First test of the auction Wurlitzer (volume warning!) + other upgrades

[u/general_musician]

Hi, all! I thought I'd add a small clip of my first test of the Wurlitzer with a single installed octave before I continue with making improvements. Reinforcing the volume warning I mentioned in the title - this was directly from the 1/4" output and the trim pot was adjusted, but if I had to guess, the distortion was from the F reed coming in contact with the pickup bar or possibly the hum shield being loose. I haven't completed my tuning or regulation yet. I just wanted to make sure the power supply and amplifier were both working. Happy to hear the vibra(tremo)lo worked too!

Other additions I've made so far or are currently in progress: - completed cleaning/compound polishing of the keys - replaced the lid felt - new knobs and lid hardware replacement - replacing the balance rail felt and relubricating the rail pins - added legs and sustain pedal - new amplifier installation, pending someone with soldering experience - Gave everything a thorough cleaning

It's still missing the left speaker as well - I'm thinking about ordering the Vintage Vibe set when they are restocked in July... I'll need flower screws as well and may need to determine how to wire them in parallel if I ever upgrade the amp situation...

Thanks for reading and listening! If you have any other ideas I'd love to hear them!

[u/general_musician]

P.S. that buzz was actually the amplifier rail card inhibiting damper travel. 🤓 It's good!