Play Meter
Issue: 1975 December - Vol 1 Num 12 - Page 5
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PlAt' ltiETER
Volume 1/ No. 12
features
Gimme Lotsa Bass
24-28
From rau~ous rock t
rooning country, the 1976
automatic phonographs from th e world 's top five phone
manufacturers deliver with more style and power than
ever before. Beginning on page 24 are descriptive articles
and specification charts on each of th e manufacturers'
newest models .
H onky Tonk Heroes
December, 197 5
staff
34
Certainly no match for today's super-amplified stereo
boogie machines, antique music boxes like those
belonging to Kurt Elbers of Covington. La ., kept
fun -lovers and dancers stepping high in the early decades
of this century . A brief history of th ese marvelous musical
devices accom panies pictures of Elbers' collection .
Jukebox Partner
MEMBE R
38
The second of our historical articles this month deals with
a device that rose to popularity abou t th e same time as
the modern jukebox-- the pinball machine .
departm e nts
From the Editor ... ......... ......... ..................... 6
Editorial ............. . .. .. ........ ...... ................ 11
Editor and Publisher :
Ralph C. Lally II
Manag ing Editor:
Sonny Albarado
Interna tional Editor:
David Snook
Tech nica l Editor:
Perry E. Miller
Correspondents :
Robert Haim
Gene Seley
Tom Oliver
Dick Welu
John Osborne
Production Assistants :
Steve Hebert
Lynn Zielinski
Amy Lindblom
Circulation Manager :
Lynn Zieli nski
Typography :
Skybird Typography
Advertising Representative :
Ralph C. Lally II
Mailbox .. .................. ...... ..... .... .. ..... ...... 12
Coinman of the Month . .. . ... ....... . ... ..... ... .. ... ... 19
A veteran phonograph operator chats about his work
Operating .... .. . .. ........ ........ .......... ....... .... 22
Test your operating ability and patience
Cr dits: Cover idea, Ralph Lally;
Coinman photos, L s Montooth; 8-Ball
Tournament photos, onny Albarado;
Antique Music Box photos, Paul
ylvester; Pinball His tory photos,
J ohn Osborn ; tory Castl Contract
photo, J oe Lee.
Distributing ...... .......... .... .............. . .. ........ 29
New Orleans' first 8-ball tournament
Music Programming ....... .......................... 32-37
Manufacturing ..... ...... ... .. ..... ................. .. . 40
International News .. ........ . .......................... 43
Exporting to South America
On the Move ......... .. ........ ............ .. .... ...... 46
New Products . .... ........... ..... .... ...... .. .. ..... .. 48
Technical Topics ..... ..... .... ....... ....... ......... .. 51
Classifieds ...... . . .... ... .......... ........ .. ... .. ..... 64
PLAY METER , December 1975, Volume
1, Number 12. Publishing Offices. 4136
Washington Avenue, P. 0 . Box 24170,
New Orleans . La . 70184 . Telephone ( 504)
827-0320 . Printing Offices, Franklin Print-
ing Co ., 209 Magazine St .• New Orleans ,
La . Controlled circulation at New Orleans,
La . Subscription rates : U. S. and Cana -
da-- $20; Europe and Japan-- $35; Else-
where -- $40. Multiple subscriptions ( or-
dered at one time) : 2-9, $17 each; 10-24 ,
$15 each; 25 or more, $10 each . Advertis-
ing rates on request . Copyright 1975 by
Skybird Publishing Company . No part of
th is magazine may be reproduced without
ex press permission . The trademarks ,
PLAY METER and COIN INDUSTRY
PLAY METER , are registered . The editors
are not responsible for unsolicited contri -
butions . Postmaster: Send form 3579 to
Play Meter, P. 0.
Box 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184 .
5
PlAt' ltiETER
Volume 1/ No. 12
features
Gimme Lotsa Bass
24-28
From rau~ous rock t
rooning country, the 1976
automatic phonographs from th e world 's top five phone
manufacturers deliver with more style and power than
ever before. Beginning on page 24 are descriptive articles
and specification charts on each of th e manufacturers'
newest models .
H onky Tonk Heroes
December, 197 5
staff
34
Certainly no match for today's super-amplified stereo
boogie machines, antique music boxes like those
belonging to Kurt Elbers of Covington. La ., kept
fun -lovers and dancers stepping high in the early decades
of this century . A brief history of th ese marvelous musical
devices accom panies pictures of Elbers' collection .
Jukebox Partner
MEMBE R
38
The second of our historical articles this month deals with
a device that rose to popularity abou t th e same time as
the modern jukebox-- the pinball machine .
departm e nts
From the Editor ... ......... ......... ..................... 6
Editorial ............. . .. .. ........ ...... ................ 11
Editor and Publisher :
Ralph C. Lally II
Manag ing Editor:
Sonny Albarado
Interna tional Editor:
David Snook
Tech nica l Editor:
Perry E. Miller
Correspondents :
Robert Haim
Gene Seley
Tom Oliver
Dick Welu
John Osborne
Production Assistants :
Steve Hebert
Lynn Zielinski
Amy Lindblom
Circulation Manager :
Lynn Zieli nski
Typography :
Skybird Typography
Advertising Representative :
Ralph C. Lally II
Mailbox .. .................. ...... ..... .... .. ..... ...... 12
Coinman of the Month . .. . ... ....... . ... ..... ... .. ... ... 19
A veteran phonograph operator chats about his work
Operating .... .. . .. ........ ........ .......... ....... .... 22
Test your operating ability and patience
Cr dits: Cover idea, Ralph Lally;
Coinman photos, L s Montooth; 8-Ball
Tournament photos, onny Albarado;
Antique Music Box photos, Paul
ylvester; Pinball His tory photos,
J ohn Osborn ; tory Castl Contract
photo, J oe Lee.
Distributing ...... .......... .... .............. . .. ........ 29
New Orleans' first 8-ball tournament
Music Programming ....... .......................... 32-37
Manufacturing ..... ...... ... .. ..... ................. .. . 40
International News .. ........ . .......................... 43
Exporting to South America
On the Move ......... .. ........ ............ .. .... ...... 46
New Products . .... ........... ..... .... ...... .. .. ..... .. 48
Technical Topics ..... ..... .... ....... ....... ......... .. 51
Classifieds ...... . . .... ... .......... ........ .. ... .. ..... 64
PLAY METER , December 1975, Volume
1, Number 12. Publishing Offices. 4136
Washington Avenue, P. 0 . Box 24170,
New Orleans . La . 70184 . Telephone ( 504)
827-0320 . Printing Offices, Franklin Print-
ing Co ., 209 Magazine St .• New Orleans ,
La . Controlled circulation at New Orleans,
La . Subscription rates : U. S. and Cana -
da-- $20; Europe and Japan-- $35; Else-
where -- $40. Multiple subscriptions ( or-
dered at one time) : 2-9, $17 each; 10-24 ,
$15 each; 25 or more, $10 each . Advertis-
ing rates on request . Copyright 1975 by
Skybird Publishing Company . No part of
th is magazine may be reproduced without
ex press permission . The trademarks ,
PLAY METER and COIN INDUSTRY
PLAY METER , are registered . The editors
are not responsible for unsolicited contri -
butions . Postmaster: Send form 3579 to
Play Meter, P. 0.
Box 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184 .
5
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