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Seek 85-note Wurlitzer Duplex Spool Frame
By Tom DeLay

I have a fairly rare Wurlitzer piano console organ.  It is primarily
a theatre organ, but with a large scale piano as the console.  It
originally had a dual 85-note spool-box much like those in American
Fotoplayer instruments.

Some Wurlitzer instruments utilized the 88/98-note Concert Roll
system that handled all expression and registration.  The one for
my unit required an operator for the expression and registration,
a much simpler and less expensive system.

The stack and spool-box were lifted out of my instrument before
I bought the organ n 1982.  This year, thanks to the notification of
Dana Johnson,I was able to secure a 65-note stack which was rebuilt
into the needed 85-notes.  The stack is finished.  Now I need to find
a spool-box that would be suitable.

Some years ago I came across exactly what was needed for the spool-box,
but the deal went sour after the seller wanted more and more after the
agreed-to sale price.

Bottom line, are there any unused Wurlitzer single or dual spool-boxes
available?

Tom DeLay
Salinas, California

 [   Wurlitzer dual spool-box for 85-note system
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/19/02/16/190216_121000_Wurlitzer%20photoplayer%20spoolboxes.front.jpg 


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