Wurlitzer 1015 and Rockola 1422 Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In 1946 Wurlitzer released one of if not the most iconic jukebox in history, and in the same year Rockola released the 1422. In this video we will discuss the differences between the two jukeboxes.
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They're both so beautiful in every way. Gosh.
Great Great video here.
I"ll take either one and never complain about anything.
I am thankful that we have John Papa to keep these wonderful Jukeboxes in the spotlight.
A great video here Sir.
As I have said before John has talked to me many times and always is the best with value and advice on these machines.
Thank you MR. Papa.
Travis in Ky
Nice video John. I have both a 1015 and a Rock 1426. The 1015 was overengineered and more complex than the Rock. Rocks used a single cam in the mech with a belt drive vs. the more complex 1015. I recently restored a '53 W1500A that took 4 years -- it is a mechanical nightmare -- spoke to an old Wurlitzer factory technician (old!) recently who told me that even trained factory pros could not keep 1500's running reliably in their heyday. I've owned my 1015 since 1975 and my 1426 since 1980. Both are grade 1 restorations -- both have been chrome plated so they both "pop."
Great job John. I have had a restored 1422 since 1994. It looks and sounds great, has worked perfectly since then, and never given me a problem. Can't go wrong with either one, but it seems to me alot more can go wrong with a 1015 over time.
Also, when I was in the market for a restored jukebox, I was told by more than one restorer that these units needed to be played daily to keep them functioning correctly.
Built to be used AND last! That's a long lost concept.
both these machines are amazing
Craftsmanship is dead. Those were magical. I'd love to see something like those made today with the same magnitude of quality parts and appearance.
you can buy a new version of the Wurlitzer machine that uses cds but looks just like the old ones, even has bubble tubes
Great
American jukebox
Great video, Mr. Papa.......very interesting to find out more about these beautiful machines. Keep up the good work.
Great, interesting, and comparative information, Mr. Papa.
Nice video I was hopping you would play a record on both jukes so we could hear the difference
Great video, well presented.
When you get into the 50's,actually 1949,Seeburgs just destroyed the competition. They were the best sounding,most reliable jukeboxes there were and had beautiful designs. I personally think the 1100 is more beautiful that a 1015 as wurlitzers go,plus they had the Cobra tonearm.
I have two wurlitzer 1450 jukeboxes and they have 3 wheels also. 1951 models.
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You left out the 5 stainless trim pieces around the plastics on the 1422 when counting the "castings". Also Rockola used chrome. Nickel is less expensive. Also the plastics on the Rockola were thicker and higher quality than the 1015s.
Very interesting!
3 point leveling, thats indeed the best, 3 wheels make sense you can straight something out with 3 points better than 4 or more. I still believe engineers went more in depth with designing stuff with the question of what if... msot engineers from today cant even think of this, let alone creat this because everything is digitalized of made into a small chip.
I was born in 1946😊
John, great video.. one of the things that would have been nice to hear was how the sound systems compared. I'm not too familiar with the Rockola Magic Glo series boxes and their sound systems, but to me the later Rockola's of the 50's and 60's just didn't compare to the Seeburgs of the day. Even the AMi's as cheap as they were, sounded pretty good once they got to the Hi-Fi Ami F with it's folded horn bass speaker and ear level Horn.
Since my original comment, I've acquired a Rockola 1422. It is one gorgeous jukebox. After a rebuild/repair of the amp and an upgrade to the amp so that it will work with a new pfanstiehl cartridge it sounds fantastic! ( I modified the amp by removing the 6J5 and adding a 6SN7 to the amp)
Wurlitzer was American. Rudoplh Wurloitzer was from Germany. But he went to the Usa in the 18 century
Indeed and Jones from UK
Shooting for "good enough" inevitably leads to making junk. It might have taken a long time, but this always happens. These were commercial units that needed to look good, sound good and have a near 100% duty cycle.
memorylane80s: Of course you are entitled to your opinion but I could not disagree with you more. I love the old machines and delicious crackle of vinyl. Sticking them in a museum is would be a terrible waste in my opinion. They should be used with care and lovingly restored so people can dance to them for years to come.
The Rockola looks so much more elegant
I love jukeboxes n gonna buy one Very soon,But its like driving an EType jag which I have recently they are rubbish to the new sports cars of today, those Boxes should be in a Musium and we should be able to have REALLY modern stuff!! , nice gear but I would buy a modern one with Mp3 inputs n extra speakers and the full monty!.Why Not? DONT take us back!! FORWARDS!
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One more thing. The mechanism on the Rock Ola is louder and noisier than the Wurlitzer.
Nice Thais nice
how much could it cost?
dunno why this Wurlitzer became so iconic.. I love the design of the RO way more..
Don't rock the juke box I wanna hear George Jones
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You forgot what it is made for ! Blabla and no sound test 👎
Probably because the RO was cheap shit compared to the iconic Wurlitzer.