Wurlybird 140B Electric Piano from Cherry Audio
Posted: Jul 11, 2024 10:38 am
I just did something I normally would not do in buying this. Why? Because of nostalgia.
In the mid '60's I bought and played a Wurlitzer 140B for several years. It was problematic at times. It was a bit noisy. If you broke a reed and bought a replacement, it would be out of tune, so you would either have to file it down or add bit of solder. I could do neither but I had a good repairman.
But I loved it !I learned not to strike it so hard that I broke reeds.
When I moved from Boston to LA in 1970, I sold it and bought a Wurlitzer 200. It arguably was better, quieter, easier to pack up and down for gigs, etc. But there was a soulfulness to the 140 B the it didn't quite have. I sold it long ago, which I regret though.
That said I have great Wurlitzer emulations with AcousticSamples V-Reeds, Neo Soul Keys, Logic Pro's Vintage piano, and the ones in my two Dexibell Vivo keyboards. When I download the demo for this one and compare it, it sounds a bit different, but not night and day from what I can make V-Reeds sound like.
So why did I buy it?
1. It's only $39.
2. I love Cherry Audio as a company.
3. When I look at the UI as I am playing, I find myself smiling.
https://store.cherryaudio.com/bundles/w ... tric-piano
In the mid '60's I bought and played a Wurlitzer 140B for several years. It was problematic at times. It was a bit noisy. If you broke a reed and bought a replacement, it would be out of tune, so you would either have to file it down or add bit of solder. I could do neither but I had a good repairman.
But I loved it !I learned not to strike it so hard that I broke reeds.
When I moved from Boston to LA in 1970, I sold it and bought a Wurlitzer 200. It arguably was better, quieter, easier to pack up and down for gigs, etc. But there was a soulfulness to the 140 B the it didn't quite have. I sold it long ago, which I regret though.
That said I have great Wurlitzer emulations with AcousticSamples V-Reeds, Neo Soul Keys, Logic Pro's Vintage piano, and the ones in my two Dexibell Vivo keyboards. When I download the demo for this one and compare it, it sounds a bit different, but not night and day from what I can make V-Reeds sound like.
So why did I buy it?
1. It's only $39.
2. I love Cherry Audio as a company.
3. When I look at the UI as I am playing, I find myself smiling.
https://store.cherryaudio.com/bundles/w ... tric-piano