Restoring a WurliTzer 616 jukebox

This video shows the restoration of my WurliTzer 616 jukebox from the year 1937. You can also see the record play and watch the fabulous record mechanism.
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• jukebox
• wurlitzer
• 616
• restoration
• restaurierung
• musikbox
• res

[marcvie9]

Very nice!

[JukeboxChrisi]

@marcvie9 Many thanks for your praise :-)

[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 :-)

[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 :-)

[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!

[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!