Theatre of Magic - Bally

These pinball machines are restored to our restoration level 1 without exception. Procedure and included services see here

The housings are completely restored by our master carpenter and painted as original using spray stencils. The procedure can be found here. The result are cases that are better than as delivered from the factory:

Completely repainted incl. 3-4 coats of clear lacquer silk gloss.

Perfect, sharp edges

Beautiful surface with very smooth finish

Sanded inside

Leg protectors included

The playing surfaces of this class are, without exception, completely restored and painted with 12-15 coats of high quality clear lacquer. The procedure and included services can be found here

We attach great importance to the playability of pinball machines. We know exactly how a pinball has to play, how the rolling behavior of the ball has to be. The most beautiful optics brings nothing if the play feeling is not just as perfect. Therefore we experimented for a long time until we finally found THE perfect paint for our purposes. You will notice that - the ball rolls smoothly, but not too fast and has the necessary adhesion at all times.

Lockbar (handrail) and lockbar receiver (counterpart) ground and polished.

All metal parts in the housing ground and polished

Ventilation grille intensively cleaned and repainted if necessary

Housing screws ground and polished

Checkout door grinded and polished

New siderails

New feet

New flipper knobs

New ground strap

New pinball contacts

New service and serial number stickers

New flipper finger mechanics (axle bearing, coil, plunger, coil stop, EOS contact).

New flipper fingers

Pop Bumper completely rebuilt (platter, contacts, coil sleeve, beater ring, skirt, body, cap, lamp socket)

New Slingshot wear parts (sleeve, plunger)

New bulbs (complete)

New rubbers

New balls

New Star Posts

New ball passages

New plastics (can be repros)

All other specific superstructures in good condition

All metal parts intensively cleaned and polished or mirror polished

All assemblies under the playfield disassembled and intensively cleaned

All wiring harnesses intensively cleaned

All inserts (plastic inserts in the playing surface) intensively cleaned - full brightness

New coil papers

Playing field intensively cleaned or sanded from underneath

Playing field strips (wood) newly painted

 

Very good original CPU completely overhauled or replaced by a new one

Very good power supply board completely overhauled or replaced by a new one

All plugs in the headboard checked and replaced at the slightest conspicuousness

All other boards have been reworked as a precaution and are in top condition:

Partially equipped with new components of which we simply know that they will fail sooner or later.

5V and 12V supply reworked and equipped with new components

All pin headers re-soldered

Battery holder relocated to a safe runout case

New flipper coils from a German manufacturer (approx. 20% more power)

All lamp sockets reworked or replaced by new ones

New legs

New screws

New adjustable feet

Backglass (motive disk in the head) in first class condition

New instruction cards (inlay cards with game instructions)

New playing field pane (ESG safety glass)

Displays in mint condition

This point certainly sets our machines apart from many competitors. We are pedantic, we are obsessed with building pinball machines that play perfectly. We know each model inside out. We know how the ball should run and notice directly if a wrong rubber was mounted because the ball does not bounce the way it should - a spinner should not only work, we optimize it so that it spins until only gravity shows the limits. Our droptargets fall buttery smooth, the flipper fingers not only have full power but always a little more. We optimize and tune the pinball machines down to the last detail. Sometimes we spend about 15-20 hours on the fine tuning alone, including about 50-100 test games until we finally deliver the pinball. You will already notice this when you put the first ball into play.

By the way, we do this fine tuning in every condition class offered here - this is part of our self-image.

The pinball machines in this class are all built to order without exception. These are built in pure handwork with about 150-180 working hours on customer request. Due to the drying phases of the paint alone, these devices have a delivery time of approx. 14-18 weeks. In exceptional cases and depending on the equipment even longer.

Manual (printed or original manual if available)

Assortment of rubbers

Assortment of fuses

Assortment of spare bulbs

Leg protectors felt (laser cut)

Perfect, sharp edges

Beautiful surface with very smooth finish

Sanded inside

Leg protectors included

The cases already have a very good basic substance and show minor signs of use or color changes corresponding to their age. The cases are intensively cleaned and may be partially restored in some areas. Overall they are "living room ready":

Good edges, no extensive chipping or damage to the wood.

