Clavia nord electro2 User Manual
9. History: The story behind the Electro 2 instruments
NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x
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The first electric piano released by Wurlitzer was the model
100, which came to the market in 1954. It was an instant suc-
cess. The Wurlitzer Company realized the instrument's po-
tential in music education and offered many special
educational models. Miessner's basic design was the backbone
of the product, but one problem remained: It was very diffi-
cult to keep a 100-series electric piano in tune, and this prob-
lem definitely needed to be solved.
100, which came to the market in 1954. It was an instant suc-
cess. The Wurlitzer Company realized the instrument's po-
tential in music education and offered many special
educational models. Miessner's basic design was the backbone
of the product, but one problem remained: It was very diffi-
cult to keep a 100-series electric piano in tune, and this prob-
lem definitely needed to be solved.
The tuning artifact that plagued early Wurlitzer electric pian-
os wasn't solved until the release of the 200 series in 1968.
The Wurlitzer 200 was constructed better mechanically and
is the model most known on the rock scene. It became a huge
success and was produced until 1982.
os wasn't solved until the release of the 200 series in 1968.
The Wurlitzer 200 was constructed better mechanically and
is the model most known on the rock scene. It became a huge
success and was produced until 1982.
The Wurlitzer sampled by Clavia's is a model 200A. Unfortunately, there is no record of the year it was
built.
built.
On a Wurlitzer 200A, you have a Volume con-
trol and a Tremolo knob. The Wurly has an
internal amplifier and two built-in speakers.
trol and a Tremolo knob. The Wurly has an
internal amplifier and two built-in speakers.
A peekaboo look inside a Wurly 200A. The Wurly has its own built-in pre-
amplifier and two speakers facing the player.
amplifier and two speakers facing the player.
The metal reeds in a Wurly. Here you can see the electrostatic design where
two metal plates are connected via a capacitor and a load resistor. When the
reed vibrates, a voltage applied across a load resistor will produce a signal that
generates a musical tone. This tone is fed through the internal amplification
to the instrument's line output. Note the dampers that reside above the reeds.
On the high-pitched notes, there's no need for dampers.
two metal plates are connected via a capacitor and a load resistor. When the
reed vibrates, a voltage applied across a load resistor will produce a signal that
generates a musical tone. This tone is fed through the internal amplification
to the instrument's line output. Note the dampers that reside above the reeds.
On the high-pitched notes, there's no need for dampers.
From this angle, you can see the piano-style mechanics with felt-covered ham-
mers that Wurlitzer electric pianos featured.
mers that Wurlitzer electric pianos featured.