In 1935, a small upright piano was introduced under the Wurlitzer name, the Wurlitzer Spinet Piano, as a more convenient and reasonably priced alternative to the keyboard instruments manufactured up to that time. Changes in the music marketīoth Rudolph and his sons, the successors in the family business, reacted skilfully to changes and demands in the music market. Jukeboxes became an icon of American consumer culture in the 1950s, with millions of people dancing to the music played in bars and music halls. One of their instruments was the iconic Wurlitzer Jukebox, a jukebox that played a selected piece of music from a vinyl record when a coin was inserted.
In response to advances in technology, Wurlitzer expanded into automatic instruments. There they also undertook the production of cinema organs, known as ‘The Mighty Wurlitzers’, which were used to provide musical accompaniment to silent films during their projection. Wurlitzer piano production began in the USA in 1880. Their factory was located in Cincinnati, later the company moved to New York. After signing a contract with the US Army, Wurlitzer became its main supplier of musical instruments such as drums and trumpets.
Initially, the instruments offered for sale were imported from Germany. His family had been involved in the manufacture and sale of musical instruments for many years, so Rudolph had the experience early on that contributed to the market success of his company. The Wurlitzer Company was founded in the USA in 1856. It was founded by Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer, an immigrant of German origin. Historical outline of the Wurlitzer brand
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