Two new Seeburg jukebox repair books from Ron Rich!

Ron Rich has established himself as one of the foremost experts on jukebox repair, and his latest two repair guides once again prove to be an invaluable resource for owners of Seeburg jukes.

The Seeburg Microlog Jukebox Troubleshooting Guide

Designed as a procedural guide to tracking down problems, the Seeburg Microlog Jukebox Troubleshooting Guide includes both service notes and procedure charts to aid in your phonograph (Seeburg never called their music players "jukeboxes") repair adventure.

In Ron’s own words, "This guide was written to assist you in locating and pinpointing any problems, down to the component…[it] is for use by a person who as a basic understanding of ‘117 VAC,’ ‘low voltage’ circuits, and how the jukebox is supposed to operate."

Ron Rich’s Seeburg Mechanism Guide, 2nd Edition

Another essential tool for Seeburg jukebox (okay, Seeburg phonograph) enthusiasts, the Seeburg Mechanism Guide was written, in Ron’s words, "to explain how the mechanism, in its various versions, works." Seems straight-forward, but as anyone who’s worked on any sort of electro-mechanical device, these machines are hardly as simple as they appear on the outside.

From "Pin Bank" 100-selection models through SMC mechs, this guide covers all variants of Seeburg mechs and their operation. If you’re trying to wrap your head around what your Seeburg juke is supposed to be doing, this is the guide for you.

Together these two books can help get that bargain "clunker" of a Seeburg juke you picked up at an auction back into shape, and help keep it working for years to come. Both are now available from GameRoom Magazine!

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The city of Beacon, NY  has decided to enforce an old law banning pinball in the city limits, effectively shutting down the Retro Arcade Museum run by Fred Bobrow (featured in the July issue of GameRoom Magazine). This is unbelievable in this day and age that pinball is still illegal in some places, and it's even worse that this law is being used to shut down a truly unique store that features a great collection of old EM arcade games (including the evil pinball machines).

Here's a CNN video story about the situation.

I'd urge you to contact Beacon's mayor and let him know your feelings about this. It's incredibly unjust, and just mind-boggling that they decided to enforce this arcane law 18 months after he had opened for business.

A new high score record is made public by Twin Galaxies. Billy Mitchell's score of 1,062,800 points passes Hank Chien's record score of 1,061,700 points for Donkey Kong. To make matters more interesting for those keeping score at home, Billy also became the new Donkey Kong Jr. champ with a score of 1,270,900. Both scores were verified live at Boomers-Grand Prix Arcade in Florida by veteran Twin Galaxies referees Todd Rogers and Morning Dove Mahoney.

Congratulations Billy...