Terminator 2 Judgement Day

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA: Presenting this beautiful Williams T2 restored back to its glory with over 50 hours of restoration work going to it’s new home west of Boston. Stripped down the playfield, throroughly cleaned everything topside. Added some tasteful mods to it, like color-changing LEDs underneath the HK ship’s engines and clear red pop bumper bodies … Read the Post

Spirit of 76 Gottlieb *FOR SALE* Fully Restored!

CAPE COD: You can own this gorgeous, fully restored Spirit of ’76, that Gordon Morrison Ed Krynski masterpiece of 70’s pinball nirvana. We put over 40 hours of restoration work into it, and it shows. All the stepper units as well as all 20 score reel units have been serviced. Rebuilt the flippers and pop … Read the Post

Shining purple and blue lights of a medieval sword in the center of a refurbished Williams Black Knight pinball play field.

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 … Read the Post

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 … Read the Post

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 … Read the Post

Bally Black Jack Backstory

Our latest restoration project has us restoring a very rare, only-120-made, 2-player electromechanical (EM) pinball machine from Bally called Black Jack. This is the 2-player version produced in 1977, not to be confused with the one produced a year later, the 4-player solid state Black Jack from 1978 with a production run of 5,000 units. … Read the Post

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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 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