hahaha! LOVE ur description! ;) wink ....THAT is a FABULOUS machine! It looks & sounds GORGEOUS! I take it you did the restoration yourself? NICE JOB! :) Thanks for the video! I want 1 now!!
I was excited to see your video. First time I've seen it in action. I have a Packard Manhattan but I cannot get it to work properly. It plays a record just fine but the selection mechanism is "stuck" on selection 24. Keeps loading and unloading that record. Also one of the oval ring "grips' interferes with the tone arm. I have lift the arm over it a put on the record. Can you help in any way? Jim Fitzpatrick
Hi interesting problem sounds like an accumalotor or selector fault, I have a worshop manual for these in PDF. as far as the tone arm not lifting to clear the record ring securing clip, that is definatley mechanical could be a cam spinning on the camshaft where the securing screw has fallen out. The magazine locking cam may also be spinning on the shaft, this is pinned however not screwed tight, send me your E mail adress so I can send you the manual and talk more about problems
@mjanesthomasb I appreciated your video very much on the Packard. I managed to acquire one of these years ago from a greasy spoon restaurant that I went to as a kid in Burke, Idaho. It plays good with help. But the linkage is out of adjustment and eats records. I see from another post you have a pdf file of the manual. Is there any change of acquiring a copy? Thanks for the posting. It takes me back when I was a kid. Loved it.
I have a Rockola 1422/ Rockola 1448/ a wurlitzer 1100/ wurlitzer 1015 / seaburg trashcan 1946/ and a few cd, machines/ 5 phonogrphs many gramaphones and vintage radios, ( but would love a manhattan,( I even built a big house and called it Manhattan House !! ) all the best Tim.
unfortunatly the seller in the US has gazumpt me and gone and sold it to someone else because the auction didnt end as high as he was expecting on E bay Im a bit pissed off by that
Thanks Tim, im pretty proud myself, just bought a Wurlitzer 800 to match it, there's only 2 Manhattans in Australia and there will soon be 3 Wurlie 800's once iv got shipping sorted from the USA
hahaha! LOVE ur description! ;) wink ....THAT is a FABULOUS machine! It looks & sounds GORGEOUS! I take it you did the restoration yourself? NICE JOB! :) Thanks for the video! I want 1 now!!
seatboi 1 year ago
Thanks for getting back so quickly. Here's my email address. I'll look at the manual and get back to you.
jpfitzpatrick@eastlink.ca
bowdler1953 1 year ago
Hello:
I was excited to see your video. First time I've seen it in action. I have a Packard Manhattan but I cannot get it to work properly. It plays a record just fine but the selection mechanism is "stuck" on selection 24. Keeps loading and unloading that record. Also one of the oval ring "grips' interferes with the tone arm. I have lift the arm over it a put on the record. Can you help in any way? Jim Fitzpatrick
bowdler1953 1 year ago
@bowdler1953
Hi interesting problem sounds like an accumalotor or selector fault, I have a worshop manual for these in PDF. as far as the tone arm not lifting to clear the record ring securing clip, that is definatley mechanical could be a cam spinning on the camshaft where the securing screw has fallen out. The magazine locking cam may also be spinning on the shaft, this is pinned however not screwed tight, send me your E mail adress so I can send you the manual and talk more about problems
mjanesthomasb 1 year ago
@mjanesthomasb I appreciated your video very much on the Packard. I managed to acquire one of these years ago from a greasy spoon restaurant that I went to as a kid in Burke, Idaho. It plays good with help. But the linkage is out of adjustment and eats records. I see from another post you have a pdf file of the manual. Is there any change of acquiring a copy? Thanks for the posting. It takes me back when I was a kid. Loved it.
55hudsonhornet 7 months ago
Hey - Homer Capehart was my Grandad - one of the best men Indiana ever produced!
midivan 1 year ago
Wow it's a pleasure to hear from the Grandson of such a great American businessman do you have any of Homer's machines yourself?
mjanesthomasb 1 year ago
Wow, what an elegant machine and mechanism.
What? No title strips? Bad owner!
This has to be one of the most elegant jukes of the 78 RPM era. it's beautiful and I'm glad you've got it running. It looks wonderful.
Kyle~
mechanicalmusic 2 years ago
Sorry to hear it , all the best Tim.
timzhot 2 years ago
So you have too much money ??
I have a Rockola 1422/ Rockola 1448/ a wurlitzer 1100/ wurlitzer 1015 / seaburg trashcan 1946/ and a few cd, machines/ 5 phonogrphs many gramaphones and vintage radios, ( but would love a manhattan,( I even built a big house and called it Manhattan House !! ) all the best Tim.
timzhot 2 years ago
unfortunatly the seller in the US has gazumpt me and gone and sold it to someone else because the auction didnt end as high as he was expecting on E bay Im a bit pissed off by that
mjanesthomasb 2 years ago
I am so jelouse of you !! I hve wnted one of these for 13 years lool after her !!
lovely job.Tim.
timzhot 2 years ago
Thanks Tim, im pretty proud myself, just bought a Wurlitzer 800 to match it, there's only 2 Manhattans in Australia and there will soon be 3 Wurlie 800's once iv got shipping sorted from the USA
mjanesthomasb 2 years ago
what a great player
mrrk 2 years ago