[Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 24A pilasters,record trays etc.

[dirksenj at bellsouth.net]

Finding the plastics will be tough. I don't think they were reproduced. I 
believe the 600 plastics are much thicker, but you could probably still make 
them fit.

I have re-flocked many turntables without a gun. I use semi-gloss black 
spray paint instead of glue - it blends with the flocking material. After 
painting, immediately apply the flocking using a flour sifter (a cheap 
plastic one with a squeeze handle - this way you can do it with one hand 
while holding the turntable in the other) The sifter gives you a thin, even 
application. You will have to do this at least twice - three times is 
better. Cover it real good and save the flocking that doesn't stick for the 
next application.

If you install the Astatic 51, you will have to modify the trip wire 
anyway - the original is angled up too steeply. It's hardened and will break 
if you try to bend it without using a torch first. You can use a coat hanger 
wire instead. It has an "S" shape (in the horizontal position) with one end 
angled upwards. It curves to the front of the machine to miss the back 
casting. It will take some trial and error to get it to trip just right - 
it's easier to bend the coat hanger wire than the original. Good luck,

Jim
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Subject: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 24A pilasters,record trays etc.


>I have picked up another juke.A  1938 Wurlitzer 24A.I got Jackie wondering 
>if
> I'm putting jukeboxes in my
> bathroom...lol.
>
> Anyway it is missing the 2 lower and larger pilaster plastics.Victory 
> Glass
> catalog does not list any for this model.I sent an email to Roy Dean.Don't 
> know
> if he has it.Haven't tried Durfee yet but he doesn't show that he has a 
> 24A
> on the website.
>
> Does anybody know of any other model plastics that would fit or could be 
> cut
> to fit? May 600 plastics?
> I don't think the 2 upper ones are the ones it came with.The pictures show 
> a
> pattern in them. These are solid red.They do light up pretty though and 
> fit
> good.
>
> Also all the record tray inserts are missing.I spotted these on ebay.Item 
> no.
> 28222708251.Are these correct for the 24A ? Would certainly save some 
> money
> versus a set of new ones from Victory Glass except for the fact they need
> reflocking as well as my original turntable.
>
> And on the subject of reflocking which I've never attempted. Anybody have 
> any
> tips on doing a great looking reflocking?I know I need a flocking gun to 
> do
> the best job of it.
>
> Lastly my trip wire is missing.Can anybody send me a picture of what it's
> supposed to look like installed on the mech? Of course I'll be installing 
> the
> Astatic 51-2 kit on it so I may need to change the trip setup.
>
> I've already made progress on the mech. After much spraying of "Break 
> Free"
> and nearly a bottle of 3 in 1 motor oil I got this mech that kept wanting 
> to
> jam and pull 2 trays out and all kinds of good stuff running like a 
> champ.Goes
> through the selections in order each time I trip it.The worst thing was 
> the
> selector rod sticking and staying on the same record.That one gave me a 
> fit and
> where most of the oil and spray went.I had to use paper towels to catch 
> all the
> stuff overflowing out of the drip tray...lol.Lots of dirt and hardened 
> gunk
> laying in the tray itself.
>
> J.C.
>
>
>
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