Pinball Restorer’s Podcast

29/08/2022

Special guest Jake Danzig - as we talk collecting , auctions , the saga of his beloved dog jesse , and of course - the dukes of hazzard pinball machine

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000577635209

28/08/2022

Part 2 of the Gottlieb System 1 breakdown , featuring David Humphrey of Ni-wumpf

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000577558865

09/06/2022

Episode 11 in memorandum- Barry Oursler- a conversation with a Gentle Giant - just sharing a conversation half interview with one of the greatest designers of all time - and in a bittersweet meeting - talked about games , design and a lot of cooking - pardon the banter because it was just a conversation between friends.

Barry passed in February at 70 , leaving behind many friends , loving family and all of us who loved his work - please donate to help with his family’s burden of medical expenses

https://www.gofundme.com/f/barry-oursler-memorial-fund

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000565871124

On Monday, February 21st, 2022, our beloved Barry Oursler passed away unexpectedly from… Dorothy Witherell needs your support for Barry Oursler Memorial Fund

09/06/2022

Example of the burnt up system 1 small transformer - this is caused by a failure on the power supply board - and if this happens - you will need to swap out the displays with Boston pinball displays , the full work around is found here -

https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gottlieb_System_1

Just one of the many headaches in saving old machines

06/06/2022

Episode 10 part 1 is up - Gottlieb system 1 breakdown - the head aches involved with restoring these early solid state games - part 2 will feature David Humphrey of ni-wumpf- so back at it and hopefully you enjoy

Featured YouTube channel- joes classic video games , featured public play space - BARCADE - Detroit

The usual mix of parts news and ads for the passion businesses that keep the silver ball hobby alive

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000565328146

‎Show THE PINBALL RESTORER’S PODCAST, Ep Gottlieb system 1 breakdown part 1 - Jun 5, 2022

08/05/2022

Hudson tap - Hudson Wisconsin- great place to have fun , drink , and of course - play pinball

03/05/2022

Expo experience- yes late - lol

03/05/2022

GamePlan sign joined the others - yeah a sucker for lighting

03/05/2022

Episode #9 featured public play location - TILT PINBALL BAR - Minneapolis MN
Pinball only location featuring classic titles and new releases of today - tournaments and leagues , DJ nights and famous for the hotdogs - find out more at tiltpinballbar.com

02/05/2022

Back at it - the dust has settled and a lot more to come

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000559310491

‎Show THE PINBALL RESTORER’S PODCAST, Ep I’m back - recap and more to come - May 2, 2022

02/01/2022

New shows and format coming to both the podcast and YouTube channel- happy new year ! And maybe 2022 be a fresh start for all

20/12/2021

Truly lost a giant - Rest in pinball - Marc mandeltort

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Marc Mandeltort, 1954-2021

Our community lost a grand champion on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

Marc Mandeltort, the founder of Marco Pinball (Marco Specialties, Inc.), passed away peacefully in his sleep. Marc’s life work revolved around preserving pinball and making it accessible to everyone.

For Marc, pinball wasn’t just a game designed to make money.

It is a beautiful miniature world under glass.

It is a tool that builds communities.

It is a pastime and a lifestyle.

For Marc, pinball machines were kinetic art that needed to be preserved for future generations to discover and enjoy. To achieve this mission, Marc dedicated his life to building a sustainable company that ultimately enabled dozens of people to directly build pinball careers, inspired thousands more to fix games, and saved countless games from the landfill.

In the early days of Marco, he would often spend hours swapping pinball stories with customers. Every game was a world of nested stories ranging from the design and gameplay itself to the politics and popular culture of its time. Most of all, Marc loved nothing more than finally locating an obscure part that brought a pinball machine back to life and sharing it with the community at large.

The Marco Family wishes to honor his legacy by collecting the stories about him and his impacts on the pinball community.

We set up an inbox, [email protected] to collect these stories.
We haven’t figured out how we’ll share them yet, but we can promise they will be seen by the immediate family and we will work to compile and disseminate them when appropriate.

While his game of life tilted too early, Marc built a solid leadership team that will continue to build and serve our community for decades to come. Please be patient with us as we work through these difficult times.

Let’s keep these games working and keep sharing them with the world. Thank you all for helping Marc do what he loved.

We miss you already, Marc.

—Paul, Nancy, Lynn, and the rest of the Marco Pinball Family.

27/10/2021

Episode 8 - featuring the EM SCIENTIST- Tan Man

We talk the challenge of em restoration , his invention the em scorekeeper and his drive to bring pinball to kids as a stem teacher, Matt rants about stuff ..again .. but another story of the journey into pinball madness

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pinball-restorers-podcast/id1556975369?i=1000539820891