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2013
Wurlitzer
The relationship between WURLITZER and JUKEBOXES UNLIMITED ® goes back more than 4 decades. When
Wurlitzer in the US found itself struggling to keep going after
introducing the disastrous 1970 Statesman 3400 model, rife with
problems, things took a turn for the worst. During
prior years I had built up a communicative relationship with a number
of folks at the North Tonawanda, NY plant who expressed their interest
and enthusiasm regarding my restoring old jukes for sales to the
public on a large scale. Before
word leaked out of Wurlitzers eminent demise, I was contacted by a
friend at the factory who felt that any day they'd all be locked out
of the building for good and unable to take much away. So
he sent me huge boxes of brochures & literature for all the
product lines Wurlitzer made through the years. He said he had
personally collected this literature for years and wanted to give them
to someone who would appreciate and put them to good use. Now
here we are 40 years later and the entire Wurlitzer Company in Germany
(owned by Gibson Guitars) has filed for bankruptcy protection and a
sad timeline of history is being made yet again. As close as we are to WURLITZER in both the states and Germany, we have been basically kept in the dark regarding what's actually going on. In the meantime we are traipsing around the U.S. attempting to buy up all the parts needed to keep, at least, the reproduction "Bubblers" running for years to come. In
a twist of faith/luck we've acquired what we understand is the very
last NEW 45 rpm Wurlitzer "bubbler" in the country.
We've already sold the second to the last one to a client in London. This
very last unit was produced in January 2013. The serial number
tells us that this is the very last 45 rpm machine off the production
line in Germany still available NEW in America. Now here's something
interesting we've learned with the last machines coming out of the
plant in Germany: Most likely due to budget restraints
and suppliers not being paid, not all parts are available. Thus
in some cases were seeing the wrong speakers installed and a lower
quality of cartridge too, and both affect the sound dramatically. We
can fix these problems since we've already bought up some of the
correct components. It's called foresight. Remember, we're
the ones who bought the entire parts department from the Chicago
Seeburg Factory when it shut down back in 1980. So
how would you like to have the bragging rights of owning what we
believe is the very last new 45 RPM Wurlitzer "Bubbler" in
America or the World for that mater? Hell it should be going
into the Smithsonian! We also install Bluetooth systems allowing you to play all your tunes from your phone, tablet, computer etc. through Wurlitzer's fantastic sound system.
I am always being asked this question: "If you could only have one jukebox in your home, which one would it be?" Luckily I can never imagine that happening, but this would be right up there in the top five. And just so you know, besides being amazingly beautiful with rotating color cylinders, these machines sound great and can get very loud if the occasion arises. Maybe you should get this one for your next occasion.
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.
If you're interested in this or any
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