It looks like this 150 uses the ratchet snare drum system. although most band organs that use this system usually have four beaters, this one has two. Personally, I think the ratchet snare system is actually pretty cool when you think about it. 🙂
The way it works from what I found on Google, is there is a pressure roller that engages with the drive coming from the motor. The pneumatic at the bottom engages it against the star wheel, which in turn, drives the beaters to produce the sound. Hope this helps 🙂 By the way, here's the link I found: coaa.us/index_archive/Issues_11_to_20/An%20Original%20North%20Tonawanda%20Musical%20Instrument%20Works%20Style%20146%20-%20Tom%20Kuehn%20_15.pdf (Note) you need to skip to slide number eight to see this
@@CBF1 Cameron Dean is correct. Wurlitzer organs usually play badly due to their bad design and manufacture, and appallingly arranged music. This one certainly could do with a bit of tuning and voicing. There are also some action faults.
@@arburo1 Most Wurlitzer arrangements are terrible and most of the songs they chose were the same old fox trots all over again. Yeah the Wurlitzer 150 scale is quite flawed as it's capability is limited, but I don't mind as long as a bland Wurlitzer Fox-Trot/Waltz roll isn't played and only the creative or nicely arranged songs are. In my opinion they sound great. I do agree that they have flaws however, like the fact that the Wurlitzer 165 doesn't have a 23rd melody note (High E Flat) or an E Flat trumpet note. The wurlitzer 165 could certainly do with a tad more trumpet notes. Funny thing? The Wurlitzer 150 roll scale has 15 trumpet notes(I honestly think it should have had 16, it's missing a low C# trumpet note) while the 165 has 14. Lol!
@@CBF1 Thank you for your honest assessment of Wurlitzer organs and arrangements. The fundamental problem with the scales is that they duplicate the melody notes on the trumpet register. This is very wasteful. The European scales are more sensible, where register controls are used to add trumpets. Even the Gavioli 48 note scale has 8 bass notes, whereas the W 150 has only 3.
@@arburo1 Isn't this the Counter-Melody section you're talking about? Wurlitzer were rather obsessed with being economical also, I heard that's why the Wurlitzer 150 has 3 bass notes.
I actually really like it sounding like this I love it
Splendid! I will get this 150 one day
If any of you guys forgot what the tine was, it's "Gloryland March".
@Kenneth Hanvy Thanks! I was wondering what the tune was!
It looks like this 150 uses the ratchet snare drum system. although most band organs that use this system usually have four beaters, this one has two. Personally, I think the ratchet snare system is actually pretty cool when you think about it. 🙂
The way it works from what I found on Google, is there is a pressure roller that engages with the drive coming from the motor. The pneumatic at the bottom engages it against the star wheel, which in turn, drives the beaters to produce the sound.
Hope this helps 🙂
By the way, here's the link I found:
coaa.us/index_archive/Issues_11_to_20/An%20Original%20North%20Tonawanda%20Musical%20Instrument%20Works%20Style%20146%20-%20Tom%20Kuehn%20_15.pdf
(Note) you need to skip to slide number eight to see this
Brown band organ
I once saw a 150 with a pinned barrel instead of a roll. Is this rare?
C Allen. Sorry, i don't know.
It's the older version
yes it is
Needs some reed voicing and lots of tuning/kinks
It doesn't. It sounds perfect in my view
@@CBF1 Cameron Dean is correct. Wurlitzer organs usually play badly due to their bad design and manufacture, and appallingly arranged music. This one certainly could do with a bit of tuning and voicing. There are also some action faults.
@@arburo1 Most Wurlitzer arrangements are terrible and most of the songs they chose were the same old fox trots all over again. Yeah the Wurlitzer 150 scale is quite flawed as it's capability is limited, but I don't mind as long as a bland Wurlitzer Fox-Trot/Waltz roll isn't played and only the creative or nicely arranged songs are.
In my opinion they sound great. I do agree that they have flaws however, like the fact that the Wurlitzer 165 doesn't have a 23rd melody note (High E Flat) or an E Flat trumpet note. The wurlitzer 165 could certainly do with a tad more trumpet notes.
Funny thing? The Wurlitzer 150 roll scale has 15 trumpet notes(I honestly think it should have had 16, it's missing a low C# trumpet note) while the 165 has 14. Lol!
@@CBF1 Thank you for your honest assessment of Wurlitzer organs and arrangements. The fundamental problem with the scales is that they duplicate the melody notes on the trumpet register. This is very wasteful. The European scales are more sensible, where register controls are used to add trumpets. Even the Gavioli 48 note scale has 8 bass notes, whereas the W 150 has only 3.
@@arburo1 Isn't this the Counter-Melody section you're talking about?
Wurlitzer were rather obsessed with being economical also, I heard that's why the Wurlitzer 150 has 3 bass notes.