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Wurlitzer 105 Serial #4069 Plays Again
By Jim Quashnock

After two years of on and off work, I have finally completed
restoration of my 105 band organ, serial no. 4069 (May 1928).  This
organ was previously owned by Robert House back in the 1950's.  I
obtained it in the usual condition of having been left in storage for a
long time, used by rats or squirrels, full of sunflower seed shells,
and nothing working.

I carefully removed the layers of paint and dirt, and restored it to
what I believe is how it originally appeared when put into service on a
Herschell carousel in 1928.  The inset panels are original, requiring
touch-up by a local artist.  The left panel and large mural had both
been painted over with another scene.

A big thank you goes out to all of you who helped me during the past
two years.  This is my first band organ, and I needed a lot of guidance
and help.

Here is a link to a YouTube video showing the organ:

	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg_yP9se_Hc

The recording was done on my iPhone, so the audio quality is not great.
Turn up the bass.

Jim Quashnock


(Message sent Thu 24 Nov 2011, 22:19:54 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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