[sdiy] Re: [AH] Wurlitzer 200A opening and service?

[elmacaco]

Yes, I do have the sustain pedal, thanks for letting me know I must remove
it to open the unit.

What was stopping me was the knobs!! You have to pull them off before
opening the lid.  I used a small ID card the pull them off, as they were
kind of tight.

Fortunately I got the service manual for 200 and other model Wurlitzer EPs.
(If you need it, Holla, it's zipped Jpegs and only about 37 pages, very
detailed).


I'm reading the manual now, and it is very detailed and intricate, but not
what I'd call complicated (it is after all mechanical.)  Some things require
special tools, while others will be a pain if you have to do it on all keys,
but my problems are with a few keys (maybe 10 if I get really nit picky) So
I'll take it slow and  get accustomed to it.  It should would be handy to
have a few years experience repairing Electric Pianos.  Gotta love an
instrument that you tune with Solder!!!

As for your speaker, I have seen many places on the net say the the place
below can't be beat, but there are other resources for parts by their own
admission.

http://www.mitatechs.com/morelock1.html

The Service manual even has the recipe for the lubricant (8 parts Naphtha, 1
part Silicone liquid (or was it gel?)

I'm looking forward to having it back in action and learning a little about
what makes it tick.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Greenwood" <swanage at sympatico.ca>
To: "elmacaco" <elmacaco at nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AH] Wurlitzer 200A opening and service?


> Stupid question...but is the sustain pedal screwed in?  If so, take it
out.
> Maybe you don't have the sustain pedal.  Anyway, I think it's just the
three
> screws along the front, under the keyboard that you need to remove...you
don't
> need to take off the stand or legs part.  I don't know what could be
stopping
> it though.
>
> Do you have any idea where I could get a speaker for my 200A, do you?
>
> Anyway, good luck.
>
> Take care,
> Michael
>
> elmacaco wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Well, I finally have a 200A which I have been wanting for about 3 years.
> > The one I have needs a bit of a tune up, all voices are in tune, but one
key
> > (the highest note) doesn't return to position after striking, and some
of
> > the keys don't react to the softest touches as loudly as the others do.
> >
> > I tried to pop it open, unscrewing the screws under the front lip and
also
> > the music stand screws, but it only lifts up on the hinges about 4
inches
> > then it seems to hit some kind of snag and I don't want to force it.
> >
> > If anyone knows how to open it up or has any tips to getting the action
> > evened up especially with the loudness issue, I would appreciate it
greatly.
> > I've googled for hours, but the best site I found had a lot of pages
taken
> > down, so it isn't that great.
> >
> > Thanks!
>