# JUKEBOX: Free to Good Home (DC Area) **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [August 27, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826 "2012-08-27T15:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/1 "2012-08-27T15:03:05Z")
…or Bad Home, or Scrapping for Parts. Do what you like; it’s yours for the taking. We’ve got a Rowe R-86 jukebox, in semi-working condition, fully loaded with 45’s ranging from (I believe) 50’s up to early 00’s. You’re welcome to the whole kit and caboodle. It’s not [this one](http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rowe-r-86-r86-jukebox-plays-200-songs-45s), but looks exactly like it. Here’s [another picture](http://www.jukebox-world.de/Forum/Archiv/AMI/AMI_R-86.htm) (ours is the “gold” version). We haven’t tried to play it in a while, but I believe that the last time we checked, the mechanism for selecting and playing records worked correctly, as did the lights; the only issue is that the speakers didn’t work. We bought it a few years ago, thinking we’d rewire it, but we never got around to it. Now, it’s just gathering dust, and it’s taking up much-needed space, so even if we did get it working, we couldn’t really justify keeping it. However, it’s incredibly heavy, and we’re incredibly lazy. So before we try to figure out how to cart it off somewhere, we thought we’d give you all a shot. Although it weighs a ton, it rolls beautifully, so we can probably get it out of the house and down to the street without too much effort. After that, well, we wish you the best of luck. If you only want the parts, we might be able to disassemble it first, which would make moving it considerably easier. Let me know if you have any questions. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/2 "2012-08-27T21:02:32Z")
Oh, man, I very much want to take you up on this, but I don’t think we have the space, and I don’t think I’d ever get it to work. So let this just be a bump. Good luck. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/3 "2012-08-27T21:09:18Z")
Where is it? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/4 "2012-08-27T21:10:19Z")
Oh I see, DC. There’s not editing in here? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/5 "2012-08-28T14:20:16Z")
Just a little more info (and a shameless bump): > [@Cliffy](#): > > I don’t think we have the space Good point! How big is it, **Dorkness**? I don’t have the precise measurements, but it’s somewhere between 4 and 4 1/2 feet wide, roughly the same in height, and about 2 feet deep. (And weighs a ton. Maybe half a ton.) If you need to know exactly, let me know, and I’ll check it out. It’s not that big, really, but our house is sorely lacking storage space, and we would dearly love to install a cupboard where it’s currently standing. > [@Zebra](#): > > Where is it? Oh I see, DC. Yes - not DC proper, but NW suburbs, in Maryland. Please PM me for more details. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/6 "2012-08-29T06:27:18Z")
PM Sent ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/7 "2012-08-29T15:28:56Z")
And we have a winner! Congratulations, **MannyL**. See you soon. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/8 "2013-01-08T21:19:05Z")
I’m reviving this thread because **MannyL** and I lost touch after some back-and-forth, and he never did pick up the jukebox. I PM’ed him and sent an email about three weeks ago, and haven’t heard anything back, and it looks like he hasn’t been on the boards since November. So on the off chance that he’ll notice this has been bumped, I’m giving it a shot. If I still haven’t heard from him in a week (by the 15th), I’ll reopen the offer. And for anyone else who might be interested, here are the exact dimensions, as per the manual (we downloaded a copy online; that’s yours as well): Weight - 355 pounds (See, I was totally exaggerating! It’s not even a _fifth_ of a ton.) Depth - 26 1/2 inches Width - 41 1/2 inches Height - 53 inches Holds 100 7" records Let me know if you have any other questions. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/9 "2013-01-08T21:44:03Z")
I hope someone here can give it a home for you, but if you’re really itching to get rid of it, a posting in your local Craigslists’ “Free” section will have it out of your life within hours. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/10 "2013-01-08T22:07:29Z")
Oh, indeed, or Freecycle. I just thought it would be a fun thing for the Dope. But yes, if I do offer it again, it will only be for a week, tops. We’re so over this behemo- er… totally unique, fun, funky addition to any home’s family room, rec room, or bar area. Truly a showpiece. Don’t miss your opportunity! ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/11 "2013-01-18T16:46:20Z")
Okay, then - here’s your last chance! No word from **MannyL** , so the jukebox is now officially up for grabs again. If I don’t hear anything in a week, I’ll offer it on CL. You don’t need to actually pick it up within the week, just confirm that you want it and we’ll make arrangements. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/12 "2013-02-20T05:40:33Z")
Looks like the happy days jukebox. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jukebox-free-to-good-home-dc-area/632826/13 "2013-02-28T23:39:01Z")
I think my son needs this. I will call him tonight:cool: