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Wurlitzer Band Organ Pipe Scales by Doyle Lane
By Wallace Venable

I am not a Wurlitzer expert.  I have seen notes that Wurlitzer pipes
for some specific band organ models (e.g., Wurlitzer 105) were tuned
a semi-tone (half a note) higher than the marking on the pipe itself.

Should this be a rule-of-thumb for all the Wurlitzer scales in the
Doyle Lane book?  That is to say, the information is for "as marked,"
not "as tuned."

Wallace Venable

 [ Dave Wasson once showed me a Wurlitzer pipe marked "D" on one side
 [ and "F" on another which could be installed in a 157 or a 165 organ.
 [ The explanation was that one of the letters on the pipe would agree
 [ with the note on the tracker bar scale, which in a Wur 157 actually
 [ plays three semi-tones sharp compared to the Wur 165 (concert pitch).
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 25 May 2016, 20:26:27 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

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