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Title: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: loman4ec on April 23, 2010, 05:35:29 pm Well I spent most of the day putting the seeburg BL I got yesterday back together. the cabinet is not great but its not too bad. It is savable. Now I am trying to decide if I should assemble it and sell or if I should part it out? I need the money to help move. It looks like I have everything except the speaker and the glass dome. That itself is rather expensive. Does anyone know if the speakers on these are special? I know on the AMI's they had to be field coil speakers . Is that the same with Seeburgs? I know they don't use field coil speakers but are they special? I have 90% of the cabinet put back together. Here are some pictures of what I have. Give me your opinions.
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: loman4ec on April 23, 2010, 05:36:27 pm A ton of small parts. Looks like everything is there. Even the coin gear is there.
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: Kilroy on April 23, 2010, 06:28:19 pm I hate saying it, but part it
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: loman4ec on April 23, 2010, 06:40:43 pm I think I agree. I have an idea. I know where I can get guts from CD jukes and was thinking about using the cabinet as a CD box. DO you think it would be something that would sell if it looked good? It would be neet to try. Or I could make an MP3 juke with a computer inside.
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: bubba on April 23, 2010, 07:25:22 pm I don't think the cd or mp3 setup would be good in that. Thats a good fix for a newer style box where you can't see the mech. What are you going to put under the glass to fill the huge void?
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: loman4ec on April 23, 2010, 08:50:08 pm I thought the carousel from a CD juke would look good under the glass in the machine.
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: Kilroy on April 23, 2010, 09:16:33 pm I sold a pair of Rockola 1422's to guy from Ohio. He restored one, and made the second one into a CD player. using a carousel like you suggested.
I almost cried. What is it about you Buckeyes. What next, make a rifle cabinet out of a Vendo 44? Historically, the Seeburg B was the 1st jukebox built for the new fangled 45's. It's not as sleek as a C, or shiny and flashy like a 222 but it does have a certain charm Part it so another machine may live, or sell it to someone who can appreciate the clunky looks and being it back. Then look for a Wurlitzer or Seeburg in the later 60's to make into a CD player. Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: davethebirdman on April 24, 2010, 03:00:48 am Gotta Agree with Jim on this... Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: loman4ec on April 24, 2010, 05:36:52 am Ok your right. I just didn't want to throw the shell in the dumpster. I will start parting it out tonight
Title: Re: Seeburg BL advice. Should I part out or Assemble??? Post by: Kilroy on April 24, 2010, 06:27:46 am We built a new cabinet for my first machine, a termite ridden Seeburg G. While it came out great, won't do that again.
if it's solid, not gouged or busted, someone out there will need it. |