Antique Musical Instruments/Wurlitzer Lyric Alto-Sax

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Expert: - 6/29/2007


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Hi, my Name is Frank, sorry for bad English, I'm writing from Germany.
I have an old Rudolph Wurlitzer Lyric Alto, it seems to be very old, there is no serial number on it, just a Made in Germany.
Do you know anything about it?

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My area is not woodwinds, but I can tell you this much.  It was probably imported into the United States after 1923, and stenciled by the Wurlitzer Company.  It is interesting that it made it back to Germany again.  Lyric was a model name that Wurlitzer for a number of their instruments, and at least in cornets - they are pretty good playing instruments.  

Rudolph Wurlitzer founded the company in 1856, as an import business and opened sales outlets in all big American cities.  

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