![]() The keys were gross and the amp was broken. ![]() (They compose the base of the cabinet, where the amp mounts.) If it was a credenza, the correct course might be to throw it away and find a solid wood credenza to rehab instead.īut it’s not a credenza: it’s an electronic piano, and everything that made it a functional instrument was present. In fact, it’s partially made of unfinished planks of wood. It had all the hallmarks of cheap construction: thin veneer, particleboard back. If this was a piece of furniture, it might just be a throwaway. The unfinished wood inside the keyboard had aged in a bad way. The veneer was chipped and had several ring marks on the lid. This particular 700 had clearly been stored in a sub-optimal climate, possibly for decades. (Our studio 700, however, is solid wood and finished in a light stain.) Most 700 Wurlitzers were finished in a thin veneer of exotic wood and a dark mahogany stain. ![]() It also looks like a spinet piano - a nod to Wurlitzer’s roots as acoustic piano manufacturers - but its scale is much smaller. It sounds very different from a classic 200/200a. This Wurlitzer is a 700, a model that features a tube amp, a round 12” speaker, and an unusual tone thanks to an early reed design. (More on our criteria for modding keyboards here.) This keyboard definitely fit the bill. When refinishing, we try to choose models that are in poor condition and do not have any particular historical significance. Although we love a good original-condition Wurlitzer, we also refinish them occasionally.
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