Dr Dave's Pinball Repair, Restoration and sales
#1 Source for Pinball Repair Expertise
in Boston, Cape Cod, and New England
In your home or in our Massachusetts workshop,
We've been restoring pinball machines to look & play like new condition since 1994!
A pinball machine is more than just a game– it’s playable artwork, time machine, valuable heirloom, & a time capsule, all in one. That’s why Dr. Dave doesn’t just repair your pinball machine– we restore it to play like new via our signature Pinball Day Spa. Our goal is getting your pinball machine to play like it did when it first hit the arcade with enhanced reliability. If you live in the New England area, read more about our Pinball Day Spa here!
REFURBISHED CLASSIC PINBALL GAMES FOR SALE
For-Sale Highlight: SPIDERMAN
With over 40 hours of modifications and upgrades, this 2007 Stern game is a special gem. Click the image to see it in play.
From time to time, I come across a pinball game that’s too great to pass up, and I save it for a future restoration for just the right customer. All the games listed below are in varying states of repair, ready for pre-sale. A number of them have similar games you can see in action on my YouTube channel. Check them out!
A deposit is all that’s needed to secure your purchase and get the perfect classic pinball game back into the restoration queue! Contact me for details.
Atari Games for Sale
1978 Superman...status: ready to restore.
This is #3 of 3 we've had in stock. Click the
photo to see this game (#2 of 3) in action!
Gottlieb Electromechanical Games
for Sale
1973 King Pin...1 player wedge head, bowling theme. Click the image to see it in play.
1965 Flipper Pool....1 player wedge head
Pool table theme with animated backglass
1975 Top Score...2 player, bowling theme
Bally/Midway Games for Sale
1993 Twilight Zone...status: ready to restore.
Click the image to see it in play.
1998 Monster Bash...status: ready to restore
1992 Dr Who...status: ready to restore
Stern Games for Sale
GODZILLA Premium brought to ENHANCED fruition by Dr. Dave. Status: this one is ready to sell! Click the picture for details!
1981 Catacomb ...status: ready to restore. See it in action on my channel: https://youtu.be/5A0AQBnsyg4?si=1KZZq9F20FNWMCTx
1980 Seawitch....status: ready to restore
1978 Stingray...status: ready to restore
Bally Games for Sale
1977 Evel Kneivel...status: Click the picture!
1979 Supersonic...status: ready to restore
1979 Paragon...status: ready to restore
1980 Skateball...status: ready to restore
1981 Embryon...status: ready to restore
1976 Captain Fantastic (Electromechanical)...status: ready to restore
1981 Centaur...scroll further down this page to watch this game in play and see what makes it so special.
Williams Games for Sale
1979 Gorgar...(First talking pinball machine)
see it in action by clicking the image!
1981 Black Knight....see it in action on my YouTube:
https://youtu.be/M6DZudyMWWU?si=WWhdifOO1npRdTLc
1980 Fire Power... check out my YouTube:
https://youtu.be/V8rhGtH7qew?si=f26Ki4po4uYQrcfh
1985 High Speed...yep, it's on my YouTube! https://youtu.be/AQ2WgiC6SY8?si=KnhtC09l1VLAAQMZ
The Classic Pinball Podcast
Join Dr. Dave and his buddy in pinball expertise, George as they review and play games, catch up on tournaments, interview pinball superstars, discuss current projects, and share memories. Also featuring brews, news, travel & tunes, plus listener emails!
- #121 Taxi - The Classic Pinball Podcast
Taxi review. Tony the customer arrives to pick up game. Taxi gameplay. Corrections and clarifications. Old and new business. Puck bowlers again. Playfields for sale. Theclassicpinballpodcast1@gmail.com
Take a tour of Doctor Dave’s most recent pinball restorations with a view of special features, creative additions, and game play. With a library of over 15 years’ worth of the best pinball out there, can you find your favorite?
Pinball Doctor In the News
New England History & Heritage Journal
Pinball Doctor Interview Learn a bit of Pinball History and where Dr. Dave’s passion for pinball machine repair began The True Pinball Wizard: Dr Dave of Marlborough, MA “Thanks to his mechanical and historical expertise, [Dr. Dave] is helping to not only breathe new life into these games, but restoring a pastime that has entertained
NBC Boston 10 interviews Dr. Dave’s Pinball Restorations
Uniquely Boston: Dr. Dave Pinball “It’s a classic game, but you probably don’t really think about how it works. That’s where a man known as Dr. Dave Pinball comes in. NBC10 Boston’s Jackie Bruno has this uniquely Boston story:” (see this story on NECN)
WCVB 5 TV Chronicle Episode
Keep Classic Arcade Games Alive “Anthony Everett chats with ‘Dr. Dave Pinball,’ the man who keeps the lights flashing and balls rolling, restoring classic pinball machines across the state.” Watch at WCVB website here.
