Re: Wulitzer 2 - Sound Problem

On Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 1:58:37 PM UTC-5, Jay Hennigan wrote:
> 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.


Perhaps it's a Wurlitzer Niagara 2.