There was an infobox on the last musical instrument GAN I reviewed, is it not pertinent here?
As
Gerda says, the infobox wars are over, so done. I think the original reason there wasn't one is because the lead wasn't long enough to introduce layout issues with a reasonably-sized infobox, but that no longer applies.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)13:59, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"Wurlitzer electronic piano" why is the article at "electric" if it's called "electronic"?
"digital keyboards" what are they? (as you've linked electric piano....)
Gone with
electronic keyboard. It's basically any keyboard you're likely to see on stage in the last ten years where somebody's playing rock, pop or covering conventional piano sounds (in order words, you wouldn't expect the Wurlitzer sound to turn up on a
Kayne West album, though I guess all things are possible.....)
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"meant it is stable enough to be used in the 21st century" I don't really get this. Are you saying that conditions in the 21st Century are different and tougher? Or are you saying the instruments, if maintained, can still be used? Wouldn't that be the case for anything? Harpsichords? Theremins?
I originally wanted to say "stable enough to be used today", but what "today" is changes with time. Basically, a 50+ year old Wurlitzer is built like the proverbial brick privy (like a Hammond) and requires little maintenance. Does that clarify things?
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"Compared with the (Fender) Rhodes electric piano, the ..., compared to the Rhodes " saying the same thing twice.
Done (also copyedited a bit)
And why would one compare it to the (Fender) Rhodes piano?
Because the two are by far and way the most commercially successful and popular electric pianos, featuring on numerous hit records, but are difficult to tell apart by the casual listener.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)14:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"increase profitability with the emerging digital synthesizer market" was it considered part of that market or are you saying costs were reduced to compete with that market?
While it's true there are a lot of models, I'm concerned a straight list would be lop-sided, as it would lose the context elsewhere that clarifies the 200 / 200A models are by far and away the most well-known and popular, while others are pretty obscure.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)22:02, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
The problem is, the model numbers and their features are dotted around the article so widely that it's practically impossible to see them in one place. As this is the only article on the instrument and no model articles appear to exist (or need to exist) then the article ought to provide a clear description of all the available models and their features.
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22:06, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
I had a look at some other GAs -
Hammond organ,
Rhodes piano and
Mellotron, and none of them have this. I'm not saying this to be awkward; rather that if any of the did have a list like this, I'd find a precedent/ consensus and copy the format over to this article, and have a good idea to how it's structured (eg: column header names, formatting, position in article etc).
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)22:09, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Looking at sources, there are the 200 / 200A (most popular), 112 / 112A (second popular), 100, 110 and 111 (third popular), 140, 145, 146 / A / B, 106P, (all obscure) then there's the 2xx and 7xx series (really obscure) .... would it not be simpler to create an equivalent of
List of Hammond organs and put the information there?
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)10:38, 25 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"talk to them without others hearing them" did the students also have a microphone to talk back?
No - I guess the analogy is if you're in class, and saying "Write down 2x2", having 15 children shout "done", "what", "come next playtime you're it" etc etc isn't practical.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)20:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"207/207VA/205V, etc.)" I don't think "etc." applies here, what others?
I've changed this to examples, qualified with "such as". There isn't much information on the teacher / student models, they were far less well-known than the stage instruments.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)20:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"has played a customised" sure, but I guess you explicitly mean as part of the act or in recording?
I'm not sure what you mean, but the "customisation" here is at least to add an output jack so it can be plugged into a keyboard amp and / or PA system, which the stage instruments can just do anyway.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)20:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
Maintenance section is bordering on a
WP:HOWTO guide.
It's a reliably sourced HOWTO guide, though ;-) .... I used to own a Wurlitzer and the information about tuning the reeds is pretty damn useful, in my experience.
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)20:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
"Wurlitzer patches" what's a patch in this context?
As a longtime Nord user, it means you have a choice from the Piano library from a number of different Wurlitzers, though I only ever use the 200A programme on stage ... anyway, copyedited
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)20:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)reply
I made a start on an image list, but didn't get very far. I included the best-selling models in a table, and two of them we don't have pictures for.
Commons:Category:Wurlitzer electric pianos does include some shots of the 206, a student model reappropriated by pro musicians, but I don't have a source for what years it was produced. This makes producing a list that is complete and verifiable somewhat problematic. Here's what I've done so far:
Image
Model Name / Number
Years produced
Description
112
1955-1956
Sustain pedal attaches underneath the instrument, as opposed to the side on earlier models.[1]