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A Brief History of Student-Model Wurlitzer Electronic Pianos

Wurlitzer sold electronic pianos in bulk to schools from the very beginning. Today, the most common student-model Wurlitzers are the 206 and 206a, which correspond to the 200 and 200a. However, Wurlitzer sold electronic pianos to schools as early as the release of the Wurlitzer 112. Before that, they even sold conventional pianos to schools. Clearly, student pianos were an important part of Wurlitzer’s business model for decades.

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From the Archives: Wurlitzer 726

We had this Wurlitzer 726 for about two minutes before someone snatched it up, so we don’t have very many photos of it. But we remember it fondly because it was definitely one of the best-sounding Wurlitzers we’ve ever played. It is rare that a 726 amplifier (i.e., 140b amp) is in excellent working condition, but when it is, the tone is very sweet.

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