Dr. Dave

Williams GRAND PRIX Restoration Completed!

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45 hours of restoration work went into bringing this wonderful 1976 pinball EM from Williams back to playing in better than new condition. Here’s what we did: replaced all rubber with premium silicone grade rubber and replaced plastic set with brand new set. We cleaned and rebuilt the steppers in head and and replaced a … Read more

WCVB TV Chronicle Episode

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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.

NBC Boston 10 interviews Dr. Dave’s Pinball Restorations

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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:

MetroWest Pinball Doctor breathes new life into old tech

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‘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 of pinball repair required hours of trial and error. Dave O’Neil, of Marlborough, said there were very few resources … Read more

Bally Black Jack Backstory

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Our latest restoration project has us restoring a very rare only 120 made 2 player electromechanical pinball machine from Bally called Black Jack. This is the 2 player version produced in 1977 not to be confused with the one year later produced 4 player solid state Black Jack from 1978 with a production run of … Read more

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New England History & Heritage Journal

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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 so many young people during their childhoods. We talked to Dr. Dave to find out how it all began. Here is what he told us.” by Kristie Poehler, editor/owner, New England History & Heritage Journal, Spring 2020

https://www.flipsnack.com/nehhjspring20/new-england-history-heritage-journal-spring-2020.html