Quoted from KLR2014:

Bought this Seeburg 222, a few month ago. really adds to the total game room experience in my opinion.

Quoted from 64bsstp:

Toucanf16, which one sounds the best? Does one brand sound better than the others?

Quoted from catboxer:

Yes, it has Auto volume control. But I've even yanked the tube that controls it and it's about the same.
Tubes were tested and replaced as needed.

Quoted from pinballsmith:

I picked this Seeburg SQS160 up for almost nothing (I wanted one after watching Tron Legacy again). I was surprised to learn afterwards that not many were made like the almost identical STD160. Still trying to find a Seeburg emblem for the bottom...

Quoted from Vic_Camp:

My first thoughts after buying my first pinball machine over 20 years ago was.....now I need to buy a jukebox.
At the present time I have the V-200,Rockola CD and the Seeburg R still around, but all else went to good homes.
I also had an AMI J-200 not shown in pictures.
Anyone interested in buying my nice original condition Seeburg R in last picture? It works, picks and plays all records both sides, but needs work make perfect. Comes with new gold grill cloth, repro glass instruction plates , repro lower pillar glass and full manual.

Quoted from zpinman370:

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Quoted from gearheaddropping:

Ok, can one of you guys educate me a bit on AMI Continentals? I know there are two versions. What else should I look for? What is a fair price for a working one?

Quoted from Saveleaningtower:

Greetings. Hope one of you can help. Here is a picture of my dad's Seeburg V200 that I bought for him around 5 years ago for his 70th birthday. The jukebox was working flawlessly for years until recently when it would not reject a record. I was able to get it to reject with the reject button on the back but eventually that wouldn't work either. So I had a service/repairman fix it and for around 25 minutes he charged my 75 year old dad 360 dollars. When the machine failed again less than a month later, he wouldn't come back to take a look without charging the same astronomical amount so I decided to see if I could figure out the problem with the help of some friends and online groups of collectors like this one.
I love and have had many pinball machines the last 20 years. Unfortunately I know very little about jukeboxes but I am trying to learn. Anyway , here is the new problem and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
After the reject issue was resolved, the player mechanism just stopped responding to a selection. The jukebox powers up fine and everything looks right. I have the black box free play modification which lights the "Make a Selection" light. If I enter a selection, the buttons pop back out as they should but the player mechanism just doesn't move.
Now here is the strange thing - If I toggle the service switch from on to off and back to on, the player mechanism will move and play the record I selected. So the mechanism will do what it is supposed to do but I have to move the service switch to off and back to on.
I have a video of the whole issue and can share it with you if you think you can help and you message me your cell phone number.
Here is what I have done so far
I have taken the free play mod out and reconnected the credit unit. I manually put a credit on the jukebox but the same problem persists so I don't think the issue is with the free play box or the credit unit.
I disconnected and reconnected as many of the connectors as I could to see if perhaps a plug wasn't seated properly. This didn't work but I did not do the two large brown plugs because they gave me a lot of resistance when I tried to pull them out and I didn't want to rip anything apart. I did get some advice on how to squeeze the connector to get it off and will try the next time I am at my father's house.
Please let me know what you think it could be and if you are local to Clifton, NJ and wouldn't mind lending a helping hand, I can get some food and drinks as we work the problem. If you do this for a business and you are local to Northern NJ, let me know what your rates are.
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Quoted from Pbpins:

Anyone interested in Wurlitzer wallboxes? I still have two very nice ones(5210 & 5250) left from when I had a 2000 & 2100 that I restored.

Quoted from belairjoe:

love to get a 1464..hows the sound on that boy?

Quoted from indypinhead:

Could you share how you did that?

Quoted from Yelobird:

A long shot wish but anyone have or know of a Williams Music Mite juke for sale? Seen one restored recently a bit outside my price range but would love to own one some day. To think Williams Almost got into the jukebox lane.[quoted image]

Quoted from indypinhead:

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Quoted from Vic_Camp:

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Quoted from ToucanF16:

I had a basement just like that in New Jersey. Took many pins and jukeboxes up and down those stairs! Good luck with the AY. I have an AQ 100 and love it!

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Quoted from PinBertl:

The biggest collection of jukeboxes (more than 850) is located on the border between Austria and Czech Republic. This is an absolute amazing place! There are also a lot of pinball machines, video games and other stuff.
Check it out: https://www.terratechnica.info/en/museum/about-us/
Krgds
Norbert

Quoted from Nihonmasa:

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Quoted from sagejr:

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Quoted from FlippinJimmy:

Hello all,
My pinball machines are lonely and need a jukebox. I have no clue what to get, how much I should spend or how hard they are to work on. Looking for some advice from this group.
Preference would be a older model that plays records. Something that was at the height of the original technology/nostalgia. Not a new Crosley or Bluetooth type machine.
Prefer records but don't know the pros/cons of record size or how hard it will be to find records to fill the machine.
Thanks for your input.

