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Old July 20th 05, 12:56 AM
crazy canuck
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just looking for opinions on the 50"s ami jukeboxes... new to jukes and
always heard that seeburgs are the most straight forward when it comes
to repair...restoring a 1954 f-120 ami
any info appreciated
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Old July 20th 05, 01:52 AM
KLR
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On 19 Jul 2005 16:56:36 -0700, "crazy canuck"
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just looking for opinions on the 50"s ami jukeboxes... new to jukes and
always heard that seeburgs are the most straight forward when it comes
to repair...restoring a 1954 f-120 ami
any info appreciated
art



They were very, VERY well built, and mechanically, once set up
properly, should run for many years without problems.

I don't consider the old 50's rowe mechs - whether the 80/120
selection flat bed mechs or the 200 selection carousel type to be
particularly hard to repair, specially if you have the manual. In
fact the "F-120" that you mention (flat bed) should be pretty easy to
work on, and to keep it working. Its very straightforward and easy to
understand.

With ANY juke of that age, things like rotten insulation on mains
wire, faulty caps/valves in amplifiers will be there, and need to be
dealt with.

I would prefer to work on an AMI mech of that era to a Seeburg of that
era, this isnt to say that one brand/model isn't more
valuable/collectable/desirable than the other
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Old July 24th 05, 06:12 AM
Philip Nasadowski
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In article .com,
"crazy canuck" wrote:

just looking for opinions on the 50"s ami jukeboxes... new to jukes and
always heard that seeburgs are the most straight forward when it comes
to repair...restoring a 1954 f-120 ami


Once fixed and adjusted right, the AMI mech is bulletproof. It's so
simple vs the Seeburg, and it just works. Replace that zip cord in
there, it's BAD (all 50's AMIs are like this - only real downside).

The F is'nt the best looking thing. But, instead, you get an amazingly
reliable mech, and a killer sound system. If it doesn't blow you out
the room, there's something wrong with it - seriously.

And the selector buttons are easy to clean up too.

I do'nt know why collectors think little of the d/e/f/g. They're
excellent machines, very reliable, and they're beyond 'operator
friendly'. And with the F and G, you get an excellent sound system -
far better than anything else of the time.

Seeburgs? They're good once going, but a pain to clean the mech. That
mech's a work of art, though. It just doesn't look like it was designed
in the late 40's...
 




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