[Jukebox-list] A trip to The Yard!

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Jimmy,
Sounds like a place we would all like to go!  Roy is a nice guy and has some 
cute little dogs too!
Jackie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jimmy Day" <recordhound at verizon.net>
To: <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:01 PM
Subject: [Jukebox-list] A trip to The Yard!


> And what a yard to play in!
>
> No trip to Lizella, Georgia would be complete without stopping in at The 
> Jukebox Junkyard. In fact, if you're a jukebox person, and are anywhere 
> within 300 miles of Lizella, GA, "it's worth the trip", as Roy Dean so 
> succinctly put it.
>
> Where in the world is Lizella? About 8 miles east of Macon, GA. (Macon is 
> about 70 miles south of Atlanta. Roy, correct me if I'm off on these 
> numbers, I just used my little pinkie to measure on the map.)
>
> My wife and I drove up from Florida to this little town, just off I-75. 
> Went past a coupla churches, turned down a rustic dirt drive, and THERE IT 
> WAS. The Jukebox Junkyard. Acres. I think Roy said something like 12,000 
> square feet. And believe me, there is enough jukebox-related stuff to 
> start a factory or two.
>
> I still haven't been to sleep, just thinking about all of it. How can one 
> describe it? You want jukeboxes? Wurlitzer 800, Wurlitzer Peacock, 1015, 
> and many more. Seeburgs like you would not believe. AMI Continentals. 
> RockOla 1428s. Evans, Mills, Aireon. And more. Hundreds more.
>
> But did you say PARTS?
>
> Holy moly. I had to clean my glasses five times to see all of it, and we 
> still didn't see all of it. The wife got lost in there twice, and had to 
> call on my cell phone to find us! Coin units, slug rejectors, trim, domes, 
> glass, pilasters, moldings, complete cabinets, title drums, complete 
> mechanisms, wallboxes, relays, solenoids, transformers, tubes, 
> transistors, ICs, back doors, front doors, castings, selectors, buttons, 
> knobs, parts for machines I never knew existed. Amplifiers, accumulators, 
> steppers, wiring harnesses, plugs, sockets, circuit boards. Did I mention 
> records - you would not believe! Hi-fi equipment, test equipment, radios, 
> turntables, speakers and more speakers. The end of one aisle was nearly 
> floor-to-ceiling Seeburg wallboxes. From a ceiling beam hung dozens of 
> original electro-magnetic jukebox speakers. Entire drawers of cartridges 
> and needles.
>
> I went with a list and we found everything I needed. His prices were good, 
> his knowledge and advice are priceless. I will post pictures soon!
>
> Take Roy's (and my) advice - it's worth the trip! And bring a van or 
> trailer!
>
> *jukebox jimmy day
>
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