Wurlitzer Jukebox
The Wurlitzer jukebox was born almost 80 years ago. Although it isn’t manufactured anymore (produced until the end of the 90′ due to the impossibility to compete with the emerging digital era), the Wurlitzer changed the history of jukeboxes forever. Every single model had a specific individuality and unique features.
Wurlitzer jukeboxes are automatic machines equipped with a great collection of tunes, compact disks, or melodies in high definition format. They’re equipt with knobs for every tune or record. When you place in a certain quantity of coins and choose a melody, the jukebox starts playing your desired tune or selection.
Many nostalgic music lovers love the Wurlitzer model jukeboxes of the fifties. Nowadays jboxes are found in discotheques, jazz and blues clubs, and why not having the feeling of living in the middle 20th century in your home. They have 100s of melodies on CDs that you can select from.
Purchasing a Wurlitzer Jukebox is a real investment and can get you some nice money even for years to come, because Wurlitzer models are arduous find.
Many great Wurlitzer models were manufactured in the late 50′ :
- the 950 exemplar (most difficult to find model) was the 1st model to have the famed bubble.
- the 1015 model was the most popular type with sixty thousand exemplars produced.
- the centenary exemplar was manufactured for the first time in 1956 (also known as the 2000 type). Improvements: two hundred melodies to be stored in the jukebox (6 thousand exemplars were made)
- 850 model : besides being the top contemporary jukebox on the marketplace, it’s also among the best models around ( because of it’s vintage look and design this model has been renewed and integrated with the latest technology available). The compact disk has a storage capacity of one hundred cds , being able to play up to 1200 melodies.
- Wurlitzer Mini Bubbler Jukebox – This inexpensive adaptation is an extraordinary way to feel the touch of the classic Wurlitzer design and sound without bankrupting or compromising half of your room (this replica doesn’t swallow coins or accepts multiple compact disks, is a simple CD player and radio receiver, in conjunction with extraordinary quality loudspeakers and a great remote).
- 1015 jukebox (iPod version) – the accession of the apple iPod port implies that this model can play extra tunes, up to than 10,000 songs.
Wurlitzer Jukeboxes continues to be extremely demanded among the collectors and fans . Besides, the Wurlitzer brand has been adapted and continues to prosper dependent to the the Gibson Co. Numerous reproduction exemplars of vintage jukeboxes are still obtainable on the market (the newer models are capable to play compact discs, and few of them have also iPod connectivity).
Although the classic Wurlitzer jukebox of the 50s has been substituted by modern jukeboxes with surround audio devices (and even adapted with iPod ports) , they continue to be an icon of US history.