NSM 50`s Jukebox...are they any good??

Im still looking for my first jukebox. I want something from the 50`s era.
Most of the stuff below 1950 and above 1960, I just dont care for. A friend
gave me a lead of an elder lady who has two juke box`s that were her
husbands who passed away and she does not want them. One is an NSM from the
50`s. Ive never heard of these. Are they any good? She says its working and
wants $600. Is this a good deal? Are parts available for these to restore
them? She does not know what the other juke is as its in storage but says it
is from the 50`s as well. Im going to look at both of them tomorrow, so I
need some advice. Ive got the "Official Price Guide to Antique Jukeboxes"
....the Millennium edition, from Victory glass, but there is nothing in there
about an NSM jukebox. I hope her other one is a Wurlitzer,Seebugh, or
Rockola, but I want know until I see it.Thanks for any help.....Mickey

First rule of jukebox collecting.
EVERYONE who has a juke for sale says that it is from the 50's!
Even if the juke has solid state circuits and digital readouts they STILL
say that it's from the 50's!
A few months ago I went to look at a juke at an old woman's house. It turned
out to be an R87 Rowe from the early 80's. She SWORE up and down that it was
in her uncle's bar during WWII when she was a kid.
I didn't fight with her.
As far as NSM jukes are concerned, they are pretty good, reliable boxes.
Some of their circuit boards have obsolete chips on them that can't be
fixed, so be careful if it doesn't play correctly. I SERIOUSLY doubt that
it's from the 50's because although they made jukes in Germany starting in
the early 50's, NSM didn't start importing jukes to the US until the late
60's. It's possible that some collector had a 50's NSM shipped over here
from Europe, but I've only seen one or two here in the states in 20+ years
of collecting.
Check them out. Who knows?!?!?!

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Im still looking for my first jukebox. I want something from the 50`s era.
Most of the stuff below 1950 and above 1960, I just dont care for. A
friend gave me a lead of an elder lady who has two juke box`s that were
her husbands who passed away and she does not want them. One is an NSM
from the 50`s. Ive never heard of these. Are they any good? She says its
working and wants $600. Is this a good deal? Are parts available for these
to restore them? She does not know what the other juke is as its in
storage but says it is from the 50`s as well. Im going to look at both of
them tomorrow, so I need some advice. Ive got the "Official Price Guide to
Antique Jukeboxes" ...the Millennium edition, from Victory glass, but
there is nothing in there about an NSM jukebox. I hope her other one is a
Wurlitzer,Seebugh, or Rockola, but I want know until I see it.Thanks for
any help.....Mickey





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Kieth's on the money here. I have not seen an NSM from earlier than the
mid-60s except in pictures. While they were decent jukeboxes the styling
left a lot to be desired IMO. Hopefully the one in storage is a good oldie
that you can enjoy restoring.

"Keith Stelter" wrote in message
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First rule of jukebox collecting.
EVERYONE who has a juke for sale says that it is from the 50's!
Even if the juke has solid state circuits and digital readouts they STILL
say that it's from the 50's!
A few months ago I went to look at a juke at an old woman's house. It
turned
out to be an R87 Rowe from the early 80's. She SWORE up and down that it
was
in her uncle's bar during WWII when she was a kid.
I didn't fight with her.
As far as NSM jukes are concerned, they are pretty good, reliable boxes.
Some of their circuit boards have obsolete chips on them that can't be
fixed, so be careful if it doesn't play correctly. I SERIOUSLY doubt that
it's from the 50's because although they made jukes in Germany starting in
the early 50's, NSM didn't start importing jukes to the US until the late
60's. It's possible that some collector had a 50's NSM shipped over here
from Europe, but I've only seen one or two here in the states in 20+ years
of collecting.
Check them out. Who knows?!?!?!

