June 4, 2008 San Diego, CA On my 1933 Wurlitzer 4' 8' baby grand piano, the serial number is visible on the right side of the wooden sounding board, wh ile facing the keyboard. It's carved (impressed?) about 8-10' left of the side of the piano case & about 2' above the wide varnished foundation of the music holder. Other Wurlitzers may have the numbers in other places but your tuner should be able to find it and thereby determine its year of manufacture. 'Pierce's Piano Atlas' has a chart determining Wurlitzer age from serial #. I found a copy in the public library reference collection.
Hope this is helpful- rgsfield. WURLITZER Established in 1856 Wurlitzer set up a manufacturing plant in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1861. Four ye ars later he opened a retail shop and expanded the distribution business across the US. In 1880 Wurlitzer started to make pianos, and the company grew and became particularly well known for military and mechanical instruments.
Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer died in 1914, but the company continued and managed to survive the age of the gramophone by introducing the first automatic jukebox, the Wurlitzer Simplex. Wurlitzer was also known for its pipe and theater organs. In 1935, Wurlitzer introduced the tradition-breaking spinette piano, proving that a piano only thirty-nine inches high could replace the bulky instruments traditionally produced.
Ages S, Piano Archives. Samick has been the chosen piano of leading conservatories. The Celestial Country By Bernard Of Cluny Pdf Printer. Serial Numbers effective on January 1. Samick serial numbers are easy to read if you should ever need to do so. Look at the beginning initial letters of a guitar or piano. Samick Serial Number.
Upon the design of this piano is based all modern piano production. Through science, research, and ingenuity, Wurlitzer has developed such exclusive features as Tonecrafted Hammers, Pentagonal Sound Board, Augmented Sound Board, and many others to provide a greater volume of rich, resonant tone. A unique achievement in finishes is 'Wurl-on,' highly resistant to heat, cold, dryness, and moisture as well as mars, scratches, and abrasions an attractive as well as durable and long-lasting finish. The complete line of Wurlitzer pianos offers a wide range of spinette, console, and studio-type designs, finished in a variety of fine woods, hand-rubbed to satin smoothness, and priced to suit any budget.