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Post by mrgkeys on Jan 30, 2024 20:17:45 GMT -6
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Post by drumsound on Jan 30, 2024 20:33:19 GMT -6
INteresting. I really want to take mine up to Chicago Electric Piano and have it made perfect.
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Post by drbill on Jan 30, 2024 21:56:57 GMT -6
Keepin em in good condition takes a lot of work. Gigging with one is very difficult. I eventually got rid of both of mine. I do miss the early 60's wooden one. But it would have taken a ton of money to get it into good shape.
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Post by christophert on Jan 31, 2024 2:56:05 GMT -6
I never let my one go out for a gig / or out of the studio - stays stable and records great  Once you get a good one, its surprising how little maintenance they need. |
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Post by bradd on Jan 31, 2024 6:56:48 GMT -6
Ever since I had Murph Wanca here in Nashville go through mine a few years ago, it has played like a dream and required zero maintenance. I would never think about gigging with it though.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 31, 2024 10:43:59 GMT -6
Got to be digital…
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Post by ulriggribbons on Jan 31, 2024 10:46:20 GMT -6
I've had a 200 for almost 20 years now (damn, time is flyin).
It was in sorry shape when I got it. It's been completely rebuilt now. Getting all the mechanical in a good spot (keybed levelled and vacuumed out, and action consistent top to bottom) was the first step. I rebuilt the original amp board, and eventually put a vintage vibe replacement in. Once the mechanical and electronics were in a good spot, it took a bit to get the hang of voicing it.
If you have an older Wurli, Vintage Vibe has really high quality parts and excellent videos on youtube. If you have a reed that doesn't sit right, ordering a pretuned reed from them is a godsend. I'm a patient person, but I don't have that kind of time.
It sounds and plays like a dream now, one of my favorite instruments to just sit down and create on (you start plunkin, and cool stuff just comes out).
Will be interesting to see how true to the original design, in terms of mechanical, they choose to implement.
Regards
Jon
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Post by bradd on Jan 31, 2024 10:46:45 GMT -6
I'd be surprised and disappointed if this is digital. Wurlitzer is apparently owned by Gibson now for what that's worth. The emulations have gotten so good, I can't imagine they could sell many if it's just digital.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 31, 2024 13:09:23 GMT -6
I'd be surprised and disappointed if this is digital. Wurlitzer is apparently owned by Gibson now for what that's worth. The emulations have gotten so good, I can't imagine they could sell many if it's just digital. Well, if it’s a $399 Wurli in that badass form factor…I might have to get it just for the sweet pics it would be in… |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 31, 2024 13:09:52 GMT -6
Btw - my guess is $1500 plus
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Post by crillemannen on Jan 31, 2024 13:16:13 GMT -6
I've been looking for an original Wurlitzer for a while now. Seems to be quite rare in Sweden. Pricewise I'm guessing 5k+ looking at what the Rhodes mk8 cost. If it would cost 3k that would be awesome.
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Post by jacobamerritt on Jan 31, 2024 13:41:31 GMT -6
I've been looking for an original Wurlitzer for a while now. Seems to be quite rare in Sweden. Pricewise I'm guessing 5k+ looking at what the Rhodes mk8 cost. If it would cost 3k that would be awesome. Have you considered any of the Viscount or Crumar stuff? Digital but look and feel more 'real' |
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Post by bradd on Jan 31, 2024 13:57:37 GMT -6
If it's a real electromechanical keyboard, I think it will be in the 5K range.
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Post by aremos on Jan 31, 2024 14:40:37 GMT -6
Bought a brand new one right out of high school in '77 (no gigging) & had nothing but problems. Bought a Rhodes (different animal, I know) years later & gigged every weekend with no problems at all.
