Hand-built amplifiers & restored electronic pianos
Tropical Fish is a vintage electronics workshop. We restore classic electronic pianos, build new amplifiers inspired by vintage design principles, and offer technical resources intended to keep the instruments we love alive and playing.
keyboard restoration →
Restore your vintage Wurlitzer or other electronic piano to the tone and responsiveness it had when it was new.
Instrument amplifiers →
Shop handmade tube amplifiers inspired by our favorite vintage sounds. Or, inquire about a custom amplifier for your Wurlitzer electronic piano.
technical guides →
Read guides on how to repair vintage electronic pianos and amplifiers, or ask us questions about how to approach your specific instrument.
parts shop →
Browse the parts, tools, and material that we use ourselves in our restorations.
tropical fish archive →
Browse thousands of Wurlitzer Co. technical documentation that had been rescued from the Wurlitzer electronic piano and organ factory.
featured projects
tropical fish M3
our hand-wired vacuum tube preamplifier for guitar & ep
wurly hotline
it's back!
ask us anything about fixing keyboards
TROPICAL FISH ARCHIVE
~75,000 Wurlitzer Co. engineering drawings & documentation