(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style C Violin Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 1.

The Style C was equipped with an early de Kleist roll frame, with the music rolls being 5-tunes or less.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style C Violin Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 2.

The Style C was equipped with an early de Kleist roll frame, with the music rolls being 5-tunes or less.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style C (and B) Violin-Flute Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 3.

The Style C was equipped with an early de Kleist roll frame, with the music rolls being 5-tunes or less.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style B and CX Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 6.

The Style CX pictured above was equipped with a Wurlitzer automatic roll changer playing 5-tune music rolls. The Style B would have been equipped with a 10-tune roll frame.

Instead of the usual Wurlitzer Wonderlight mounted atop an orchestra piano case, this case design featured a cast metal Peacock that was fitted with a revolving glass cone located behind the cast metal bird. The cone was painted with colorful peacock feathers, which, as the instrument played, an electric lamp inside the glass cone caused the painted feathers to be projected onto the faceted mirrors forming the peacock's tail, giving forth a dazzling light display.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style EX Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 8.

The Style EX was equipped with a Wurlitzer automatic roll changer playing 5-tune music rolls. This is another example of the Peacock light-effect being used as an attention getting decorative element. Here again, the cast metal Peacock was fitted with a revolving glass cone located behind the cast metal bird, which was painted with colorful peacock feathers. As the instrument played, an electric lamp inside the glass cone caused the painted feathers to be projected onto the faceted mirrors forming the peacock's tail, producing a dazzling light display.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style BX Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 9.

The Style BX was equipped with a Wurlitzer automatic roll changer. Atop the case was a Wurlitzer Wonderlight, commonly a feature found on later orchestra piano designs.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style C and CX Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 10.

The Style C would have been equipped with a 10-tune roll frame, while the instrument pictured above, a Style CX, was equipped with a Wurlitzer automatic roll changer. The case featured the standard Wurlitzer Wonderlight, commonly found atop later orchestra piano designs.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style C and CX Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 12.

The Style C would have been equipped with a 10-tune roll frame, while the instrument pictured above, a Style CX, was equipped with a Wurlitzer automatic roll changer. The case featured the standard Wurlitzer Wonderlight, commonly found on later orchestra piano designs.

(Photograph courtesy of Q. David Bowers.)

Wurlitzer 65-Note Style SS Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 1.

The Wurlitzer Style SS Orchestrion was a relatively short-lived innovation. Introduced circa 1914, with sales ending in 1916, for a reported total of 21 instruments sold. It was available with either violin or flute pipes, and was made as an “economy model” to better compete with similar orchestrions made by competitors.

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Wurlitzer 65-Note Style SS Orchestra Piano Case Design Number 1.

The upper interior layout is similar to the more expensive orchestra pianos, with a rank of either violin or flute pipes, a snare drum, bass drum, and a triangle, all located in the upper portion of the piano case. The 10-tune roll frame and the vacuum and pressure bellows were located below the keyboard.