Regarding rebuilding instructions for a Wurlitzer 125 Band Organ,
I have just completed a total restoration of a Wurlitzer 125.
If there are any guide books or manuals for this task, such as are
available for an Ampico or Duo-Art player piano, I know of none.

The Wurlitzer instruments that I have owned, worked on, or viewed
in other private and public collections, all lead me to feel that
Wurlitzer did not design their instruments to have repairable parts.

In the case of a band organ, even the major pieces -- such as the
pressure bellows, suction pumps, and even the individual block valves
-- were intended to be quickly changed or exchanged with a replacement
part.  (The start of a disposable society?)  Because of this, I don't
feel there ever was a "how to" manual written.

I have personally been rebuilding and restoring pneumatic instruments
for about forty years, and even with that experience to rely on I still
had many questions and doubts.  To do this properly is one gigantic
job, and not one I would recommend to those with absolutely no
pneumatic instrument rebuilding experience.

My best source of information was from fellow MMD'ers, both online and
in the MMD Archives.  Without that resource, I am not sure that I would
have been able to conclude this project with success.

Now that I to have restored a Wurlitzer band organ, I would be happy to
answer specific questions and assist in any way possible.

Regards to all -
Ken Vinen
Stratford, Ontario, Canada

 [ Rather than "disposable society", I believe Wurlitzer's philosophy is
 [ related to "unit replacement", an example being the engine and power
 [ train unit in a municipal autobus.  In a very short time the unit
 [ can be replaced so the bus can return to money-making service.
 [
 [ The Wurlitzer band organ wasn't a consumer product -- the showman
 [ considered it a necessity to draw customers to his attraction.
 [ Quick repair by a nearby Wurlitzer agent was important to him.
 [ -- Robbie