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Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer


(born Jan. 30, 1831, Schöneck, Saxony — died Jan. 14, 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) German-born U.S. musical instrument manufacturer. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1853 and with his brother founded the Wurlitzer Co. in 1872. His son Howard (1871 – 1928) introduced the innovation of automatic instruments, which led to the firm's production of self-playing organs, electronically controlled organs, and finally the organs it is best known for, in which vibrating reeds rather than pipes produce the sound.

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IN BRIEF: n. - United States businessman (born in Germany) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914).

 
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