Wurlitzer Update #2: Amplifier and Speaker Rebuild

As readers will remember from the last post on my restoration project of a 1937 Wurlitzer jukebox, I had performed a smoke test on the big, rusting amplifier. Happy as I was that it didn't burst into flames, I decided that if I was going to resurrect such a mighty phoenix I might as well do it right. To that effect I stripped and repainted both the amp and the speaker, and then sent them out to some experts to be rebuilt. In the case of the amp that meant removing all of the old capacitors and soldering in new ones. Old capacitors can fail, smoke, melt, and sometimes explode so this was money well-spent. Luckily the transformers and tubes were all good. The speaker needed a new cone and wires, and the finished product looks great. Given that these two parts are the heart of the old jukebox I know that having them properly rebuilt will make it all the better when the old crate sings the old tunes again.

Currently I'm working on getting the cabinet restored, which so far involves a lot of glue and clamps. Once the outside is done I can start putting things back inside and getting all those gears and parts to start moving and meshing again.