Wurlitzer Pianos
Wurlitzer was an American company, known for producing fine stringed instruments and electric pianos along with many other musical instruments.
Founded in 1856 by Rudolph Wurlitzer in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Wurlitzer family has a tradition of music going back more than 300 years to Saxony, Germany where one of Rudolph's forefathers was a lute maker and passed his love of music to the family's future generations, and that is where Rudolph Wurlitzer developed his passion for music and desire to build pianos of the highest quality with the best sound, response, and value.
In 1861, Wurlitzer was able to begin operating at a large factory in Cincinnati, Ohio. It wasn't long before the company enjoyed nationwide success and near the turn of the century opened yet another manufacturing facility in North Tonawanda, New York. The New York factory is where the world famous Wurlitzer theatre organs were made. In 1935, the world's first spinet-sized piano was introduced by Wurlitzer.
Wurlitzer's keyboard division was purchased by Baldwin Piano in 1988. Even today, Baldwin continues to manufacture some of the classic original Wurlitzer designs, in both Grand Piano and Upright Piano styles, proving still that the Wurlitzer name is timeless.