That's awesome it fired right up, @ramirez.logan. I read a whole thing about how the grease in those old selectors turns into glue over the decades. It's crazy how often the fix is just a good clean. Like my buddy had a similar deal with an old car radio from the 80s. He took it apart, cleaned off all the gunk, and it worked perfect. Makes you wonder how much stuff gets tossed that just needs a simple fix.

Actually, tape each row, not just every few feet.

Exactly, that's the weird part about these places. I saw the same thing at a dead department store last year, lights on and everything. It has to be some automated system that never got shut off properly. Those leftover noises are always the creepiest bit.