Offered here is a beautiful Wurlitzer Model 146 Band Organ with a set of orchestra bells added. This is one of the few Model 146 organs that was built with an original duplex dual spoolframe system for continuous music. One roll plays while the other roll rewinds. Twenty recut Wurlitzer 150 style music rolls are included. Plays rolls that contain between 6 and 10 songs on each roll. I purchased this organ 8 years ago from Rick Cooleys Old Tyme Piano Shop in Delaware. Purchase price was $28,500. I am going to take a hit on this piece as the market is obviously down right now. Rick had this organ redone by Ron Schmucks Great Nickelodeon Company in Canada. It was made in 1926 as evidenced by the newspaper Ron found that Wurlitzer had used to line the bellows pump. Rebuilding included both pumps, refinishing the pipes, sealing the chest, cabinet repainting, all the usual stuff. Ron also added a set of orchestra bells, that are located over the top of the pipes and come on when called for by the music roll. The bell bars were tuned to A-440. I found it difficult to pitch the pipe work to 440, so I sent the bell bars to a pro that retuned them to A-435 pitch. The organ has not been tuned in about 5 years, but it still sounds very good. Will need a retuning after it settles into it's new home. This organ was featured at a band organ rally in Washington state about 5 years ago, and we have the left over pins that were given out at the rally to all participants. These are included in the sale.

One modification I made was to add an extra cymbal on top of the unit. We have had the organ in the basement, and I wanted a louder cymbal since we listen to the organ upstairs from the basement. This also enabled the bass drum to get whacked even harder since none of the inertia used on the bass drum had be shared with the cymbal in front of that drum. It can easily be switched back to standard cymbal operation and the extra cymbal can be removed if you desire. I also added an extra electric suction pump to the top of the organ which helped keep the vacuum operated bells and snare drum playing louder, especially in the winter heating season when the humidity drops down lower. Organ still plays fine without the extra pump, and it can be switched on and off at will. The handles on the sides of the case are not original, and one handle is missing altogether. Drum shelves do not look like originals to me. I was told that original type drums were used to replace the missing drum shelves years ago. The facade is original, however there is a noticeable crack on the right side bottom. I found out that when this was made, the top part of the facade was made to be hinged and drop down. It is one piece now, as obviously Ron filled in the gap and made it all one piece. The facade looks nice, but I had always wished the finish looked a little smoother.

You are strongly encouraged to come view this organ in person. I bought it sight unseen, which is a scary experience given the costly nature of an instrument like this. You are also welcome to phone with questions (253) 565-9470. I hate to part with all the toys, but working long hours 7 days a week has left little time to appreciate these things, so it's time to let go. I can ship this out using North American Van lines, who does not require palleting that we are not set up for. I am guessing that door to door delivery could easily run $800.00 to the East Coast, possibly more. Buyer can arrange the shipping, or I can order up the move for you with North American. You are also welcome to arrange transport with a carrier of your choice, just keep in mind that I cannot pallet this heavy thing. By the way, the organ is sitting on a 4 wheeled cart so it can be moved around. Local pick up of this organ is free if you are able to come here and pick it up. Item sold as-is, payment expected within 10 days. Thanks for looking.