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|    neteffectr to Jay Hennigan    |
|    Re: Wulitzer 2 - Sound Problem    |
|    30 Aug 20 23:15:12    |
      From: susanoa@gmail.com              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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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