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----- Original Message -----

From: Mark Wallis

To: new trongroup

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:44 PM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Wurlitzers

Hi Andy, I'm well-versed in Wurlies.

Give me a bell later on 07931 465 048.

Cheers,

MSW

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: andy.thompson@virgin.net
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:46 +0100
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Wurlitzers

Dear all

I'm sure many of you own Wurlys - I've just bought one that has a few probs, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me off-list? Not least how you get the bloody lid off. :-)

Cheers,

Andy T.

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vintagevibe.com

They are Wurli/rhodes experts, have a lot of resources/manuals/videos and will do repairs/restorations. Fortunately for me, they are located only .5 hours from me, so I just took mine there.? Good guys, very passionate about vintage instruments and Streetly-esque in their meticulous and fastidious ways.

I love mine.? Like a tron, samples don't do it justice.

fritz

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@virgin.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 28 May 2009 7:00 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Wurlitzers























    

            
            


      
      





Dear all


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I'm sure many of you own Wurlys - I've just bought 
one that has a few probs, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me 
off-list? Not least how you get the bloody lid off.? :-)


?


Cheers,


?


Andy T.


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On May 28, 2009, at 10:31 AM, fdoddy@aol.com wrote:

> They are Wurli/rhodes experts, have a lot of resources/manuals/ 
> videos and will do repairs/restorations. Fortunately for me, they  
> are located only .5 hours from me, so I just took mine there.  Good  
> guys, very passionate about vintage instruments and Streetly-esque  
> in their meticulous and fastidious ways.

Do they also drink lots of beer and dress up in women's clothes on  
Fridays?

----- Original Message -----

From: fdoddy@aol.com

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:31 PM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Wurlitzers

vintagevibe.com

They are Wurli/rhodes experts, have a lot of resources/manuals/videos and will do repairs/restorations. Fortunately for me, they are located only .5 hours from me, so I just took mine there. Good guys, very passionate about vintage instruments and Streetly-esque in their meticulous and fastidious ways.

I love mine. Like a tron, samples don't do it justice.

fritz

Thanks Fritz, will contact for parts if necessary.

Andy

I just got back my Wurly 200 amp board that I'd sent down to vintagevibe.  They did a great job rebuilding it.  It is absolutely quiet now.    Not inexpensive however.

Look them up on the Youtube.  They've posted plenty of useful repair and maintenance videos.

> 
>   vintagevibe.com
> 
>   They are Wurli/rhodes experts, have a lot of resources/manuals/videos and will do repairs/restorations. Fortunately for me, they are located only .5 hours from me, so I just took mine there.  Good guys, very passionate about vintage instruments and Streetly-esque in their meticulous and fastidious ways.
> 
>   I love mine.  Like a tron, samples don't do it justice.
> 
>   fritz
> 
>   Thanks Fritz, will contact for parts if necessary.
> 
>   Andy
>

On May 28, 2009, at 11:28 AM, lilainjil wrote:

> I just got back my Wurly 200 amp board that I'd sent down to  
> vintagevibe. They did a great job rebuilding it. It is absolutely  
> quiet now. Not inexpensive however.

In instrument repair, I've found you always get what you pay for.  
Vintagevibe is a good case in point. Pay for cheap and you get cheap.  
Sounds like you got the job done right.

My wife has to get her flute overhauled, something that has to be done  
every 2-3 years. Her flute technician charges $1400. Is it worth it?  
Yes! Every darned penny. (The flute is only worth only about $8000.)  
Over the years, I'll bet she's spent $20,000 on overhauls. It's just  
the cost of doing business.

A good instrument repairman is worth his weight in gold.

Except for Martinge. He's worth his weight in beer.

Rick

Rick, good beer or shit beer?


Rick Blechta wrote:

>
> My wife has to get her flute overhauled, something that has to be done 
> every 2-3 years. Her flute technician charges $1400. Is it worth it? 
> Yes! Every darned penny. (The flute is only worth only about $8000.) 
> Over the years, I'll bet she's spent $20,000 on overhauls. It's just 
> the cost of doing business.
>
> A good instrument repairman is worth his weight in gold. 
>
> Except for Martinge. He's worth his weight in beer.
>
> Rick










>

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick Blechta

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:29 PM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT: Wurlitzers

On May 28, 2009, at 12:15 PM, john barrick wrote:

Rick, good beer or shit beer?

It's hard to find shit beer in the UK -- unless you choose imports.

You obviously haven't tried hard enough. :-)

Andy T.

Andy,
I've owned 2 in my life but unfortunately don't still have either of them
Pete

Andy Thompson wrote:

>
>
> Dear all
>  
> I'm sure many of you own Wurlys - I've just bought one that has a few 
> probs, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me off-list? Not 
> least how you get the bloody lid off.  :-)
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Andy T.