Jonas Wurlitzer
  • Home
  • History
  • Specification
  • Project Updates
  • Contact

Crash Cymbal

3/29/2021

0 Comments

 
Finished up the crash cymbal action. This one was an interesting design that I haven't seen up until this point. A double primary valve exists to fire the secondary. This is also the first time I experienced the self-tapping valves that Wurlitzer used in certain applications.
0 Comments

Punch Press

3/23/2021

0 Comments

 
I had the opportunity to tour the shops of JL Weiler in Chicago. While there, I was introduced to the punch press, a machine that is used to punch holes in leather. In the case of an organ, there are many gaskets that need holes punched in certain places for screws to pass and wind channeling to function. Primary boxes contain three specialized gaskets with many varying sized holes in each. Although it is possible to punch these out by hand, a punch press greatly speeds things up. Arrangements were made to return with enough leather to punch 66 sets of primary box gaskets (198 total). Thank you Jeff Weiler and Mike Jacklin for making the photo below possible...!
Picture
0 Comments

Bass Drum Complete

3/22/2021

0 Comments

 
Although the heads don't look the best, they are not the originals and do sound good.
0 Comments

The cost of lumber...

3/21/2021

0 Comments

 
For historical reference, the wood pictured below was had for a low price of only $778.93. About four times the cost as it was a year prior.
Picture
0 Comments

SAMs Arrive!

3/5/2021

0 Comments

 
Due to COVID pandemic delays, the 10 replacement SAMs that were ordered back in November of 2020 finally arrived! They have been installed in the console to replace ones with burnt out coils. These are what the multi-colored stop tabs get mounted to. The coils with black foil around them are the magnets that move the switches up and down (on and off). The actual switch that tells the Uniflex relay that the stop is on or off is located towards the bottom of the board as the below image is oriented. It is called a reed switch and consists of two tiny pieces of metal that are moved together or apart based on magnetic fields produced by the magnets that are just above the switch.
Picture
0 Comments

    The Blog

    Check out this page for project updates!

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    July 2019
    February 2017
    October 2016
    June 2013
    November 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • History
  • Specification
  • Project Updates
  • Contact