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[Gary Young]

--- "S.R. Boland" <digiovanni13 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Regarding 78 rpm boxes: what's the demand/status for
> both the AMI Model B and the Rockola 1432?  I never
> hear that much about those units, but they are both
> nice-looking 78 players, in my opinion.
> 
Hi Boris, A number of the AMI As and Bs seem to have
found their way to the UK and the rest of Europe,
Although my B had originally come via South Africa.
What seems to be less common is the model C. Some
would call it a poor mans 1100, but I have a soft spot
for this model, but have never actually seen one in
the flesh. In terms of mechanisms, in my opinion, they
are less complicated than the Wurlitzers and Seeburgs
of the period. Once set up properly they can be pretty
reliable. As far as I know these 3 machines all used
the same mechs and are relatively easy for spares. The
only main problems I have had is with the main can
micro switch which can be a bit tricky to set up, but
can be the source of quite a few problems. The top
plastic and side pillasters on the AMI B seem to be
the main thing that gets broken/cracked. I did buy a
fantastic reproduction top plastic from Ken Arnold in
the US some years ago. Not sure if he is still in
business, he did do repro parts for other machines and
found the quality to be excellent. If I remember he
was based in Florida somewhere. Maybe some of the
other members might know.

Regards

Gary


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