Wurlitzer Sideman (5000) drum machine
The Wurlitzer Sideman (5000) first became available in 1959. It is the first synthesized drum machine. It uses a rotating disc to play drum patterns, and tubes to generate the tones.
5000Wurlitzer Sideman (5000)
Wurlitzer reed organs were manufactured before the Corinth factory was established. For that reason, although most of the drawings in the collection are labeled for the Corinth factory, the reed organ drawings were made in North Tonawanda and their technical drawings reflect that.
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We are digitizing the complete collection of Wurlitzer technical drawings, starting with the 8.5×11” and 11×17” drawings. So far, we have digitized about 3% of the collection.
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