The most difficult aspect of the entire jukebox restoration was repairing the faux wood-grain finish on the lower part of the metal selector panel.
Metal Selector Panel Before Restoration
Seeburg Jukebox Restoration, Part 7
01
Jan
Or perhaps I should have titled this post “Jukebox Porn: Seeburg exposes all!”
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Snow is more interesting than rain
27
Dec
I suppose that it’s a good thing I like snow, living at the elevation I do. Here are some photos I captured on a Christmas Morning snowshoe hike.
Ice on log over creek (click for larger)
Seeburg Jukebox Restoration, Part 6
19
Dec
Time for a Seeburg Jukebox update. I’ve been remiss in posting updates. The restoration of the cabinet is finished (photos coming in a few days) and I’ve moved on and recently finished working on the record playing mechanism.
Mechansim playing its first record after being restored
Even though the amplifier is not ready yet and even though the mechanism is not mounted inside the cabinet, I couldn’t help putting a record in and playing a song.
Red Fox
15
Dec
These are some photos of a red fox family that was living across the street. Some of you may have already seen these, but I wanted to collect them all in one place.
Mamma or pappa fox... it's hard to tell from this angle
One of the pups
Sunrise Lunar Eclipse
10
Dec
This morning there was a total eclipse of the moon at sunrise. The moon set in the west while the sun rose in the east.
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Sometimes I do things the hard way. I could have just parked beside the road and got some decent photos. No, I had to try and hike to a nearby mountain top through more than a foot of snow. The early morning cold fogged my judgment and I left the snowshoes in the car. It made for slow going.
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When it became apparent that the mountain top was still 20 minutes away and it looked like the moon was going to set before then, I stopped and found a clearing. I never made it to the mountain top.
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There was quite a bit of air pollution in the east and the sunrise was very red. The snow in these photos is reflecting that reddish light from the east.
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Due to the mountains and Colorado being a bit too far east for this eclipse, totality occured after it was below the horizon.
Mountain Oceans
30
Oct
Up here at elevation 8300 feet, one doesn’t usually think of the crashing waves of an ocean.
Our winter windstorms have started, but the large reservoir on the east side of town hasn’t frozen yet.
Second Snow
29
Oct
The second snowfall of the season was deep and pretty. I live for those mornings that dawn bright and sunny after it snows. The snow glitters white and the sky a deep blue. It’s a blue that only is seen at high elevations.
As usual, click the photo for larger versions.
I was up early and hiked to one of my favorite nearby hilltops. I’d live up on top of this if there was any way that I could. The hilltop doesn’t seem to have an official name and I’m still working on making up a name of my own.
Mt. Thorodin in the background
Ski area upper left. Town and reservoir right of center.
Glorious sky
Deaf-like silence in this cotton world.
Seeburg Jukebox Restoration, Part 5
11
Oct
Remember this from a previous post?
A damaged piece of molding that had to be rebuilt.
Well, as I was installing it, it broke. I fixed it again, then it broke again. Repeat 2 more times. The old wood was just too weak. So I took a piece of maple, cut and carved an entirely new one from scratch.
New Molding to replace the 3x repaired broken one
Time consuming, yes. This small piece is only about 5 inches long, but it’s been holding up progress on a lot of other things.
Another task that was holding up progress, and one I had been dreading, was installing the new mirrors on the front door. But Dave came and gave me a hand or two.
Front door with new mirrors and new grill cloth
In the above photo, the door frame is not done being repaired, but it gives a good idea what it will look like when finished.
I’m happy to get these two obstacles behind me.
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First Snow
08
Oct
It seems like it was just yesterday I was walking in autumn colored leaves.
Wait! It was just yesterday, just before the sun set.
Not surprising for this time of year, it snowed 4 inches last night and this morning.
The Mountain Bluebirds didn’t seem to mind.
In a couple of months, the temperatures will be colder and the water frozen over. Meanwhile, this snow will melt within a day or two and we’ll be back to our Indian Summer.