[Jukebox-list] RE: Wurlitzer 700 locks

[Wesley Dean]

    Kyle, this message will probably cause you to upchuck. For practical reasons when we do a home box, we remove ALL the tumblers. Then any same type key will unlock the box. Do not tell the customer this at first. Wait until they lose their key and then tell the to use a screwdriver. This works real well if the customer lives three hundred miles away. Wes 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mechanical Music of S.F." <mechanicalmusic at hotmail.com>
To: <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:27 PM
Subject: [Jukebox-list] RE: Wurlitzer 700 locks


> No, no, no.
> Don't file any tumblers, etc.
> 
> ANY good locksmith can make keys for your existing locks fairly easily, and 
> it shouldn't cost much.
> Simply remove them and drop them off.  A day later, you'll have new keys.
> 
> OR, better yet, have the smith make up locks to what you now know to be the 
> original style keys.
> 
> Just because they're old doesn't mean they're "Wurlitzer" locks.  Juke 
> manufacturers usually didn't make their own locks, and almost any of these 
> barrel type locks can be made up generic for $4 or $5. There are 3 or 4 
> standard barrel widths, and 4 or 5 standard lengths, with dozens of 
> manufacturers (who made and are still) making all the necessary parts to 
> make up a lock of almost any configuration.
> 
> Take the locks out and take them to a lock smith to have keys made for 
> what's there, or the tumblers changed to match the keys.
> 
> Kyle ~
> Mechanical Music of San Francisco
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> If the locks you have fit in length and look authentic why not keep them.
> Can you insert the keys into the locks? If yes, then they are Wurlitzer
> locks.
> 
> Next step is then to take the locks apart. If you fit the key now, you can
> file the small brass tabs or remove the ones sticking out, and VOILÀ you
> have working keys for your locks.
> 
>  Jens
> 
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