Restoring a WurliTzer 616 jukebox

[mschierb1]

I am impressed. It took a lot of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears to restore this machine. It's magic to see and hear these great machines play on like they are supposed to do in reality and not in memory. Thanks!

[marcvie9]

Very nice!

[JukeboxChrisi]

@marcvie9 Many thanks for your praise :-)

[wurliguy1]

The record is perfect for this machine!!! Great sound. Can't beat the Big Band music!

Thanks!

[StuartMcCaskill]

I am trying to restore my Wurlitzer 616 and cannot hatnk youi enough for your video. Mine was missing quite a few more parts. I found a schematic for the amplifier but nothing for the model 616. Were you able to locate anything describing the electronics in the 616? I would dearly love to get measurements from you on the color wheel itself and the stripes painted on the back of the cabinet. Any help you could lend would be great,

[StuartMcCaskill]

I am trying to restore my Wurlitzer 616 and cannot hatnk youi enough for your video. Mine was missing quite a few more parts. I found a schematic for the amplifier but nothing for the model 616. Were you able to locate anything describing the electronics in the 616? I would dearly love to get measurements from you on the color wheel itself and the stripes painted on the back of the cabinet. Any help you could lend would be great, Stuart McCaskill smccaskill@kc.rr.com

[Geddylee914]

Nice job!

I'm in the process of restoring a Wurlitzer 1650 that I found at a farm auction where it had been sitting in a barn for 30+ years.....

[Individuell83]

wow really great sounds clear and full basses :)

somewhere over the rainbow there old jukeboxes come back alive :D great job

[DeLorean4]

God damn bloody amazing!

[turtlefromthenorth]

You have done a fantastic job, I would love to see it in real life :-)

What kind of amplifier is used? It sounds just fine through my laptop speakers, but I suppose they are not doing it any justice. I did't know jukeboxes was invented as early as the 1930's. I all ways thought of them as a post war fenomena.

[turtlefromthenorth]

It looks great. I am so impressed by restorations like this. I wonder what kind of cartridge is used then. It has to be a diamond or saphire stylus and not one of those metal needles?

[JukeboxChrisi]

Hi,

Thanks for your comment. You're right .... I use a saphire stylus Astatic N4-3s for 78 rpm records. I reduced the pressure to about 1/2oz and it sounds great.

Best regards,

JukeboxChrisi :-)

[LAOPERAMAN]

Thank You for posting this wonderfull machine. You guys did a fantastic job bringing this grand old gall back to life - and I love that you've filled it up with records from the 1930's and not the 50's, as many people tend to do. By 1955, a machine like that would have been long gone!

[windoes98se]

you should get a surfing bird record for yore jukebox

[gregbarrett9]

Very good job on everything. It's like magic watching the record play in mid air with the sunset glow behind it.

[CAR73LOS]

I knew the second song and It´s one of my favourites (because of the Wizard of Oz, remember ?), but I talked about the one you use in the other videos while you make the presentation of the restoration process. Thanks, your work as I said before is superb. All the best. I´d like to get one of this or the "bubbler".

[JukeboxChrisi]

Hi again,

The song in the first part of the video is part of the Adobe Premiere package. It's called "jazz" from the Smartsounds Quicktracks library. It's royalty-free! Just google for "Smartsounds Quicktracks Premiere"

I hope this helps ....

By the way: have you seen my other jukebox videos? I think you'll like them :-)

Best regards,

JukeboxChrisi :-)

[CAR73LOS]

Sir I´d like to know about the background music on this video. The jukebox is superb, and I also love that music. Good work!

[JukeboxChrisi]

Hi,

Thanks for the compliment! The record that is playing is "Over the Rainbow" from Bob Crosby. It's produced on the DECCA label ....

Best regards,

JukeboxChrisi :-)

[teendude16]

Nice work and tune. I would worry much about the tonearm weight and the styli needle, I read that it will only play about 4-5 times and then the record is worn. Maybe the tonearm can be changed to the later wurlitzer models to save the records. Thank you for posting.

[steviebboy69]

i like this classic old machine as well. and the tune playing was nice.

[xmvirus202]

Wow! That is amazing. How long did it take you from start to finish (approx.)?

[JukeboxChrisi]

Hi xmvirus202,

For restoring the cabinet, the machine, the amplifier and all other electrical parts (so the whole jukebox), I took us at about 180 to 200 hours.

But the result and listening to the jukebox was it worth ....

Best regards,

JukeboxChrisi :-)

[robotssuckass]

Fun to watch. Inspired me to start on my 616

[radiogram56]

VERY GOOD WORK!!!