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Established 1971
Los Angeles, CA 91394
1-818-366-9400
All of our jukeboxes have been professionally reconditioned
and come with a full one year parts warranty,
excluding transportation.
We ship worldwide.
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1954
Seeburg
45 - RPM
Jukebox
Model "G"
100 Selections
SOLD!
Sunny Palm Springs all year round for me.
Following the
tremendous success of Seeburg's M100C of 1952-3 came two nearly
identical looking machines both introduced in September 1953 for the
1954 year. I wonder if the complaints that filtered back to the
distributors regarding the fragileness of the front of the
"C" had any bearing on the "100W" and
"HF100G" being built considerably more rugged?
Although the "W" had plastic pilasters, the noisy animation
was even dropped.
The front of both
the "W" and "G" was sturdy chromed metal and
resembled the front bumpers of the cars of the day. That
'bumper' could probably hold its ground against the real front bumper
of most of today's cars and even light duty trucks. The
"G" went one step farther in ruggedness with stainless steel
pilasters.
Ironically, those
very features of the "C" that irritated jukebox operators of
yesterday, (animation behind frosted plastic pilasters with round
glass mirrors in the grill) is what drives buyers to seek out the
"C" today.
Jukes can get
pretty banged up while being drug from one location to another and
pushed around in the shop. So a big difference between the
"C" and the "W"/"G” was durability.
Gone was the exposed wooden front covered only by a decal made from a
Polaroid photograph. (You could order replacement decals).
From the earliest
days, jukeboxes mimicked the styles of the new cars. So by 1954,
with cars no longer having that "Tin Lizzy" look, it was
natural for plastic to give way to chromed steel.
The "C"
and "W" had basically the same sound system whereas the
"G" was Seeburg’s first High Fidelity jukebox. It
incorporated an advanced amp and tweeter with a primitive dividing
network besides the 15 - inch woofer of the "C" and
"W". The "G" did sound better. In fact
we've even gone a step farther by adding one transistor. We
might call it a "Hybrid".
We ship worldwide and to insure
proper care we crate the jukeboxes ourselves. Call us with your
shipping address and we'll get you a competitive shipping/insurance
quote (prices vary according to value and destination), unless you'd
like to pick it up or have us deliver it in the Southern California
area.
Our experience in servicing jukeboxes bought elsewhere through the
Internet is that many sustain some kind of damage in transport. When
you buy a jukebox from us we make sure the components inside are
properly secured. In some cases we can send you detailed photos and
instructions on how to unpack the unit and get it up and running.
"We only sell quality
reconditioned jukeboxes that we'll be happy to service in the future.
This we've done since 1971."
If you're interested in this or any
of our other jukeboxes call us at:
1-818-366-9400, 10AM-6PM P.S.T. Mon.-Sat. or e-mail us: [email protected].
For jukebox rental information in the Los Angeles area visit Jukeboxes
For Rent ®.
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