Quoted from pudealee:

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Quoted from Pbpins:

Thinking about selling my fully restored Seeburg V now that my restored Wurlitzer 2000 is gone; just doesn’t look the same on that one side of the room now so if anyone is interested, pm me for more details.
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Quoted from MrMikeman:

Well I did the unthinkable. Converted a juke to MP3 (while maintaining the original look and feel). You wouldn’t know unless you opened it up. It’s a Seeburg STD2 Entertainer.
Now before slamming me consider that the juke is cosmetically so-so. Repainted using what looks like brushed on Tremclad for the black. Some chrome painted black. Most of the remaining chrome is rusted/corroded/scratched. The electronics were hacked to sh$t. Unending cut wires, splices, and electrical tape all over. Blown amp. Non functioning audio pickup(in addition to blown amp).
So here’s what I did:
I programmed an Arduino mega with MP3 shield to control my jukebox. With the programming and hook up done I need to clean up the installation and make it more “permanent” instead of jump wires all over. Then I will get to the infinity lighting. The only “non-original” behaviour is the initial bulb test when I turn it on. The volume control and skip song switch in the back are both functional.
I was worried about tackling this since last time I coded anything was 20 years ago and in C++. Never coded an Arduino before. It was fun to get rid of the cobwebs in the brain lol. I’m pretty happy with the result
I kept all lighting original (incandescent bulbs). Controlled by 2 x 16 channel relay boards. The 20 “selection playing” bulbs run on 12v(#19 bulbs). Missing 3 bulbs that I will get from a “local” operator (110 miles away lol) when I go pick up a spare semi-populated Dr Who playfield soon.
The “status panel” lights were converted to 555 running on 5v. Those were 656 wedge bulbs running on 28v before. Missing a few twist sockets (on order). I will change the text back to English and add “Please Wait” at the bottom and “Thank You” once a valid selection is made.
The scanning sound I recorded myself from the mech before I disassembled it. It’s the only thing that was semi working. Love the squeaking lol.
The juke in action:
Note that I fixed the brief flashing of “select song” prior to “please wait” since taking the video.
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Quoted from EJS:

I'm uploading a bunch of EM flyers to Pinside this evening and found this letter stuck in the middle of them and thought it belongs somewhere in a thread......
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Quoted from beelzeboob:

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Quoted from PM_Jeremy:

I've had this one for quite a while (2006). Love the styling on this NSM

Quoted from guss:

Can anybody tell me if a good working NSM Thunder Wall CD Jukebox full of good cd's is worth $600 ? Do they have good sound and are they made good.

Quoted from locksmith:

Friend looking to get rid of a 1970 71 usc1 Seeburg.In Ridley Park Pa. Is it worth anything at all. Probably not working.

Quoted from Pbpins:

My cousin has a nice original working one and I can ask to see if he wants to sell it!
Also, I have a nice AMI Continental 2 100 select that I was to go over and make work but too many pin projects right now so I am going cut it loose if anyone is interested!

Quoted from indypinhead:

Another Rock-Ola followed me home yesterday. This one is in like-new condition. It has less than 3500 plays on it.
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Quoted from Pinball-Ike:

I haven't seen more than one or two digital music examples.
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Quoted from pudealee:

Fixed my W1900 volume issue with DeOxit on the volume potentiometer and on the circuit board pot. All is well!

Quoted from dq13:

New owner of a Wurlitzer 2600! She's a beaut, but needs some love. Anyone know any Cincinnati area repair people? Thanks!

Quoted from Oldgoat:

It's a very nice box, visible mechanism and holds 100 records. I have one of the Wurlitzer comparable models (2150 the 2100 being the fancy version) with the visible mechanism and 100 record capacity. The Seeburg and the Wurlitzer 2100 tend to be highly desireable and, therefore, very pricey. I'm not that familiar with the Seeburg's abd there is somewhat of a Ford/Chevy kinda thing between the two brands. If you cut through that, it seems like the Wurlitzers are over-engineered (built like tanks, not to say the Seeburgs are fragile) while the Seeburgs sound is better (again, not to say the Wurlitzer is poor). Your best bet is to get on the Phonoland.com facebook page. There are several Seeburg experts on there that can tell you specifically what to look for.

Quoted from KongDonkey:

My new baby, going to be fun getting it cleaned up and running.
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Quoted from indypinhead:

Here's a couple of jukeboxes along with some of my other "toys"
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Quoted from goingincirclez:

I've never heard of a cassette juke until this moment. I... have so many questions. They certainly don't seem like a good idea. I can only assume it played cassette singles, right? Might be kinda neat if it would play "whatever tape is in there" for however long; I've never seen an audiocassette changer before so for a dedicated enthusiast it might hold some appeal. But gah... maintenance on vinyl jukes was bad enough, I can't imagine tapes being preferable.

Quoted from Phillips88:

Selling a Seeburg 222 if anyone on here is interested. $3500
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Quoted from Pinchild:

Scored this Bad Boy Saturday morning for a Song!
$1250
In Amazing condition.

