jasonl
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Check this Seeburg 222 on Youtube. OH MY GOD!
Dream machine!
Dream machine!
The Queen Mother of Jukeboxes
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I've always wanted a 50's Jukebox, but they cost almost as much as a 50's car.
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That's the 1960 model. Kinda slimmed down but still one of the good ones and I'd take one of those as well.
That's the 1960 model. Kinda slimmed down but still one of the good ones and I'd take one of those as well.
Hey Jason, it's a Q-160, from 1959-60. The stereo tube amp was rebuilt by Harold Hagan of Always Jukin Magazine. I rebuilt the rest of the juke.
It is the same size cabinet as any of the other 1950's models, except for the V-200 of 1955 and the VL-200 of 1956. The Q-160 is taller than the other jukes, so it makes the juke cabinet look more narrow than the other models.
I hope you get your Seeburg someday Jason. If I sell this one, I will let you know first. It has the great bass even at low volume, which is something that Seeburg was famous for.
It is the same size cabinet as any of the other 1950's models, except for the V-200 of 1955 and the VL-200 of 1956. The Q-160 is taller than the other jukes, so it makes the juke cabinet look more narrow than the other models.
I hope you get your Seeburg someday Jason. If I sell this one, I will let you know first. It has the great bass even at low volume, which is something that Seeburg was famous for.
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You know I've never listened to a vintage seeburg box, but I know the ones from the 70s were great for disco music because they had good bass.
How wide is the cabinet on that box? I'm thinking it would fit perfectly in the corner of my laundry room. I just have to move the computer out, scoot the vacs, the Magnavox out of the way and I'll be ready to juke.
You know I've never listened to a vintage seeburg box, but I know the ones from the 70s were great for disco music because they had good bass.
How wide is the cabinet on that box? I'm thinking it would fit perfectly in the corner of my laundry room. I just have to move the computer out, scoot the vacs, the Magnavox out of the way and I'll be ready to juke.
Jukeboxes are amazing machines. Long before the invention of the transistor, or any digital microprocessors, these things existed, and did their job quite well! An amazing amount of electronics engineering went into these things to make them do their thing. The level of expertise that went into designing something like a jukebox from that era is something I cannot fathom.
I know if I needed to design a control system to operate a jukebox now, the task would be rather simple. Just pick a variety of programmable chips on the market, write a program of a few KB, and connect it up to the approperiate input and output devices...a few switches and relays, and you're all set. Back in the 50's though, all that stuff had to be Hard wired with discrete components!!!
I know if I needed to design a control system to operate a jukebox now, the task would be rather simple. Just pick a variety of programmable chips on the market, write a program of a few KB, and connect it up to the approperiate input and output devices...a few switches and relays, and you're all set. Back in the 50's though, all that stuff had to be Hard wired with discrete components!!!
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The memory systems on many jukeboxes through the mid-late 70's (Rowe, Wurlitzer, Rockola) were completely electro-mechanical...a solenoid on a rotating device would rotate around to push out a memory pin for the desired record, which was then canceled when the record played.
Seeburgs from the late 50's on were slightly more high-tech, using a core memory.
The Rowes began to use IC memory in the late 70's/early 80's.
I much prefer working on the old mechanical models as they can be repaired indefinitely, even if you would have to make the parts.
Seeburgs from the late 50's on were slightly more high-tech, using a core memory.
The Rowes began to use IC memory in the late 70's/early 80's.
I much prefer working on the old mechanical models as they can be repaired indefinitely, even if you would have to make the parts.
Man Rick, that Mills is stunning - the Mills machines always had such a nice choice of colors on their Jukeboxes. So, what do you have loaded into the Seeberg and Mills - as far as I know, they haven't pressed any current Hip-Hop on 45's or 78's ;-)
Ben
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No rap on the Mills...Got Motown on the Seeburg though
lol!! No Ben, I cannot seem to find much music that I like for the Mills. There are a few good ones that I have in there, big band music from the 1940's. I like that once in a while.
The Seeburg is stocked with mostly Motown music, and some R&B from the 1950's. Some rock and roll hits,and even a few hits from the 70's/80's too. I have thousands of 45 rpm records. Don't change them out very often, because the title strips have to be done on a typewriter. (a real pain)
We play the rap and hip hop on the Sansui stereo system with the big mean Sansui speakers.
BTW:The boyfriend been teaching me how to do the Crip Walk. Can't wait to do it out in the driveway this spring! *grin*
Will post a few more pixs of the Mills for you. Happy Holidays dude!
lol!! No Ben, I cannot seem to find much music that I like for the Mills. There are a few good ones that I have in there, big band music from the 1940's. I like that once in a while.
The Seeburg is stocked with mostly Motown music, and some R&B from the 1950's. Some rock and roll hits,and even a few hits from the 70's/80's too. I have thousands of 45 rpm records. Don't change them out very often, because the title strips have to be done on a typewriter. (a real pain)
We play the rap and hip hop on the Sansui stereo system with the big mean Sansui speakers.
BTW:The boyfriend been teaching me how to do the Crip Walk. Can't wait to do it out in the driveway this spring! *grin*
Will post a few more pixs of the Mills for you. Happy Holidays dude!
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Never seen inside one before.>WoW
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