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Dave, these things are cool! I never heard of this company before. I was always looking at later ones, Seeburg or Rockola. I like this earlier look even better, it shows you how the sausage is made. Thanks for sharing the images. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Breneman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: [ARSCLIST] Good Sounding Jukeboxes (Was: Living Presence promo copies) > --- On Thu, 10/1/09, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> For a long time, I had dreams of a classic 45-singles >> jukebox, but then when I started shopping for a >> well-restored one, it turned out they mostly sound like crap >> due to both mid-grade to low-grade phono pickups and also >> the fact that most singles sound like crap from Play One. > > Some of the best-sounding jukeboxes made were the AMI F and G > series from 1954-1956. They had GE VR-II pickups (or similar > GE models) and separate bass and treble horns that give > really great sound. Probably some of the best sounding > jukeboxes ever. They're still fairly reasonably priced > because they are rather boxy looking compared to the > "Jetsons" styling that came later. The G-200 has a bass > speaker that runs the length of the cabinet to bounce > off the floor. The F and G 80 and 120 have folded bass > horns under the record changer that also bounce off > the floor. A treble horn sits on top. > > Here's a picture of my AMI G-200 in my workshop: > > http://tildebang.com/jukebox/images/ami-in-workshop.jpg > > And here's a picture of a G-120 I restored for a friend: > > http://tildebang.com/jukebox/images/ami-g120.jpg > > > > >