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Quoted from MrBally:

Loved the cabinet design and the front glass assembly with the depth effect. Hated the side glass panels though....

Quoted from goingincirclez:

Well I had all but given up hope forever ago, but a sudden random fluke-brain thought last week to "haven't searched ebay on this in a while, hmm..." turned up a lead that ended up better than I could have hoped for:
A set of nearly-new title holders for the RO 437-438-440, which were essentially unique to those models only and horrifically yellow-to-brown with exposure. And these were a matched set with the factory stamped index numbers on the edge! What's even funnier is it came from a seller whom I'd purchased from in the past, and had asked in the past yet he did not have them then. But he'd just recently dug into a deeper stash and found some parts. Amazing.
FINALLY instead of nasty opaque nicotine-skittle shitstain, my title board looks new, even when lit!
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Maybe seeing it like this will endear these models some love. The board would normally be brighter, but I've printed my title cards mostly on thin paper so they still illuminate even *without* the UV/heat stain inducing tube directly beneath.

Quoted from Pbpins:

Going to be thinning the collection, still thinking about what to keep for sure but if anyone is interested, there is a beautiful original rare Stero Continental 1 with (2) Ami round external speakers & 200 select wallbox, very nice original Rockola Tempo 2 120 select with (2)Rockola external speakers & wallbox, and nice original Seeburg 201 with wallbox are all on the block.
I also have Seeburg V & VL and KD which I may keep all three and a Continental 2 200 select with wallbox that I’m on the fence but let’s say that one of this group of four will be cut loose.

Quoted from pudealee:

Hello friends. Recently my W1900 started to have a rattle or crunching sound only when the record carrier is turning, or when the record is lifting into position. Once in position the rattle/crunch stops and the record plays as usual until the record is lowered and the carrier starts to turn again. I'm not sure if a motor is failing, or if a gear is getting fouled up. Any insight would be appreciated.

Quoted from Zartan:

Just paid for this on eBay. Looking forward to getting it. I’ll probably need some help with restoration.
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Quoted from 29REO:

Find the black box which controls the credit settings. It’s about 1 1/2”W X 8” square. On the end is a circuit board held in by two cap screws. Take out those screws and pull out the board. Removing the board (1 1/14” X 5”) will set it to free play. Now attempt to select a song. If it selects, ok. If it doesn’t select, repeatedly and rapidly press the 1 and 2 buttons to see if you can get it to accept one of the numbers. There’s a switch on the side of the keypad. Clean the contacts by running a title strip or a coin wrapper through it. Don’t attempt to adjust it yet. Repeat trying to select a record.
If no selection occurs then find the control center. There will be a single wire that plugs into it via a mini RCA type connector. Get a D cell battery. Pull the cable, hold the positive end of the battery against the case of the control center then take the cable and touch the back (negative) end of the battery. Then plug the cable back in and then start the mech. If done correctly, this will charge the tormat unit and the mech (if working correctly) will pick up every record in the machine both front and back. This will tell you 1) if the mech is working correctly (if not, the problem is mechanical and 2) if so, if the problem is electronic. It’s been thirty some years since I’ve worked on these so I’ll have to really think about this.

Quoted from 29REO:

ToucanF16 Ha! My dad worked for Atlas Music in Pittsburgh which was the local Seeburg distributor and exclusively operated Seeburgs for years until he retired. I went on a LOT of service calls with him. FWIW-I have a large number of these Seeburgs that he stuffed into a container back in the 80’s and which have suffered from the weather and are likely just parts machines. They range form the SPS bandshell models, STD models up through the SMC-2. So if anyone needs any parts let me know. There is one Matador in there like Bam_Man’s and I always planned on keeping that one because I consider it the best looking model of that era.

Quoted from pudealee:

The semiannual cleaning of the records
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Quoted from chalkup8:

every six months ?

Quoted from sparky672:

Does anyone know if there is an online discussion forum for Jukeboxes, that is active, something like Pinside? I used to belong to the Yahoo group before Yahoo killed the groups. Jukebox Addicts is not taking new registrations and seems to have gone inactive about a year ago.
I joined the Facebook groups, and those guys are great, but I find the discussion forum format easier to use and follow.

Quoted from Mthomasslo:

I’d suggest a properly restored Seeburg 161, 220/222, Q/AQ, Y/AY or DS those check all of your boxes

Quoted from ToucanF16:

I agree (just my opinion though). That’s the era of jukebox I’m unfamiliar with. However, some of the newer stuff maybe more reliable. The 50s/early 60s Seeburgs are mechanical with basic electronic.
They have visual mech. Sounds descent and a hard to beat are hard to beat. Clean old lube from the mech, replace caps in the app and selection receiver and you should be set for years. You’ll always be able to fix them.

Quoted from daly124:

Also have a box of tubes that I got in case I needed any extras.
Any ideas what the juke is worth?
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Quoted from Blue_Agave:

LOL, I’d need a dozen of them.