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So, after a little bit of searching and a whole lot of luck, I have found a beatmania cab for cheap… really cheap… Now that it has made it home, it is time to start cleaning it up.

Normally, I would post a bunch of photos of the cab, but since it is pretty nasty looking at the moment, I will leave it with a marquee snapshot and a brief list of what needs work.

To Do:

• Pull the entire cab apart and give it a good cleaning
• Replace microswitches for all the keys/buttons
• Clean the two turntables
• Tweak the monitor (some of the color at the top is off)
• Fix the sub light (assuming one is in there… it looks like one is wired in)
• Clean/repair burn marks from all the smokers
• Restore metal trim
• Upgrade to newest 5 key mix (if at all possible)
• Scan marquee for The BemaniArt Project
• Dump disk image of HHM:CM2

Apart from the dirt and the burns on the outside of the cab, most of the art and the game itself is in great shape. I look forward to being able to place this next to my DDR machine for a good Bemani combo… Now I just need a pop’n, drum/keyboard mania and a few others….

What’s Left:

New arrow bracket screws
New powder coat on the stage and bars
Repaint and refinish cab/marquee
Replace pad decals and select cab decals
Replace bar pads
Polish metal stage surface
Replace stage screws with original type screws
A few other misc items…

Here is a snapshot:

New Arrows!