This model has a completely redesigned tube amp, which I discuss further down the page. (More detail here.) Lead sustain brick now covers top 11 notes (two blocks, 3+8 notes, on early ones…to use up the brick from the 112’s and 112A’s!). Anyway….! Back to the magic.įirst major revision of reeds– except for the treblemost 14-note range, these reeds are completely incompatible with those found in the prior 4 models. Many vintage keyboard tech outfits simply won’t touch them, for these reasons. That’s just the mechanical part of these…. Even if you buy one cheap, you should expect to invest either years of your own time in learning how to get them to function, or several days worth ($$$) of detailed servicing from an experienced tech. As with all 1950’s-era models, this should be a consideration before investing in one. In the best case scenario, entropy has caused dampers to rot and even the well-cared for thousands of moving parts to go out of whack, over 60+ years.Īs a result, everything here takes 4 to 6 times longer to repair than any models from the mid-late 1960s on. In addition, their efforts to “improve” the crude action of the first models led to an even more complex, interconnected cascade of cause and effect, which must be dealt with in adjusting each key. As I wrote on the Model 112 page: The company simply wasn’t yet designing these pianos with ongoing tuning and maintenance in mind. Most technicians agree that these are a challenge (or even a nightmare) to maintain and restore, even though the results can be magic. Black keys are further regulated with a set screw under the key. To adjust and regulate the action (the “feel”) requires a special proprietary piano tool, unnecessary on earlier and later models. (The earlier action designs, in the 110 through 112, had a return “butt spring” above the hammers.) They feel lighter: More like an organ keyboard. The action has springs only in the damper arms. All Pratt-Read Wurly actions (in this, the prior 112A, and the upcoming, closely-related console Model 700) are notably different in feel from earlier and later Wurlitzers.
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