Wurlitzer 4100 series User manual

OWNER'S
MANUAL
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WuRLiIzER Organ MODEL 4100 SERIES
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Features of the Organ i4
Playing Your Wurlitzer Organ 5
Automatic Controls and Their Operation 8
Keyboard Couplers and Sustain (Percussion) Controls 10
Percussion By Wurlitzer —Keyboard Sustain Controls ..II
The Pedal Controls 12
Master Volume Control 12
Care of Your Organ 13
Suggestions for Maintenance 13
Moving Your Organ 14
Accessories 14
Manufacturer's Warranty 15
Special Music \(,
Higb-Fidelity Tone Cabinets 16
THE ^VURLITZER COMPANY DE KALB, ILLINOIS

ELCOME
... to the ever growing family o£
Wurlitzer Organ owners.
With more than acentury of experience
in designing the finest in musical instru-
ments, Wurlitzer shares your pride of
ownership. Never before has an organ
been so skillfully built . . .manufactured
of the finest materials by the master crafts-
men of the famed "Mighty Wurlitzer."
Thrilling Tone
Your new Wurlitzer Organ embodies the most modern developments in organ
engineering. It employs aspecial, newly developed oscillating tube in the exclu-
sive Wurlitzer "Tune-Loclted" tone-generating system. Result -an organ of
matchless beauty of tone.
Ease of Playing
Ease of playing is built right into your new Wurlitzer Organ -it's fun from the
moment you place your fingers on the keys. You'll marvel at the ease with which
you can create satisfying, rich music ...controls are fully automatic and changes
in voices can be made with the flick of afinger. Each voice can be played singly or
in any combination for your musical enjoyment.
Limitless Range of Musical Expression
As an artist's palette affords alimitless range of hues and tones, so your Wurlitzer
Organ offers aglorious range of musical expression. With the Automatic Tone
Controls and easy-to-use Percussion, Pedal and Vibrato Controls provided on your
Wurlitzer Organ, the variety is limitless. No matter what your preference or selec-
tion, you can play on this amazingly versatile Wurlitzer Organ music to suit your
every mood -music that is popular or classical, martial or gay, majestic or
melodious.

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Fine Furniture Styling
The five models in the Wurlitzer 4100 Organ series vary only in one respect —
console style and finish. Styled by one of America's foremost designers, your
Wurlitzer Organ is handcrafted from the finest woods obtainable, hand-rubbed
to satin smoothness. Speaker equipment is contained within the organ console
Itself, making it easy to install in home, school or church and readily transportable
for the professional musician.
Precision Engineered and Precision Built
Every Wurlitzer Organ is amasterpiece of perfection. Quality is controlled rigidly
at every step. Astock-pile of approved materials is kept on hand and no substitu-
tion of inferior materials in the manufacturing process is ever necessary or per-
mitted. The finest craftsmen assure uniform high quality of all parts, including
those you cannot actually see. Ingenious machines, designed by Wurlitzer, per-
form complex operations with unfailing precision.
Protect Your Investment
Your new Wurlitzer offers you music's greatest satisfaction-a lifetime of creative
enjoyment to explore and experience. You will want to protect your investment in
this wonderful new instrument by reviewing this Owner's Manual carefully. It
describes the musical specifications of your organ and explains its operation and
care. Keep it handy for reference ... the music compartment of the bench is ideal
for easy reach and safe-keeping.
THE WuRLlIZER COMPANY

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FEATURES
WuRLlTzER Organ model 41oo series
Facials
Volume: Soft, Medium, Full
Tonolity: Principal, Major Boss
Pitch: Pedal 16', Pedal 8'
Sustain: Off-On
Sustain Medium, Sustoin Long
Vibrato: Off-On
Speed: Fost-Slow
Depth: Full-Normol
Keyboard Solo Controls
Upper Keyboard: Solo 16\ Solo (
Solo SV3', Solo 4'
Lower Keyboard: Solo 8', Solo 4'
DIMENSIONS OF CONSOLE
4*3/1 j" wide, 231/5" deep,
353/4" high
WEIGHT
212 lbs. Approxfmately
CONTROLS
Keyboord Couplers ft Sustoin
Upper to Lower 6'
Upper to Upper 1
6
Upper to Upper 4'
Upper 8' Off
Suatdin: Off-On
Sustain Medium, Sustain Long
Power Switch
Off-On
Expression
Balonced Volume Pedal
KEYBOARD VOICES

