Bobs' Capehart Orchestrope

Capehart Automatic Orchestrope model 28-G.B. circa 1929. Electric pick-up and amplifier. Restored inside and out, including the wallbox. Record magazine holds 28 records, non-selective. After playing each record, it is flipped over and restacked at the bottom of the magazine for a total of 56 sides. This machine is coin operated from either the coin slide (on the side of the cabinet), or the wallbox..

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Orchestrope
• Capehart
• jukebox
• coin operated phonograph
• ampherion
• ORTHOPHONIC records

[01Bubba2001]

Once a record is finished playing, it is pushed to the right side of the mechanism where it slips from the drop tray to be flipped over carefully then carried under the turntable mechanism to the left side. There it is gently pushed upward to join the bottom of the stack of records resting on supports.

[01Bubba2001]

Yes, it was an early jukebox, in that it is coin operated, but non-selectable..

[01Bubba2001]

The two records played in this video are:"There's Everything Nice About You"- Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra,,also, "Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now"-George Olsen and His Music.

[amberola1b]

OH.....MY.......GOD, at the end of the first record when it pushed it out of the way, I thought it was going to drop down the chute, instead a pair of arms are there to catch it to GENTLY place it in the played stack. I`m sooooooo envious.

[w8lftr]

I have never seen one like this before, amazing mechanics. Since I am novice at these how do the records get back over to the left side of the machine to be in the stack again? Is there another mechanism to move them over or does the operator move them?

[amberola1b]

Wow, must be standard on all Capeharts, ,treating the record so gently when rejected from the turntable. it`s just awesome.

[diamanda0822]

this is art, esto es arte. i feel like travel across the time,congratulations.beutifull machine

[lnoska100]

Bob the tone arm on my Capeheart is not the same as the one you have. Do you have any idea why?

Where did you get the sinage? The S/N on my Capeheart is 15481028F What is the S/N on your Capeheart?

Larry

[lnoska100]

Bob the tone arm on my Capeheart is not the same as the one you have. Do you have any idea why?

Larry

[lnoska100]

I think the tubes are not hard to find. Which is a good thing.

[lnoska100]

@lnoska100 I have to remake the back door could you send me pictures of the door inside and outside.

lnoska@roadrunner.con

[lnoska100]

I have just bought one Can you help with info on the jukebox?