Thanks!!
Il 17/01/2023 19:51, Chan Gade ha scritto: Here it is on an arm in the I-200: https://www.flickr.com/photos/90641375@N06/37325736231/ The hyperlink probably won't get through, so copy/paste.
Attached is a shot of the Continental 1 with counterweight. I did this in 1986. It was necessary to cut off a small section of the mech dress cap to clear the added counterweight.
RobNYC
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
On 2/20/2024 3:15 PM, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
I don't know anything about your hand operated jukeboxes but think they are really cool! Thanks for the pictures!
Tony
Wow! Thank you. I never knew those existed.
Dean
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 05:03:25 AM PST, Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
On 2/20/2024 3:15 PM, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
I don't know anything about your hand operated jukeboxes but think they are really cool! Thanks for the pictures!
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I can just imagine teenagers desperately trying to pull records out of that hole... On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 03:15:51 PM EST, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
Il 21/02/2024 16:46, JIM & LAURIE DIRKSEN ha scritto:
I can just imagine teenagers desperately trying to pull records out of that hole...
That's true. An operator told me they tried to slightly bend the record without breaking it, to see if they could manage to pull it out. Someone even used a razor to cut away enough of the border to make it smaller, no problem if this meant cutting away the beginning or more of the song...
On 2/21/2024 12:13 PM, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list wrote:
Il 21/02/2024 16:46, JIM & LAURIE DIRKSEN ha scritto:
I can just imagine teenagers desperately trying to pull records out of that hole...
That's true. An operator told me they tried to slightly bend the record without breaking it, to see if they could manage to pull it out.
That is exactly what I thought of. The newer records just might bend enough to come out but the older records would certainly break.
I bet there were some fights around who was going to play the next record ....
On 21 Feb 2024 at 15:47, JIM & LAURIE DIRKSEN via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
I can just imagine teenagers desperately trying to pull records out of that hole... On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 03:15:51 PM EST, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
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Wow, Federico! I had no idea such things existed, either. I notice that the title strips are more colorful and stylish, too... Thanks for the education!
--Bob
On 2/20/2024 12:15 PM, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
________________________________ Hi all, the title page display mechanism in my 1995 NSM Emerald Ice CD jukebox is jammed. this has the sliding pages, Which I have removed them all, so it is empty and still jammed. This happened when my finger slipped while using the red buttons mounted on the circuit board on the back side of the display unit. I was holding the advance right button and during mid travel /cycle, my finger slipped onto the left advance button. It jammed at this time. it worked fine from the front cabinet buttons up to this point, now nothing from any of the buttons. After I let it sit a few minutes, if I press one of the advance buttons, it will try to move 3 times then I get a 90xxx error ( 90-93). so how do I unjam this while all of the sliding pages are removed? Thank you, Rick.
Super cool! Thank you for sharing!Brad
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 12:15 PM, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
Hello everyone!
In the 1960s, here in Italy, you could find some curious versions of italian-made jukeboxes, actually hand operated. Some of these were built by well known italian factories of the time, like SIDAM, which in the eighties will become a well known manufacturer of video games.
How they works? They are quite simple - there's a circular opening in the front glass, large enough to let you insert your hand, but not enough to permit you to take out the record. You choose a record from the list, pick it up by hand from the rack inside, and insert it in the player. Player it's usually similar to a domestic portable record player. Once the record it's inside the player, you insert the coin and the record start playing.
These cabinets are smaller than a normal jukebox. and they were much more economic than a full real jukebox. Also, they obviously have very few troubles and failures, while operating.
There were several models of these kind of hand-jukeboxes (don't know how to call them). Some have some sort of control - for example, a safety system to avoid you can missort the records, things like that. I can say I've always seen this machines as manufactured by local italian firms, never seen something similar coming from a foreign manufacturer.
My question is, have you never seen something similar, in other countries? Do you know of an official name for this kind of coin-op machines?
Here are some photos of two of these curious machines I own, the first one being the Sidam stand-up machine, the second one a counter top version:
https://www.tilt.it/sidam_fono_princess_1964.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_1.jpg https://www.tilt.it/little_box_2.jpg
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