PLAYING YOUR WuRLlTzER OrGAN
•To Start
•Setting Up "Registration"
•Playing the Keyboards
•Playing the Pedals
•Use of the Volume Pedal
The experienced organist will immediately recognize and appreciate the standard controls, specifi-
cations and variety of voices of the Wurlitaer 4100 Organ ... the beginner will learn to play quickly
and easily. One of die big reasons it is so easy to play is the Wurlitzer Automatic Tone Control Sys-
tem. At die touch of your finger aTone Control is tilted toward you and the voice named on it is
brought into play. Thousands of delightful tonalities and combinations ... the blast of trumpets in
modern tempo ... die mellow beauty of pure flutes . . . deep tones of the string bass or popular string
ensemble .. . reverent richness of die diapason ... are all yours to command.
TO START
...push the "ON-OFF" switch at the extreme right of
the upper keyboard to the "ON" position. Allow about 15
seconds for sound system warm-up. The pilot light next
to this switch lights- up when the instrument is turned on.
Your Wurlitzer Organ operates so smoothly and efficiendy
that this pilot light has been installed to permit you to
ascertain readily whether the instrument has been turned
off when it is not being played.
SETTING UP THE REGISTRATION
Next step in preparing to play is to set up the registration —selecting and putting into operation the
Automatic Controls which will produce the desired tonalities on the upper keyboard, lower key-
board and pedals. "Registration" is to organ music what "orchestration" is to orchestral music. You
may select the tone combinations according to the registration on your music (see suggested regis-
tration on sample sheet of music in O^vner's Kit) or you may select your own combination of tonali-
ties to suit your own musical taste. Keep in mind that the registration given on any piece of music
is merely asuggestion —one of many possible combinations of tones to use for that particular
composition.
You might find some music that doesn't suggest any registration for your particular organ. This
doesn't mean that you can't play it. Imagination and an acquaintance with the individual tone con-
trols of your organ are all you need to produce effects that are pleasing to your ear. You will find
amore detailed description of the individual Automatic Controls on pages 8to 12. Carefully study
this section with die organ in view. Agood understanding of the Controls and their operation will
lead to greater ease and enjoyment in playing.

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PLAYING THE KEYBOARDS
The two 44-note keyboards, or "manuals" as they are termed in organ language, permit the blending
of contrasting tonal colors and allow you to play full harmony as well as solo and accompaniment
passages with equal ease and eflFectiveness. In general, music is played either in full harmony,
where all tones are of equal intensity, or as amelody, with softer harmony accompanying it.
In playing full harmony, both hands are usually used on one keyboard. In the second case, you select
aprominent tonality or voice on one keyboard for the theme or melody and play accompaniment
on the other keyboard, using asofter tonality.
On your Wurlitzer Organ, the upper keyboard is inclined and overhangs the lower. This ar-
rangement brings the keys closer together for easy, relaxed playing.
Your Wurlitzer Organ, like the finest pipe organs, has organ keys —not piano-type keys. The
key action is light and instantaneous. Each note speaks with the speed of electricity. The result is
anatural, smooth response.
Your Wurlitzer Organ uses the standard "T" scale in its keyboard arrangement. Each keyboard
runs from "F" through "C." The range of the lower keyboard is one full octave below that of the
upper keyboard. For purposes of location in reading music, Middle "C" on the lower keyboard is
directly below Middle "C" on the upper keyboard. This standard spinet organ keyboard arrange-
ment makes it possible to play the wealth of music arranged for spinet organs.
PLAYING THE PEDALS
One of the easiest parts of the organ to play, the pedals might be compared to the bass -viols of
the orchestra. In addition to providing the low, bass, foundation tones, the pedals accentuate the
rhythm.
Try the pedals with the toe of your left foot. You will notice that their location and size make for
quick and easy playing. The 13-note pedal, which permits playing acomplete bass octave, incorpo-
rates afeature not found on some organs —asecond "C" pedal. This makes it very convenient
when playing the pedal notes "A" or "B" merely to move your foot ashort interval to the upper

