For Sound Leisure, one of the world's two remaining makers of handmade jukeboxes, business is booming.
For Sound Leisure, one of the world's two remaining makers of handmade jukeboxes, business is booming.
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Sales have doubled in the last five years. While sales to pubs have declined, more individuals are buying them for their homes.
Sales have doubled in the last five years. While sales to pubs have declined, more individuals are buying them for their homes.
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Their models, including the 1015 Slimline Jukebox pictured here, are all built by hand. The 1015 retails for £6,145 ($7,466).
Their models, including the 1015 Slimline Jukebox pictured here, are all built by hand. The 1015 retails for £6,145 ($7,466).
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"Unlike a boring box in the corner of a room, one of these just draws people in. They want to have their picture taken with it. It's a happy-go-lucky product," says Sound Leisure managing director Chris Black.
"Unlike a boring box in the corner of a room, one of these just draws people in. They want to have their picture taken with it. It's a happy-go-lucky product," says Sound Leisure managing director Chris Black.
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The company has taken unprecedented advanced orders for its latest model: an all-vinyl record jukebox.
The company has taken unprecedented advanced orders for its latest model: an all-vinyl record jukebox.
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"It has a theater to it: the loading of the record, the positioning of the stylus before the music comes on," Black says. "It taps more deeply into that American era from which we've taken so many ideas of what it is to be stylish."
"It has a theater to it: the loading of the record, the positioning of the stylus before the music comes on," Black says. "It taps more deeply into that American era from which we've taken so many ideas of what it is to be stylish."
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Each jukebox will contain 70 records, including A and B-sides. Prices start at £8,000 ($9,990).
Each jukebox will contain 70 records, including A and B-sides. Prices start at £8,000 ($9,990).
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Each jukebox is made by hand at Sound Leisure's base in Leeds, in the north of England.
Each jukebox is made by hand at Sound Leisure's base in Leeds, in the north of England.
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Each jukebox takes 70 hours to build.
Each jukebox takes 70 hours to build.
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"The jukeboxes we make will be around in another 50 years. They'll be handed down through generations much as the old ones have been," Black says.
"The jukeboxes we make will be around in another 50 years. They'll be handed down through generations much as the old ones have been," Black says.
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