Bidspirit auction | Wurlitzer 105 Military Band Organ

Wurlitzer 105 Military Band Organ - The Wurlitzer Style 105 Military Band Organ is widely recognized for providing the upbeat music that accompanied early 20th-century carousels and merry go rounds. Introduced by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda New York as part of its ”W-series” in the 1920s, it served as a smaller, more portable alternative to massive park organs while still delivering a robust, full-band sound. It uses standard Wurlitzer Style 125 paper music rolls, controlling 41 notes. Containing 97 individual pipes, including melody flutes, violins, piccolos, and flageolets allowing multiple pipes to sound at once. Side mounted snare and bass drums with a cymbal provide percussion. This unit is in VG playing condition and is powered by a 110 volt belt drive electric motor. The cabinet is painted and top marquee board is a replacement. Mounted on sturdy wheels it overall measures 84” wide, 34” deep, 75”tall including removable marquee. From the Trenga collection. No shipping on this item. Customer pickup or 3rd party transporter only.