"C." This feature will be most appreciated when you are playing popular tunes in afast tempo
where there is often not sufficient time to move your foot from "A" or "B" to the low "C" at the
opposite end of the pedal board.
Practice playing the lowest note "C" and then "G"; as well as "C" and "F"; and "A" to the highest
note "C" until you become familiar with the spacing. You will play without looking at the pedals in
avery short time. For added comfort, you can rest your heel while playing —the pedal board has
been positioned at just the right distance from the floor.
The volume of pedal tones in relation to the keyboard tones is controlled separately by the Pedal
Volume Controls. Not only are there four degrees of pedal volume, but also two pitches (8' and 16')
and two voices (Principal and Major Bass) for each pitch. The Pedal Controls are explained in
greater detail on page 12.
USE OF THE VOLUME PEDAL
The Volume Pedal is set in the lower center of the knee panel for ease of operation by the right
foot. This pedal, which is used to increase or decrease the volume of the music,
affects both keyboards and the pedals.
The Volume Pedal of your Wurlitzer Organ is "balanced" to maintain its posi-
tion until the pressure of your foot changes it. It is not necessary for your foot to
hold the Volume Pedal in position —you can "set it and forget it."
In using the Volume Pedal, the entire right foot rests upon it. To increase the
volume of the music, press down gradually with the ball of the foot. To decrease
the volume, press down gradually with the heel.
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THE AUTOMATIC CONTROLS AND THEIR OPERATION
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All of your Wurlitzer Organ Automatic Controls, or "stops" as they are called in organ nomencla-
ture, may be classified as belonging to one of two groups —Tone Controls which produce the voices
or tones —and Mechanical Controls which do not produce any tones by themselves but cause the
Tone Controls to produce different effects.
Each Wurlitzer Automatic Control is plainly identified with the name of the effect or result pro-
duced. The 39 Automatic Controls are color-coded for easy, instantaneous identification:
•White —organ voices, orchestral voices, pedal voliune and couplers
•Black —solo, intensity and vibrato controls
•Red —sustain and percussion controls
Before the keyboards will play, at least one white voice control for each keyboard must be brought
into operation.
Most of the Automatic Controls are brought into operation by pressing the lower half of the con-
trol tablet. To cancel or turn off, press the upper half of the tablet.
Exceptions are the Pedal Voice, Pedal Sustain, Vibrato, Master Volume and Sustain Controls.
Pressing the upper half of any of these tablets will change the effect as indicated on the tablet.
Master Volume and Pedal Voice Controls are always automatically in operation when the organ is
turned on —their positions determine the result.
MEANING OF NUMBERS ON CONTROL TABLETS
The numbers on the Automatic Control tablets indicate the highness or lowness of tone —or, tech-
nically, the pitch of the tonal color indicated. The lowest tones come from the Control tablets with
the highest numbers (for example, 16), while the highest tones come from the Controls with the
lowest numbers (for example, 4). This footage designation barkens back to pipe organ terminol-
ogy —the longer the pipe, the lower the tone. Although there are no pipes in your modern Wur-
litzer 4100 Organ, the controls are so marked because this is the organist's unit of measure.
The versatility of any organ is dependent upon the tonal resources (number of individual tonali-
ties plus the number of pitches available) from which you can draw. On the Wurlitzer 4100 Organ,
in addition to the wide range of individual tonalities, the pitch range covers l6', 8', 51/3' and 4'
on the upper keyboard and 8' and 4' on the lower keyboard. Because of this extensive range and
tonal color available, the variety possible is limitless.
The basic (unison) pitch is 8' ... In other words, with only an 8' Control in operation, playing any
key will produce the exact pitch of that same key on apiano keyboard. The 16' Control sounds one
octave lower and the 4' one octave higher. The 51/3' produces atone aperfect fifth above the key
which is struck. ... It should be played only in combination with other stops and is often used to
produce effects associated with theatrical and oriental music. As you experiment with the 5l/3',
you will realize how it can be used to achieve interesting tone coloring in various types of music.