VERY RARE , WORKING 1954 AMI F40 Jukebox

Подписаться 527

Просмотров 20 тыс.

50% 1

I have been looking for either an AMI F or G 40 for well over 30 years and have been told there's no such machine ... or you'll never find one because they are so rare. I found the Holy Grail of 50's jukeboxes at an antique mall. The video is not the best quality because of a poor camera on my phone. A Better video will come, I promise. From what I've seen online there was less than 100 of these made and only 3 have been documented still around. I have #82. This jukebox was converted from 78rpm to 45rpm. It WILL be returned back to its original speed of 78rpm!

Развлечения

Опубликовано:

20 июн 2018

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 13

@Iconoclasher 5 лет назад

Nice F40. I believe they were built for backwater towns and for export where only 78 rpm records were still available. It's the same chassis as the 1948 AMI A, B, C & D40. The model F came out in 1954 and 1955. That makes it the last 78 rpm jukebox in production. It's a beautiful machine! FYI, I did see one in person about 30 years ago in the back of an antique store in Bellflower California. It was a mint green color and still set up for 78s. It looked complete but I don't think it worked. The guy told me it was brought up from Mexico.

@pinjuke 5 лет назад

I did convert this jukebox back to 78rpm and it sounds fantastic. I posted a couple other videos of it playing 78's. I hope to have my other 78rpm jukebox up and running before years end (Wurlitzer 1015)

@duanethamm4688 5 лет назад

Later 78 RPM records really did sound better then 45s...so no doubt this juke box put out some great sound when playing rock and roll 78 RPM records.

@duanethamm4688 5 лет назад

I am sure AMI had 78 RPM mechs left over and just built enough jukes to get rid of them in a productive manner. Kinda like how RCA kept building round picture tube TVs long after rectangular had taken over...they needed to get rid of the round tubes.

@DeadKoby 3 года назад

Neat.... Although I'm not a Jukebox collector, I did fix up one for myself... a 1961 Seeburg. I like Electro-Mechanical stuff.

@roelheijmans 3 года назад

So cool!

@scott-b.2161 3 года назад

Glenn Miller Moonlight Serenade then sunrise serenade by Glenn.

@davesimonis1476 4 года назад

...interesting tone arm...looks modern?

@pinjuke 4 года назад

That tone arm is original to that jukebox. I've seen those tone arms in AMI jukes starting with the model "C" from 1951.

@zarrafahmed3914 Год назад

One day the world will end and the first song will be the end song

@barbaracabello587 6 месяцев назад

OMG! How uncanny! That is the precise, EXACT first thought I had in my head when I heard the first opening notes and recognized this song!! Goosebumps! ! !

@zarrafahmed3914 5 месяцев назад

@@barbaracabello587 yes IKR!!!!