Re: Wulitzer 2 - Sound Problem

On 8/18/20 11:30, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2020/08/18 8:41 a.m., Dao Clarke wrote:
>> We just bought a Wurlitzer 2, and the sound of the music is very 
>> muffled.  We don't understand it. When we were at the seller's home, 
>> it sounded great, then we moved it home, and the sound is very 
>> muffled. We called a Wurlitzer repair guy, and he said it would cost 
>> $300 for him to come out. I think it's ridiculous.  If anyone can help 
>> us with this issue, please help.  We welcome any input.  Thanks.
>>
> 
> I'm afraid there is no Wurlitzer 2 model. There should be a metal plate 
> on the back of the machine with the model number. It is usually a four 
> digit number.

I suspect it's an Americana II, model 3200. If I had to guess, stylus 
has a dustball and/or amplifier needs to be rebuilt and/or several 
decades of dust between speakers and grille got disturbed, especially if 
the box got put on its back. Cartridge could also have given up the 
ghost. Also check and operate the bass and treble controls on the 
amplifier.

Depending on travel time and the diagnosis, $300 could be reasonable to 
fix it, but does seem a bit steep just to have a look at it.