Price check and any issues please on a Rowe Berkeley 100 CD wallmount jukebox

Hi all:

Thanks in advance for your advice. I am looking at a Rowe Berkeley
100 CD wall mount jukebox that is sitting in a guys basement and has
not been used in years. He said it worked about 3-4 years ago. Of
course I will make sure this works by trying it out.

Just a couple of questions for the group please.
Is $1500 a good price for this? It has 100 CD's in it.
Can this stand up by itself? I want to sit it on a bar. He has it
laying on the floor and I do not wish to mount it on a wall.
Are there any problems this unit is known for and is parts available
for things that go wrong.

Thank you so much for your help.

Charlie

On Aug 30, 6:19*am, PinballCharliefromNY
wrote:

Just a couple of questions for the group please.
Is $1500 a good price for this?

That's average. Remember that wall mount jukes are made in a smaller
production run so there's less of them out there to buy.

*
Can this stand up by itself? *

NO! It must be attached to a wall. That's why they call it a wall
mount jukebox. Otherwise you can't access the power switch, volume
control, or reject button. Plus you'd screw up the front door by
overstressing it and warping it.


Are there any problems this unit is known for and is parts available
for things that go wrong.

This model is still in production so all parts are available:

http://www.roweinternational.com/jukebox_berkeley.html



Charlie

On Aug 30, 11:51*am, Ken Layton wrote:
On Aug 30, 6:19*am, PinballCharliefromNY
wrote:



Just a couple of questions for the group please.
Is $1500 a good price for this?

That's average. Remember that wall mount jukes are made in a smaller
production run so there's less of them out there to buy.

**

Can this stand up by itself? *

NO! It must be attached to a wall. That's why they call it a wall
mount jukebox. Otherwise you can't access the power switch, volume
control, or reject button. Plus you'd screw up the front door by
overstressing it and warping it.

Are there any problems this unit is known for and is parts available
for things that go wrong.

This model is still in production so all parts are available:

http://www.roweinternational.com/jukebox_berkeley.html





Charlie- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Ken for your response, I appreciate it!

On Aug 30, 11:19*pm, PinballCharliefromNY
wrote:
Hi all:

Thanks in advance for your advice. * I am looking at a Rowe Berkeley
100 CD wall mount jukebox that is sitting in a guys basement and has
not been used in years. * He said it worked about 3-4 years ago. * Of
course I will make sure this works by trying it out.

Just a couple of questions for the group please.
Is $1500 a good price for this? * It has 100 CD's in it.
Can this stand up by itself? * I want to sit it on a bar. * He has it
laying on the floor and I do not wish to mount it on a wall.
Are there any problems this unit is known for and is parts available
for things that go wrong.

Thank you so much for your help.

Charlie

$1500 sounds about the go to me.
Im not in the US, so don't know about that market, it might be
different.



ITs designed to be wall mounted, and as it is you couldn't really
mount it on a bar as it is - but it could probably be done if you
really need to.

If you did mount it on a bar as it is, you wouldnt be able to get the
front door open, it would scrape on the bar top.
It also might not be stable, and might topple over if bumped or
pushed. - especially on location. If this machine fell to the floor
from a bar or table, you could just about kiss it goodbye, the damage
would be that bad.

To mount it on a bar, you would have to raise it (probably by wood
blocks, or a home made plinth) by say 3-4 inches (enough so you can
get to the power switch, vol control and cancel button that are at the
front centre underside of the cabinet.) You would then bolt it down
through the floor of the juke cabinet, through the plinth and into the
bar (as long as the bar top is solid).
The back isn't very attractive when the machine is upright, so if you
cover it, make sure there is adequate ventiliation at the bottom, when
making any support plinth.

You could also make up a back support (like a small false wall) behind
it to hang it from, and mount the "wall" to the bar that way. 18mm
ply would be the go, or a steel frame maybe ?. Again would have to be
VERY firmly mounted to the bar, to take the weight.

I bear no responsibilty for any damage or injury if these methods
don't work, or don't comply with local laws (if any?)

Note also that the 4 plastic "corners" (gold on this model) on the
front door are very fragile. When lifting or moving the machine, DO
NOT use the corners to hold onto. Also make sure they dont "hit" on
anything when sliding the machine into your vehicle. Tie it down so it
cant move around and hit on anything during the trip.

If standing machine upright while storing it or moving it, do not
allow the corners to sit directly on the floor and bear weight.At work
we made a special trolley to stand these machines on so the corners
hang over the front and there is no weight on them.

There are no special problems with this machine that (compared to
upright ROWE models), other than the plastic "posts" (they are moulded
into the lower front plastic panel of these machines), that the glass
window and dome (the part you view the CD rack through) supports screw
into. These are very thin, and THESE ARE VERY EASY to BREAK, so don't
unscrew them unnececessarily and dont overtighten them.
Have had these break off on location, and its very difficult to
repair.

The berkley has a very attractive woodgrain front, so you don't want
bolt heads sticking through ruining the appearance from attempting to
repair this problem.

Parts are available. Mechanism, computer boards, amplifier (note -
pre amp board is the same but has "right angle" rather than straight
through connectors between pre-amp and power amp) parts are the same
as any other Laserstar of that era. Power supply board is different,
but is made fully of "off the shelf" parts.
Having owned several of these in the last 10 years or so, cant say I
have had any electronic problems with them.

They still make these machines, and Rowe supposedly had a policy of
supplying parts for 10 years after production of a model ceased.