Wurlitzer Piano 120

Gert Prix recalls: “A few decades ago I discovered the Wurlitzer Piano 120 by chance on the floor in a corner of a renowned music shop in New York City.”

That would be completely unthinkable today!

Wurlitzer Pianos have constantly been valued higher and higher over the last few years, and for good reason. Perhaps the confession that the tonal variety of this e-piano is actually pretty manageable is simply pushing it too far. A Wurlitzer piano sounds like a Wurlitzer piano, and that’s it. At best, it had an infinitely variable tre-he-mo-ho-lo-loh sound that couldn’t even be adjusted in terms of speed. 

It's like they say: potato salad always tastes like potato salad. On the other hand, potato salad doesn’t have a single tremolo. Wurlitzers are simply in a class of their own. They can’t do much, but they’re perfect at what they do do.

This very, very early Wurlitzer Piano 120 from the late 50s—also without a tre-he-mo-ho-lo-loh—in very good condition which we’re absolutely delighted about is one of the most impressive instruments in the EBOARDMUSEUM. Museum visitors simply can’t believe that this ordinary pressed particleboard made musical history thanks to Ray Charles.

But is it really pressed particleboard? Whatever the case, finding out is yet another good reason to visit the world’s largest keyboard museum. :-)