Featuring pinball machines Dr. Dave has restored and optimized to a new life, better than before.
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 … Read the Post
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 … Read the Post
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 … Read the Post
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
PAXTON, MA: 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 … Read the Post
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.
“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)
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
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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
