I came across a Rock-Ola 451 in very bad condition as a part-ex on one of my other machines.  At first I was just going to break it down and keep the good parts but then I thought it’d be interesting to strip it down to its nuts and bolts and see if I could build it back up again, customising the colour scheme as I went.  It will need new ‘glasses’ for the door and a lot of other attention but it should turn out quite nice.  I haven’t got the photos sorted just yet but when I do I’ll post them.

If it was a ‘classic’ then I’d obviously restore it as near to original as possible but with a machine like this the value of the jukebox doesn’t warrant that sort of expense.  So I am mainly doing this one out of interest, just to see what I can make of it.

The jukebox I am working on just now is a Wurlitzer Carillon from 1972.  It plays 50 singles, which is 100 selections. The mechanism was in a bit of a bad state so I stripped off everything right down to the base plate and gave it an aluminium finish. 

I then had the interesting task of putting the gearbox and gripper assembly back on, which took a bit of head scratching to get everything lined up correctly, but the end result was worth it.

I have two jukeboxes for sale just now and I am working on a Wurlitzer Carillon which is a funky little jukebox, very compact and a great starter box.

The Lyric E is below and has been fully refurbished, including new sides. The retail price is £2650.

Wurlitzer Lyric E jukebox for sale