Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Object Details
- Wurlitzer Company
- Description
- This electric piano was made by the Wurlitzer Company, in Dekalb, Illinois, likely around 1978. It is model 200A serial #129394L, and has 2 control knobs: volume and vibrato, plastic lid, vinyl-covered wood case, and 4 detachable chrome-plated tapered legs. The "L" serial number designation indicates that this piano was manufactured in Wurlitzer's Logan, Utah plant. This model, 200A, continued in production into 1980.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Edward K. and Gaye Ellington in memory of their grandfather "Duke" Ellington
- 1972-1973
- 1974
- 1974-1978
- ID Number
- 1999.0148.01
- serial number
- 129394L
- model number
- 200A
- accession number
- 1999.0148
- catalog number
- 1999.0148.01
- Object Name
- piano
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 cm x 98 cm x 48 cm; 7 1/16 in x 38 9/16 in x 18 7/8 in
- Place Made
- United States: Illinois, De Kalb
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Electronic Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Blacks
- Jazz
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_1203041
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-7978-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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