1950s AMI Jukebox Complete Mechanical & Electronics RESTORATION

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

My Cousin was given a jukebox to fix maybe 20 years ago. He is a bonafide engineer that built MRI machines and cruise missiles, and it still doesn't quite work. God Bless you and keep you on this journey into a 'hell' of little fiddley bits and delicate old plastic parts...

[@TheGuitologist]

Yeah, these things are really no joke. Definitely a worthy new challenge.

[@TheGuitologist]

Yeah, these things are really no joke. Definitely a worthy new challenge.

[@paultopolski1978]

Congratulations Brad, you just married a juke box! It will be in your life forever! Good job on your first jukebox. The manual is your friend with these things. I have a few boxes and they are electro-mechanical wonders. For the turntable belt you can cut it shorter with a razor blade and glue it back together with some crazy glue. Or, you can buy an o-ring bonding kit from McMaster Carr that has long strands and many different gauges of o-ring material. It comes with glue (its just crazy glue) a razor blade and a plastic jig that helps hold the ends square when you glue them. I have made some animation belts for juke boxes with the kit. One more thing, after the last play, the carriage should scan one cycle, not see a memory finger, and stop cycling. It may not be stopping because it is not connected to the control box. My Rowe/AMI is 13 years newer and a lot different than this one.

[@skullheadwater9839]

I LOVE Electro Mechanical vintage stuff. You are basically doing what I would do.

[@PetraKann]

Juke box amplifiers produce fantastic audio quality

[@wadereynoldsgm]

Great video, Brad! Merry Christmas!

[@phildem414]

What a machine! A perfect mix for your two channels!

[@TheGuitologist]

Glad you like it!

[@Turbo-Drew]

Merry Christmas to you and family My Dad Said when a record got stuck at the Diner ,they would Bang the side of the unit, to make the Arm Jump !!

[@dagger21detroit58]

Thanks!

[@TheGuitologist]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@antoniohillario9770]

Wow, that thing is a workhorse. 70 years and tens of thousands of plays later it's still chugging along.

[@jasonlee8497]

Talking this stuff out loud and reading the manual out loud, for the video, probably helps you a lot Brad. Now I know a little about old juke boxes. 😊

[@jasonkirkham550]

Uncle Doug has restored one.

[@tomirwinbernier-ll2hm]

Many more than one Uncle Doug had his hands in.. He has restored a couple of his own, I think it’s his 1st one or two videos he put on KZbin. But yes, he has done them for clients too. I don’t believe there there is anything that man cannot rebuild, restore, or make from scratch! Not many like him left in the world!

[@jimmynellis3356]

Great work Brad.

[@LiamDTurner]

Merry Christmas Brad and Fam!...That aquarium is awesome!

[@julesl6910]

Earth to Uncle Doug! Your favorite project

[@moontheloon1969]

I had a 1964 rock-ola, full of vinyl, sabbath, free ,dylan, beatles ,blue beat ska,for £150 in 1999,it was magical it was a smokey bar ,den of sins smell electric air freshner , then you selected ,dylan like a rolling stone and that sound for me cannot be emotionally recreated in any sound system.As for the jukebox lets just say i live three floors up ...i kept the vinyl though

[@phillippitts6294]

Merry Christmas

[@keithosterberg]

Great! Looking forward to pt.2.

[@soapboxearth2]

Man , what a project this will be !

[@johnjones-bv5df]

Great skill to master.

[@wesleymorris1]

Cool video man , i miss the amp videos. The smoking resistor, that why i always use a infared thermometer , when i flip a tube amp on, to check for hot components when im diagnosing

[@johny3barr]

Great Video ! Have a Great Christmas Brad & All...

[@billmumbo2697]

Great video as always Brad Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎄🤘

[@jamesschenk1963]

Great video Brad it’s expensive to get jukebox repaired. I can see why in your video.merry Christmas

[@doctoribanez]

Merry Christmas Brad.

[@DerekHerbst747]

I have been asked to service an old "Trash Can" jukebox that got wet in a flood. I've been reluctant to do it but this video gives me some courage. I don't know if you mention it in the video but it looks like most of the problems arise from someone spraying the contacts and brushes with normal WD40 instead of a good quality contact cleaner. I am also using the WD40 contact spray which is excellent.

[@tomirwinbernier-ll2hm]

Cool video Brad! I like seeing you tackle something new (electronic/amplifier) related.. I kinda miss the homemade amplifiers and PA/ Organ conversation videos you used to make.. Maybe you’re bored with those.. But, some really good videos lately.. Merry Christmas

[@JacobBurch-e7u]

That's cool man

[@jeffsadon552]

Is this live ❓

[@hadleymanmusic]

This is cool.

[@jeffsadon552]

Smoken resister my new band name

[@thomaskafafian2871]

Smoking resistor is always a good place to start!

[@EddieWinebauer]

I love videos like this, but most guys with a knack for electronics come off like a old step dad kinda guy. I like Brads videos because he speaks like a normal guy and never makes the watchers unable to follow along.

[@rbarker1706]

Reminds me of Robby The Robot!

[@danelynch2730]

I have a technical question.... Can you run a 40w 6ohm head though a 100w 4ohm cabinet or am i gonna blow something? Got a new amp for Christmas but only got the one cab...plz and thank you

[@TheGuitologist]

Should be fine.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Damn, I'm late..

[@tinicum54]

Liquid shot out from somewhere....

[@MrMe4444444]

I got parts.

[@TheGuitologist]

For this model?