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Die Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, kurz Wurlitzer, war ein amerikanisches Unternehmen, das zwischen 1853 und 1985 Musikinstrumente, Drehorgeln und Jukeboxen herstellte. Das Unternehmen produzierte außerdem Streichinstrumente, Harfen, Orgeln, Klaviere sowie das berühmte Wurlitzer Electric Piano. (de) Wurlitzer est une entreprise américaine qui fabrique et commercialise des instruments de musique, notamment des pianos (dont le piano électrique Wurlitzer) et des orgues. (fr) The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the United States. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success, largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U.S. military. In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated to North Tonawanda, New York. It quickly expanded to make band organs, orchestrions, player pianos and pipe or theatre organs popular in theatres during the days of silent movies. Wurlitzer is most known for their production of entry level pianos. During the 1960s, they manufactured Spinet, Console, Studio and Grand Pianos. Over time, Wurlitzer acquired a number of other companies which made a variety of loosely related products, including kitchen appliances, carnival rides, player piano rolls and radios. Wurlitzer also operated a chain of retail stores where the company's products were sold. As technology evolved, Wurlitzer began producing electric pianos, electronic organs and jukeboxes, and it eventually became known more for jukeboxes and vending machines, which are still made by Wurlitzer, rather than for actual musical instruments. Wurlitzer's jukebox operations were sold and moved to Germany in 1973. The Wurlitzer piano and organ brands and U.S. manufacturing facilities were acquired by the Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. (commonly called the Baldwin Piano Company) in 1988, and most piano manufacturing moved overseas. The Baldwin Co., including its Wurlitzer assets, was subsequently acquired by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in about 1996. Ten years later, Gibson acquired Deutsche Wurlitzer and the Wurlitzer Jukebox and Vending Electronics trademarks, briefly reuniting Wurlitzer's best-known products under a single corporate banner in 2006. Baldwin ceased making Wurlitzer-brand pianos in 2009. Vending machines are still manufactured in Germany using the Wurlitzer name under Gibson ownership. The company ceased manufacturing jukeboxes in 2013, but still sells replacement parts. The Rembert Wurlitzer Co., Wurlitzer's rare and historic stringed instrument department, was independently directed by Rudolph Wurlitzer's grandson, Rembert Wurlitzer (1904–1963), from 1948 until his death in 1963. Rembert's shop on 42nd Street in New York City was a leading international center for rare and historic string instruments. (en) 루돌프 윌리처 사(Rudolph Wurlitzer Company), 흔히 윌리처(Wurlitzer)는 미국의 회사로, 현악기, 금관악기, , , , 전자 피아노, 주크박스 등을 생산했다. (ko) La Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (nota anche nella forma abbreviata Wurlitzer), è una società tedesco-americana, dedita all'attività di produzione di strumenti musicali e distributori automatici. È stata fondata a Cincinnati nel 1853 da un immigrato tedesco, Rudolph Wurlitzer, e dopo aver iniziato l'attività come importatore negli Stati Uniti d'America di strumenti musicali, nel 1880 ne ha iniziato la fabbricazione in loco. In origine produceva strumenti a corda, strumenti a fiato (legni e ottoni), organi da teatro e organi da fiera, o orchestrion (organi che potevano riprodurre e imitare tutti i suoni di un'orchestra) e jukebox. Col tempo la Wurlitzer passò alla sola produzione di organi e jukebox.A metà degli anni sessanta ha iniziato la produzione di distributori automatici per alimenti divenendo leader indiscusso a livello mondiale per qualità e tecnologia. Dal 1967 le sue chitarre prodotte in Italia dalla Welson. La divisione storica della Wurlitzer di strumenti musicali fu diretta indipendentemente dal bisnonno di Rudolph Wurlitzer, (1904–63), dal 1948 fino alla morte nel 1963. Il negozio di Rembert sulla 42nd Street a New York City è rinomato in tutto il mondo. La Wurlitzer ha sedi di rappresentanze commerciali in tutto il mondo: in Italia è a Roma, in località Settebagni. (it) De Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, kortweg Wurlitzer, was een Amerikaans bedrijf tussen 1853 en 1985. Het produceerde jukeboxen, draaiorgels en muziekinstrumenten, waaronder orgels, piano's, harpen en strijkinstrumenten. (nl) A Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, normalmente referida simplesmente como Wurlitzer, foi uma empresa norte-americana, ativa entre 1856 e 1985, que produzia instrumentos musicais de cordas, de sopro de madeira, órgãos de teatro, órgãos da banda, , e os famosos pianos eléctricos Wurlitzer), além de realejos e jukeboxes. (pt) |
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Die Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, kurz Wurlitzer, war ein amerikanisches Unternehmen, das zwischen 1853 und 1985 Musikinstrumente, Drehorgeln und Jukeboxen herstellte. Das Unternehmen produzierte außerdem Streichinstrumente, Harfen, Orgeln, Klaviere sowie das berühmte Wurlitzer Electric Piano. (de) Wurlitzer est une entreprise américaine qui fabrique et commercialise des instruments de musique, notamment des pianos (dont le piano électrique Wurlitzer) et des orgues. (fr) 루돌프 윌리처 사(Rudolph Wurlitzer Company), 흔히 윌리처(Wurlitzer)는 미국의 회사로, 현악기, 금관악기, , , , 전자 피아노, 주크박스 등을 생산했다. (ko) De Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, kortweg Wurlitzer, was een Amerikaans bedrijf tussen 1853 en 1985. Het produceerde jukeboxen, draaiorgels en muziekinstrumenten, waaronder orgels, piano's, harpen en strijkinstrumenten. (nl) A Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, normalmente referida simplesmente como Wurlitzer, foi uma empresa norte-americana, ativa entre 1856 e 1985, que produzia instrumentos musicais de cordas, de sopro de madeira, órgãos de teatro, órgãos da banda, , e os famosos pianos eléctricos Wurlitzer), além de realejos e jukeboxes. (pt) The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the United States. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success, largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U.S. military. In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated to North Tonawanda, New York. It quickly expanded to make band organs, orchestrions, player pianos and pipe or theatre organs popular in theatres during the days of silent movies. (en) La Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (nota anche nella forma abbreviata Wurlitzer), è una società tedesco-americana, dedita all'attività di produzione di strumenti musicali e distributori automatici. È stata fondata a Cincinnati nel 1853 da un immigrato tedesco, Rudolph Wurlitzer, e dopo aver iniziato l'attività come importatore negli Stati Uniti d'America di strumenti musicali, nel 1880 ne ha iniziato la fabbricazione in loco. La Wurlitzer ha sedi di rappresentanze commerciali in tutto il mondo: in Italia è a Roma, in località Settebagni. (it) |
