you have olved the cue tick tip
problem . I have tried m~ny type
of glue to keep th tip from
popping off, but I have found t hat
commo n hide g lu i the b t 0
far .
. .
Hid g lue work w 11 , but It I
ti ll not the p rfect glue to u e . It
would be nice to e an article on
thi probl m in the future and to
hear from ope r ator who have
olved it.
Jim Rinchuso
Assistant Foreman
Wilcox Amusement Co.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
I wi h to take thi opportunity
to thank you for Ii ting Dencal
orporation in your indu try
directory annual; it ha r ulted
in everal inquirier that were
conv rted to ale .
Ke p up the good work, a
your magazine i an a et to u
all.
Ernie D. Dennison
President
Dencal Corp.
Holliston , Mass.
Editor's Note: Joe Robbi(lS, . ex.-
ecutive vice president of f!rPoe Dst'?-
buting Inc. and a re.cognlzed leader. In
our industry, subrritted the folk)IMng
opinion artJde to us about the state of
t\I\.O of the coin-op business's. oId~
segrnents--pinba// and muSIC. HIS
thoughts on these subjects express
concern for one of those segrrmts and
II\,()nder over the other. V\t> hope you
enjoy sharing them )
.
I wish I could summarize the
state of the market in a brief
overview, but the picture is split
into different segments and the
pieces are not at all slrnilar.
For example, in spite of the
demise of Wurlitzer, the three
remaining competitors are not
setting any sales records .
Every effort has been made to
contain costs, the boxes are
better looking and better sound-
ing than ever, they work ex-
tremely reliably, and yet the
operator just doesn 't seem inclin-
ed to replace in quantity . And
trade-in prices are skyhigh .
So, why? Well, one jukebox
will take in the same as any
other-- or very close to the same .
They all sound good-- old or new.
So where is the incentive to buy
in quantity?
We need a breakthrough --
something that will put MORE
MONEY in the cash box , that
creates demand all the way up
from th e player to the store
owner to the operator to the
distributor to the manufacturer.
Let's hope we get it soon .
At the other end of the
spectrum , we see the flipper
pinball market just bursting with
sales and more sales . There
seems to be no end to the
insatiable demand, with the
domestic consumption rising
fast er than exports. And with
more and more closed markets
opening up in the USA , the
upward trend seems unstoppa -
ble .
What about the electronic
flipper ? Will it really capture the
fancy of the player? Will it really
earn more money? Will it really
minimize service costs? What a
fascinating future lies ahead for
this brightest of all sectors of our
business .
Yes, we are very happy with
the present and the future of
flippers , but we keep watching
that old love-- the jukebox --and
we just wonder how long before
the dynamic innovation comes
along and revives what was once
the very foundation of every
route .
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