wurlitzer speaker age?
Hi all,
I bought one of these at http://www.sledworks.com/ a few months back, hooked it up recently, and it sounds great. Anyway, can someone tell me from this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...Name=WDVW&rd=1 What year was this speaker manufactured? Thanks, Josh http://www.pingeek.com pinball dvds for sale |
Pin Geek wrote:
Hi all, I bought one of these at http://www.sledworks.com/ a few months back, hooked it up recently, and it sounds great. Anyway, can someone tell me from this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...Name=WDVW&rd=1 What year was this speaker manufactured? Interestingly, the year is not indicated in the Always Jukin' price guide. It would appear to be Wurlitzer's first stereo speakers, so that would put it no earlier than 1958 (when "a few stereo units may have been produced" of the 2200/2204 series). The script seems to resemble that used on the 2200 as well. The half-cylinder shaped model 5125 speaker has a "W" on the grille that matches the style of the grille ornament on the 1959 2300/2304/2310, so I am guessing that narrows the year of your speaker (model 5123) down even further, unless they overlapped in production. One way to zero in on the date, if yours has the original speaker (or if it has a volume control pot, and that is original) would be to look at the source code that is probably stamped on the speaker (or the pot). Depending on what else is inside there (a switch? a capacitor?) there may be source or date codes on them as well. Now for a surprise: A very good source and date code interpreter has been put on a web site for electric guitars, created by the same fellow (Clay Harrell) that created the eternally useful pinball repair site at the Marvin 3M site. You can find it at: http://www.provide.net/~cfh/pots.html --Bob ================================================== ===================== Bob Ellingson Halted Specialties Co., Inc. http://www.halted.com 3500 Ryder St. (408) 732-1573 Santa Clara, Calif. 95051 USA (408) 732-6428 (FAX) |
I always thought they came out with the 2400 series, so I would date
them as 1960. |
Thanks Bob.
Pingeek http://www.pingeek.com "Bob E." wrote in message ... Pin Geek wrote: Hi all, I bought one of these at http://www.sledworks.com/ a few months back, hooked it up recently, and it sounds great. Anyway, can someone tell me from this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...Name=WDVW&rd=1 What year was this speaker manufactured? Interestingly, the year is not indicated in the Always Jukin' price guide. It would appear to be Wurlitzer's first stereo speakers, so that would put it no earlier than 1958 (when "a few stereo units may have been produced" of the 2200/2204 series). The script seems to resemble that used on the 2200 as well. The half-cylinder shaped model 5125 speaker has a "W" on the grille that matches the style of the grille ornament on the 1959 2300/2304/2310, so I am guessing that narrows the year of your speaker (model 5123) down even further, unless they overlapped in production. One way to zero in on the date, if yours has the original speaker (or if it has a volume control pot, and that is original) would be to look at the source code that is probably stamped on the speaker (or the pot). Depending on what else is inside there (a switch? a capacitor?) there may be source or date codes on them as well. Now for a surprise: A very good source and date code interpreter has been put on a web site for electric guitars, created by the same fellow (Clay Harrell) that created the eternally useful pinball repair site at the Marvin 3M site. You can find it at: http://www.provide.net/~cfh/pots.html --Bob ================================================== ===================== Bob Ellingson Halted Specialties Co., Inc. http://www.halted.com 3500 Ryder St. (408) 732-1573 Santa Clara, Calif. 95051 USA (408) 732-6428 (FAX) |
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