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Im still looking for my first jukebox. I want something from the 50`s
era.
Most of the stuff below 1950 and above 1960, I just dont care for. A
friend gave me a lead of an elder lady who has two juke box`s that were
her husbands who passed away and she does not want them. One is an NSM
from the 50`s. Ive never heard of these. Are they any good? She says its
working and wants $600. Is this a good deal? Are parts available for
these
to restore them? She does not know what the other juke is as its in
storage but says it is from the 50`s as well. Im going to look at both
of
them tomorrow, so I need some advice. Ive got the "Official Price Guide
to
Antique Jukeboxes" ...the Millennium edition, from Victory glass, but
there is nothing in there about an NSM jukebox. I hope her other one is
a
Wurlitzer,Seebugh, or Rockola, but I want know until I see it.Thanks for
any help.....Mickey





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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:58:50 -0400, wrote:

Im still looking for my first jukebox. I want something from the 50`s era.
Most of the stuff below 1950 and above 1960, I just dont care for. A friend
gave me a lead of an elder lady who has two juke box`s that were her
husbands who passed away and she does not want them. One is an NSM from the
50`s. Ive never heard of these. Are they any good? She says its working and
wants $600. Is this a good deal? Are parts available for these to restore
them? She does not know what the other juke is as its in storage but says it
is from the 50`s as well. Im going to look at both of them tomorrow, so I
need some advice. Ive got the "Official Price Guide to Antique Jukeboxes"
...the Millennium edition, from Victory glass, but there is nothing in there
about an NSM jukebox. I hope her other one is a Wurlitzer,Seebugh, or
Rockola, but I want know until I see it.Thanks for any help.....Mickey




I find personally that NSM are not as good as the US brands such as
ROWE ROCKOLA etc. I haven't seen a 50's one before, but the 60's to
80's certainly are a pain.

Also the ones I have seen use almost entirely custom motors and other
mechanical parts that would be almost impossible to obtain nowadays if
needed.

The biggest problem I find with the NSM 45rpm boxes that I have
occasionally been called to fix is that the mechanicals seem to "gum
up" with age and its not an easy job to fix this. Also where would
you get a cartridge and stylii for these ?

The US made brands of the same era aren't anywhere near as much of a
problem and you should give them priority when looking for a juke -
they are more than worth the extra money, hold their value and there
are almost always ample replacement parts (including reproduction
parts) and knowlege on them available due to their ongoing
collectability and popularity.

As far as I know - NSM arent really regarded as collectable. (maybe
in germany etc?)

Thanks for the input to this point! I think I will take everyones advice and
stay away from the NSM. I hope the other one is something nicer! I find out
tomorrow!!...Mickey
"KLR" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:58:50 -0400, wrote:

Im still looking for my first jukebox. I want something from the 50`s era.
Most of the stuff below 1950 and above 1960, I just dont care for. A
friend
gave me a lead of an elder lady who has two juke box`s that were her
husbands who passed away and she does not want them. One is an NSM from
the
50`s. Ive never heard of these. Are they any good? She says its working
and
wants $600. Is this a good deal? Are parts available for these to restore
them? She does not know what the other juke is as its in storage but says
it
is from the 50`s as well. Im going to look at both of them tomorrow, so I
need some advice. Ive got the "Official Price Guide to Antique Jukeboxes"
...the Millennium edition, from Victory glass, but there is nothing in
there
about an NSM jukebox. I hope her other one is a Wurlitzer,Seebugh, or
Rockola, but I want know until I see it.Thanks for any help.....Mickey




I find personally that NSM are not as good as the US brands such as
ROWE ROCKOLA etc. I haven't seen a 50's one before, but the 60's to
80's certainly are a pain.

Also the ones I have seen use almost entirely custom motors and other
mechanical parts that would be almost impossible to obtain nowadays if
needed.

The biggest problem I find with the NSM 45rpm boxes that I have
occasionally been called to fix is that the mechanicals seem to "gum
up" with age and its not an easy job to fix this. Also where would
you get a cartridge and stylii for these ?

The US made brands of the same era aren't anywhere near as much of a
problem and you should give them priority when looking for a juke -
they are more than worth the extra money, hold their value and there
are almost always ample replacement parts (including reproduction
parts) and knowlege on them available due to their ongoing
collectability and popularity.

As far as I know - NSM arent really regarded as collectable. (maybe
in germany etc?)