made was selling my Wurlitzer 200

We had a couple of these in my high school music room. They were in poor shape, but still sounded really cool.

Sounds great man! Love my Wurlitzer too 🎹

I love the Wurly, its sound, I want one, I need it; but I hate watching my favorite instruments getting more popular and more expensive with each video or post

Love the vulf riffs

$800! Even with work needed that's an absolute steal - at least where I live.... I'd pay twice that for one in a heartbeat...

Love my Wurlitzer and my Rhodes. I’ve restored one of each and have another Wurly as a project. Ever play a Yamaha CP70/80? Played one last weekend and something about it made my heart open up.

I’ve always wanted a Wurly. I have a Rhodes. They’re both fantastic.

There's another artist who I think used the 1011, I think. Sun Ra. I think around 1955-56, his recordings at that time.

Colleges have piano labs with 8 to 30 pjanos in the same room. I was in music college in the 80s and my college had a piano lab of avacado colored wurlys. I also owned one in 1981. Now, colleges use midi keyboards.

Wurly is one of my favorite tones ever - in fact Steely Dan was exactly how I discovered wurlys as a teen, on CDs my dad gave me! I had heard tracks like "Your Gold Teeth" and had to know what it was. Would love to own one someday. By the way, a Model 24? I have one too! (edit: Ah, heard you say Model 16 in another vid) It's an interesting choice for solo producers, I think it was very clearly made expressly for the use case of live recording a classic rock band, and taking the mix home to finalize. It shows in some of its quirks, and the "workarounds" people have for doing sends and such, as well as the promotional material for it. Anyway - its a beautiful piece of gear! Hope to have it as the heart of my setup for a long time. I got it after I outgrew my Scarlett 18i20, which felt like it would never happen - but a couple stereo pieces of gear, and there goes your 8 1/4" inputs lol! How are you using it in your setup? Do you record to SD, or stream into a DAW?

I had one of the student models years ago, and we moved to a smaller place and I had to let it go. File that under "Ones that got away". I'd got it for like $400 and I'd never be able to get one for that price now 😞But the Reface does a good job filling that gap (in much less space too!).

I wanted a Wurlitzer, Rhodes, and a Hammond B3 so I bought a Nord Electro 3.

It's such a charming electric piano, discovered it through Ginger Root.

Thank you for sharing!

I like this format a lot!

Very beautiful sounding.

Would love to see you get you hands on a Hohner Pianet T. I have one and love it but would love to see how you like it.

Wow cool thing 😮 I wish I had space not only for small amount of small synths😂

Do you have any tips on how to record the wurly 200? Recently got one! Compared to the 200a the 200 has a lower output right? Would love some thoughts on how to get the best sound from this thing!

Awesome video

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Wow. It's like a harmonica that you can play with your fingers.

I didn't realize the reeds were that stubby.

The label states Electronic Piano

Love the video and style. Have a real question for you: how does your real Wurli feel to you compared to the sampled/emulated versions from Nord, KORG, Roland etc.? Unlike a real piano, the sound comes out as a mono electric signal and there’s probably very little sympathetic string resonance - is it truly worth the extra care of having all this hardware?

Thanks for sharing this. Youve highlighted what i need to do to mine.... what lubricant did you use as i must sort my wurlitzer 200a's action which is a bit sticky in tge mid range

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This was awesome and informative and I had zero interest in Wurlitzers 20 mins ago. Thanks dude

Awesome video!!! Question, can the AUX out that’s next to the headphone out be used as a line level signal? Is it Hi-Z or Lo-Z?

I was hoping you'd do the 70's mushy electric piano with overblown chorus and phaser.

I like this style of video!

Should I change the old amp to a Vintage Vibe Amp on my würlitzer200 or will the sound be changed drastically? or should I just buy parts to remove the hiss.... I currently get no sound from the AUX and only left head phone speaker. . . do you use a preamp to get AUX audio to your Volante? If you change the action hammer tips, should I do the whole mid section or is ok to change one or two (will their sound stick out too much from the others?) Thx for the video - love the channel....would you do a video about pros and cons to the Jupiterx and xm? Im curious about your opinion on those.... Cheers from Copenhagen

Thanks.

So the Wurlitzer reed is just a fat accordion reed without a reed plate which is struck instead of excited through air pressure. Interesting.

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Hello Nice vidéo, I have a Wurlitzer too and the same buzz as yours at 9:36…How did you do to have a perfect sound with no buzz ?

Would you ever consider making sample-packs/instruments? :)

Feels wrong to not have the bubble letters at the beginning

how did you get rid of the mains humming?

Is this the model that they use on pink floyd's money?

New series “Me and Something I Love”

I got my mother’s old Wurlitzer out of the attic, still in good shape. How much should I ask for it? We’re moving and don’t have a dedicated place for it. I want someone to use it.

good work

Didn't Ray Charles play this, or similar on "What I Say?"

did I hear MEGALOVANIA or am I just a confused man

Hi there. My EP 200A volume on/off pot just seized. Do you know what /where for a replacement? I'm in Australia. thanks

You don't have enough space, you should give me your Wurli, it will have space to roam free

Which oscilloscope do you have?

have you ever had to add or take off solder to tune?

Oh come on! there is only one rate a wurlitzer trem SHOULD have

63 keys. So the bass isn't low.

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You're a musician?

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damn... sold mine about 15 years ago for $700. Just went on ebay... ummmmm, ya.