MetroWest Pinball Doctor breathes new life into old tech
Dr. Dave talks with Metrowest Daily News about bringing pinball machines back to look and play like new condition. ‘Pinball doctors’ combine a childhood love of arcade games with a knack for all things technical. An online registry counts just over 100 of the dying breed in the state. For most techs, entering the world
What's Up Doc? The Pinball Blog
A place for Dr. Dave to wax poetic, brag about triumphs and showcase interesting things he’s tinkering with.
Restored, Upgraded Stern SPIDERMAN FOR SALE
SPIDERMAN 2007 version Restored and Modded and now ** FOR SALE! ** Email us here to inquire about purchasing this game.** Over 40 hours of restoration! Modification and upgrade work now completed for this wonderful title by Stern Pinball. Work done: Deep-cleaned playfield and ramps; new clear premium silicone rubber, rings, colored silicone flipper rubber and posts.
Stern GODZILLA Premium MODAPALOOZA Refresh
MARTHA’S VINEYARD: Presenting Stern GODZILLA Premium brought to ENHANCED fruition by Dr. Dave’s Pinball Restorations. Pinball Day Spa’d and modded out: Deep cleaned the playfield, replacing all black rubber with Perfect Play clear silicone rings, colored post sleeves, and colored flipper rubber. Rebuilt the flippers. Added new Titan premium shine balls. Mods installed: Pinball Life
Glamorous Bally Dolly Parton Pinball Restored!
MARLBOROUGH – Over 50 hours worth of work went into bringing this tired Dolly Parton to the stunner she is NOW! Playfield swapped a new CPR clearcoated playfield in to replace the well worn one. New CPR backglass, new legs and hardware, new Weebly MPU and sound board as well as a new power supply
Stern World Poker Tour HUO LE Like New
NORTHBOROUGH, MA: Over 30 hours of restoration work went into this Home Use Only 2006 Stern World Poker Tour for our client in a suburb west of Boston, MA. We essentailly made this WPT into a WPT LE ! We did all our usual touches with this restoration including premium perfect play silicone rubber all
Williams INDIANA JONES HUO For Sale
SHERBORN, MA to WELLS MAINE: This HUO example of the Williams Classic Indianna Jones pinball machine was completely refurbished in 2021 by Dr. Dave’s Pinball Restorations for our friend and client in Wells, Maine. Originally sourced from a Boston suburb client (read about that here), it has had 2800 plays on it since that 2021
Stern Godzilla Premium Upgraded
BEDFORD, NH: A client in southern NH looking to upgrade his brand new Stern Godzilla Premium reached out to us for help in doing so. Dr. Dave to the rescue! We added art blades as well as a very cool, functionally and dramatic Stern topper as well! Ditched the cheap factory black rubber and balls
Stern NUGENT Pinball Restoration Completed!
WELLESLEY, MA to SCITUATE, MA: Presenting the story of Stern Nugent, a wonderfully restored Classic Stern Pinball from Dr. Dave’s Pinball Restorations. From it’s classic iconic back glass cover art to the unique story of chain of ownership from the owners who cherished it. We originally sourced and bought this game from a collector in
Williams Black Knight Restoration Complete!
MEDFIELD, MA: Over 40 hours of MUSEUM QUALITY restoration work went into this EARLY production Black Knight for a client in Greater Boston. Interesting factoid about this rarer version of this title: This Black Knight has a low serial number and thus is more rare that the typical Black Knight. The older style system 6
Bram Stoker’s Dracula Refurbishment Completed!
NEEDHAM, MA: Welcome to this freshly refurbished 1993 Bram Stoker’s Dracula with over 30 hours of restoration work for a client in the Boston area. Many issues were plaguing this copy of the game from repair attempts in its past, as well as broken parts & rubber. This game needed a lot of love and
Who Is That Dynamic Duo? Or: "Pinball, A Love Story"
Dr Dave and his wife Maureen are the husband-and-wife team that make up The Pinball Doctor. A floral designer by trade, she is the fine-detail artistic force of the duo while he works on the more complex tech of games from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. The pair met back in the day when she worked at their mutual friend Stu’s restaurant (himself being a vintage pinball aficionado), and before long they were working together restoring Dr. Dave’s beloved games. You can read more about how Dave got into this work in the first place & the work Dave & Maureen do together on our About Us page.
