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Wurlitzer, starting around 1900 until circa 1935 produced nickelodeon pianos, or coin pianos, which are electrically operated player pianos that take coins to operate, like a jukebox. The company produced various models of nickelodeons, such as the early Wurlitzer Mandolin Quartette – Wurlitzer's alternative to the Regina Sublima Piano.
In contrast, Wurlitzer purposefully over-engineered the piano action, as it was designed to resemble that of an acoustic piano to help teaching. Unlike the hammers on a Rhodes, which can develop unwanted grooves from over-hitting, the action on a Wurlitzer has been seen to operate well into the 21st century.
Rembert Wurlitzer Co. was a distinguished firm in New York City that specialized in fine musical instruments and bows. Rembert Rudolph Wurlitzer (1904–1963), violin expert and a grandson of the founder of Cincinnati’s Wurlitzer Co. (pianos, organs, jukeboxes), bowed out of the family firm in 1949 to found Manhattan's Rembert Wurlitzer Co., which has bought, sold, authenticated and or ...
A Wurlitzer model 112 electric piano with a guitar amplifier.. An electric piano is a musical instrument that has a piano-style musical keyboard, where sound is produced by means of mechanical hammers striking metal strings or reeds or wire tines, which leads to vibrations which are then converted into electrical signals by pickups (either magnetic, electrostatic, or piezoelectric).
PLG150-AP — sampling grand piano, based on Yamaha NEW CFIIIS; PLG150-DR — drum sound, equivalent to drum part of Motif; PLG100-DX — plug-in board version of DX7; PLG150-DX — successor of PLG100-DX, compatible with DX7; PLG150-PC — percussion sound, based on Latin Groove Factory/Q Up Arts; PLG150-PF — PCM piano sound
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Electronic pianos became less popular in the 1980s when the digital piano and polyphonic synthesizer became available and affordable enough for both professional and home use as an inexpensive, smaller and lighter alternative to an acoustic piano. In modern usage, the term electronic piano sometimes refers to either a digital piano or a stage ...
The phrase "Wurlitzer Electronic Piano" is potentially misleading; it implies that the instrument is an electronic rather than an electric piano. The instrument has been out of production for 25 years, and the trademark is seldom used.