Share your knowledge

Do you have information that is missing from the archive?

We would like to list specifications for every Wurlitzer instrument, but we are missing information for a lot of Wurlitzer models. We are looking for

  • User manuals, brochures, catalogs, or advertisements of Wurlitzer instruments

  • Photos of Wurlitzer instruments, particularly interior photos and photos of stop tablets

  • Descriptions of Wurlitzer models, their features and specifications (such as speaker size, number of keys, etc.)

Tell us what you know about Wurlitzer instruments

Photo & file submission guidelines

  • If sending photos of an instrument, please include a photo of the name plate, which contains the instrument model and serial number.

  • We prefer uncropped, unedited photos.

  • The form on this page allows up to 5 uploads at a time. We are happy to accept files larger than 10 MB, but note that each upload on this page has a maximum size of 10 MB.

  • If your files are larger than 10 MB, use this link. If you submit files through the link, please submit the form on this page as well, so that we can contact you with any questions that we might have about your submission.

Do I need to submit a photo? No. If you have text-based information, we’d love to hear that as well.

Interested in donating physical documents to the archive? We are happy to provide a home for documents pertaining to Wurlitzer electronic instruments and certain other subjects. More information here.

Thank you for your submission! We appreciate your help in keeping vintage instruments alive for everyone, now and in the future.

Why we need detailed specs for all Wurlitzer instruments

The ultimate goal of the archive is to help people research and learn about organs and other electronic instruments, so that these instruments can continue to be used in music today. Many vintage instruments are still functional and contain technology that is no longer being manufactured. Building a knowledge base about these instruments helps keep them out of landfills, and makes their unique tones and features available to those who want to use them.

The Wurlitzer Corinth Records contain tens of thousands of pages of detailed information about Wurlitzer instruments and the components inside them. However, there is very little broad, top-level information about individual instrument models and their features. This type of information is typically sales info aimed towards persuading consumers, which wasn’t really relevant in the factory while the instrument was being made.

However, we need this information in the archive, so that we can provide context for the drawings and technical information that we have. We hope that people will use the archive to research their own instruments, determine their best uses, and ultimately play them instead of sending them out to be scrapped. That is why our current focus is on collecting documents and information that explains the details and features of the different models of Wurlitzer instruments.