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Au Revoir To The Juke Box. A Fond Remembrance Of The Past, Present And Future Potential Of The Juke
By Jon Stratis
Can the traditional Juke Box last in the digital and MP3 world? The MP3 Jukebox is a reality in many forms and expressions yet still the standard Juke Box survives.
Juke Box design came on from the austere wooden boxes in the early 1930s to glorious lit displays with plastic and color animation of the Rudolf Wurlitzer 850 Peacock juke box of the early 40's. Unfortunately once the United States government entered into the 2nd world war, metal ore as well as plastic were required for the war effort.
Music juke box production was limited. The 1943 Wurlitzer 950 juke box sported wooden coin slides to save on on metal alloy. It should also be noted that although the juke box mechanisms were made of metal, they weren't built during this era, instead, an untested console was developed and the internal portions of the juke box were positioned into it. Since most of the internal workings were assembled handmade, many of these juke boxes contained parts which never fit the right way and required refitting.
The 1943 Wurlitzer Victory console had glass illuminated panels rather than plastic. After the war, materials were accessible once again and there was a great growth in juke box construction. The Rudolf Wurlitzer "1015-Bubbler" juke box represents the appearance and is arguably the most popular juke box design of all time. Many of of these continued in popularity on into the 1950's in
active use and are forever related with the fifties in pop music culture despite their 40s origin, because of their unique visual prominence and production volume.
After the '40s, the juke box trends as a whole went more three-dimensional and "hi-tech" in their look, distancing themselves from "standard" juke box looks such as ancient Grecian, renaissance, and Gothic architecture motifs observed in the 'forties model juke boxes.
Music juke boxes from the forties are known as Golden Age due to the yellow catalin plastic. Music juke boxes from the fifties are known as Silver Age due to the overriding chromium-plate design. With the rise of drive in restaurants in the 1960's, eateries wanted to get clients in and out fast.
Today, the restaurant juke box has been replaced by other forms of amusemententertainment media, yet when you go to a place that still has a juke box, young and old are still attracted to their almost garish styling. The juke box as a mass media device may be dying yet the nostalgia is something that may never leave us. Discover How To Construct Your Own MP3 Juke box. As Well As Pick Songs From Your TV! Reuse An Aging Computer Into A Television Juke Box
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