I have no idea what keyboard this is. Do You?

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This came out of a storage unit, and I have no idea if it is junk or worth saving. If you have any idea what the model or name of this keyboard is, it would be appreciated. It has no markings on it at all, and I am guessing at one time they would have been written on one of the missing pieces. Thanks for the help in advance.
 

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I'm not entirely sure but in some ways it looks like it could be a very very early version of a Fender Rhodes electric piano. If that's the case, it might actually be worth something. At list to a collector or a museum.
Does any of it work?
 
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It was Scott’s hint of a Wurlitzer that got me started.

I love a good hunt and at $999 on tjw’s eBay link it has to be worth doing a bit to it and selling it on.
 
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It's more likely to be the 200A which had a black outside case/body like a Rhodes and it is a bit more portable ( still very heavy) than the 112A.
It also depends on which one it is as to , if it was Tube or Solid state, as changes came in in the mid to late 60's.
 
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Thanks for the help. You hlguys are great. I was clueless. It is solid state.
 

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There is some numbers on it. And some of the keys are hand written. That is the only writing of anything on it
 

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A couple more numbers that were on the keyboard.
 

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The earliest confirmed date i can find on a 200 is June 17, 1968 (keybed date stamp of #49387). Yours has 1967 in pencil on the keyboard, which would be right, as they would use these boards on the next model after they assembled the keyboard.
Here is some more info for you:-
This series marks the single biggest change in the look of Wurlitzer's Electronic Pianos, which is retained throughout the rest of their run: Curved plastic tops, much lighter construction. But the action is a continuation of the last 140B series revisions, except that capstan screw is moved from far end of key to whip above key. Speakers mounted on body, not, as in non-hybrid models of later "A" series, in lid. (This is an easy way to ID.) The five 4th-octave rectangular reed screw plates are retained. Legs are now chrome, not wood.

There are now two speakers. On the earlier instruments, "The Speaker at the bass end accents the bass notes and the one at the treble end stresses the highs, to give a stereo effect." This seems to have been achieved through cone design. Date of switch to "same speakers" unknown.

Rarest 1st ones, 1968-early 1969, have legs with secondary supports, attached with slots/flanges instead of screws; faceplate labels atypically *below* knobs; different design to metal music stand ; grille patterns with gaps in middle (thanks Mark Cimarolli!).
 

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