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Post by crillemannen on Jan 31, 2024 15:39:13 GMT -6
I've been looking for an original Wurlitzer for a while now. Seems to be quite rare in Sweden. Pricewise I'm guessing 5k+ looking at what the Rhodes mk8 cost. If it would cost 3k that would be awesome. Have you considered any of the Viscount or Crumar stuff? Digital but look and feel more 'real' No not really, I already own a weighted midikeyboard. Id want the real thing but they're rare and expensive. Still looking though haha |
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Post by Tbone81 on Jan 31, 2024 17:24:02 GMT -6
Btw - my guess is $1500 plus If it’s “real”, and I bet it is, I’m guessing $5000 minimum. That’s based on what a new rhodes would go for from Vintage Vibes, or any of the other new rhodes that have been released over the years. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 31, 2024 17:25:25 GMT -6
Btw - my guess is $1500 plus If it’s “real”, and I bet it is, I’m guessing $5000 minimum. That’s based on what a new rhodes would go for from Vintage Vibes, or any of the other new rhodes that have been released over the years. Oh definitely if it's not digital. |
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Post by paulcheeba on Jan 31, 2024 19:20:26 GMT -6
I came across a guy here through eBay that sold me cheap in mint restored condition Roy Bitten’s suitcase Rhodes with speaker, documents and a mint beige Wurli with the vibrato speed mod. Unbelievable. I snapped them up. They had just been done up by Ken Rich.
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Post by ab101 on Jan 31, 2024 19:32:08 GMT -6
I came across a guy here through eBay that sold me cheap in mint restored condition Roy Bitten’s suitcase Rhodes with speaker, documents and a mint beige Wurli with the vibrato speed mod. Unbelievable. I snapped them up. They had just been done up by Ken Rich. Just WOW Paul! I had the suitcase Rhodes in 1973 and used two fender twin amps for stereo effect - or at least I thought it was. Anyway, is there a remake of the Rhodes that is really good - not digital - with tines, etc. ? I know this is a little bit off topic - but close to an electric piano topic! |
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Post by chipbuttie on Jan 31, 2024 19:54:39 GMT -6
There’s the new Rhodes that came out last year or the Vinateg Vibe.
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Post by andersmv on Jan 31, 2024 20:37:35 GMT -6
I think someone I know has been testing these new ones. I was under the impression they were going to be closer to $10k, I don’t think it’s going to be an affordable option…
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Post by drumsound on Jan 31, 2024 23:43:59 GMT -6
I think someone I know has been testing these new ones. I was under the impression they were going to be closer to $10k, I don’t think it’s going to be an affordable option… That's freaking BANANAS. Who does the company think they're selling to? |
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Post by jacobamerritt on Feb 1, 2024 1:39:08 GMT -6
I think someone I know has been testing these new ones. I was under the impression they were going to be closer to $10k, I don’t think it’s going to be an affordable option… That's freaking BANANAS. Who does the company think they're selling to? Companies that are making a niche product know EXACTLY who they are selling to - a tiny handful of folks with lots of expendable income, with a handful of mega brand loyalists thrown in. They likely don't care about volume at all. The new Rhodes is over $13,000! For them, if they sell 50 a year, 2-3 employees can make a decent income. They aren't trying to be the next Warm Audio or whatever. |
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Post by drumsound on Feb 1, 2024 2:31:30 GMT -6
That's freaking BANANAS. Who does the company think they're selling to? Companies that are making a niche product know EXACTLY who they are selling to - a tiny handful of folks with lots of expendable income, with a handful of mega brand loyalists thrown in. They likely don't care about volume at all. The new Rhodes is over $13,000! For them, if they sell 50 a year, 2-3 employees can make a decent income. They aren't trying to be the next Warm Audio or whatever. 50 units annually seems lofty, but maybe I just don't hang with the right crowd to see that as viable.  |
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Post by andersmv on Feb 1, 2024 6:58:05 GMT -6
Companies that are making a niche product know EXACTLY who they are selling to - a tiny handful of folks with lots of expendable income, with a handful of mega brand loyalists thrown in. They likely don't care about volume at all. The new Rhodes is over $13,000! For them, if they sell 50 a year, 2-3 employees can make a decent income. They aren't trying to be the next Warm Audio or whatever. 50 units annually seems lofty, but maybe I just don't hang with the right crowd to see that as viable. I know probably 10 people back in the SF Bay Area that would jump on these regardless of the price, I think you would be surprised. I’m with you, at face value it seems like a stretch, but there’s a lot of people on this rock  |
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