Wurlitzer also operated a chain of retail stores where the company’s products were sold.Īs technology evolved, Wurlitzer began producing electric pianos, electronic organs, and jukeboxes and eventually became known more for jukeboxes and vending machines, which are still made by Wurlitzer, rather than for actual musical instruments.
Over time, Wurlitzer acquired a number of other companies which made a variety of loosely related products including kitchen appliances, carnival rides, player piano rolls, and radios. During the 1960’s they manufactured Spinet, Console, Studio and Grand Pianos. Wurlitzer is most known for their production of entry level pianos. In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated to North Tonawanda, New York, and quickly expanded to make band organs, orchestrions, player pianos and pipe or theatre organs popular in theatres during the days of silent movies. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U.S. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the U.S. He Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The faithful design of the legendary Wurlitzer 1015 of 1946 is the ideal casing for the sophisticated Wurlitzer CD changer. The beloved design of those days with chrome and glitter is a welcome change to the priority of functional and abstract features which dominate nowadays. Today’s life-style has rediscovered the nostalgic charm of the forties and fifties. The ONE MORE TIME – the exceptional way to listen to music. I have a Wurlitzer 101 CD Jukebox for sale in perfect looking & working condition, a must see. Wurlitzer Model 1015 CD Jukebox Walnut Model for sale in perfect condition