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Mini Student Butterfly Piano

In the 1930s, the Wurlitzer Piano & Organ Company created the space-saving "Butterfly" baby grand piano series, designed for smaller homes and apartments. They came in full-size models, as well as a special 44-key "Student" Miniature Grand. This rare instrument produces a clear and lovely high range tone that could be compared to a Grand Piano in a similar way that the mandolin would compare tonally to a traditional acoustic guitar. Called "Butterfly" because the lid was divided into two opposing "wings" which could be opened for more volume, the "Student Butterfly” has a cast iron harp, strung with real piano strings (only 2 per note, as opposed to three), and a real piano action and soundboard. They were made for children and marketed as a child's "first" piano. Few of these diminutive and distinctive gems are still in existence, and having one with an extended range in Keyscape is especially useful.

In the 1930s, the Wurlitzer Company created the space-saving "Butterfly" baby grand piano series, designed for smaller homes and apartments. They came in full-size models, as well as a special 44-key miniature grand for children, called the “Student Butterfly" - because the lid was divided into two opposing "wings”. Few of these diminutive and distinctive gems are still in existence, and having one with an extended range in Keyscape is especially useful.