Backbox rim repainted

Interior intensively cleaned and sanded if necessary

New service and case stickers

Good siderails (refurbished)

Leg guards included

The playing surfaces of this class are in good original condition and may be partially restored if necessary. The playing surfaces are polished to a high gloss using a multi-stage polishing system, which takes about 2 hours, and sealed with wax. The degree of gloss achieved in this process is very close to the effect of a lacquer finish.

After reconditioning, the playing surfaces can be protected by means of a protective film (Mylar) or a playing field protector made of high-quality Makrolon - after consultation with the customer.

Lockbar (handrail) and lockbar receiver (counterpart) ground and polished.

All metal parts in the housing ground and polished

Ventilation grille intensively cleaned and repainted if necessary

Housing screws ground and polished

Checkout door ground and polished

Good siderails (original)

New feet

New flipper knobs

New pinball contacts

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This point certainly sets our machines apart from many competitors. We are pedantic, we are obsessed with building pinball machines that play perfectly. We know each model inside out. We know how the ball should run and notice directly if a wrong rubber was mounted because the ball does not bounce the way it should - a spinner should not only work, we optimize it so that it spins until only gravity shows the limits. Our droptargets fall buttery smooth, the flipper fingers not only have full power but always a little more. We optimize and tune the pinball machines down to the last detail. Sometimes we spend about 15-20 hours on the fine tuning alone, including about 50-100 test games until we finally deliver the pinball. You will already notice this when you put the first ball into play.

By the way, we do this fine tuning in every condition class offered here - this is part of our self-image.

The pinball machines in this class are restored at a time cost of approximately 50-70 man hours. The delivery time for these devices is about 4-6 weeks.

Manual (printed or original manual if available)

Assortment rubbers

Assortment of fuses

Assortment of spare bulbs

Leg protectors felt (laser cut)

Lockbar (handrail bar) and lockbar receiver (counterpart) cleaned.

All metal parts in the housing cleaned

Ventilation grille intensively cleaned

Checkout door cleaned

Original siderails

New parking feet

New flipper knobs

New flipper contacts

New flipper finger mechanics (axle bearing, coil, plunger, coil stop, EOS contact)

Pop Bumper wear parts replaced (plunger, coil sleeve, impact ring if damaged)

New bulbs (complete)

New rubbers

New balls

Good Star Posts refurbished

Good ball runs refurbished

Plastics in original condition, cleaned and polished (may have small traces of use)

All metal parts intensively cleaned

All inserts (plastic inserts in the playing surface) intensively cleaned - full brightness

Playfield cleaned from underneath

Plugs in backbox checked and replaced as needed.

All boards reworked as a precaution and in good condition:

Partially equipped with new components of which we simply know that they will fail sooner or later

5V and 12V supply reworked and equipped with new components

All pin headers re-soldered

Battery holder stored in a leak proof case

Good legs in original condition

New screws

New adjustable feet

Backglass (motive disk in the head) in good condition - may show small traces of use

Displays in mint condition

This point certainly sets our machines apart from many competitors. We are pedantic, we are obsessed with building pinball machines that play perfectly. We know each model inside out. We know how the ball should run and notice directly if a wrong rubber was mounted because the ball does not bounce the way it should - a spinner should not only work, we optimize it so that it spins until only gravity shows the limits. Our droptargets fall buttery smooth, the flipper fingers not only have full power but always a little more. We optimize and tune the pinball machines down to the last detail. Sometimes we spend about 15-20 hours on the fine tuning alone, including about 50-100 test games until we finally deliver the pinball. You will already notice this when you put the first ball into play.

By the way, we do this fine tuning in every condition class offered here - this is part of our self-image.

The pinball machines in this class are restored with a time expenditure of approx. 30-40 working hours. The delivery time for these devices is about 4 weeks.

Manual (printed or original manual if available).

Assortment of rubbers

Assortment of fuses

Assortment of spare bulbs

Leg protectors felt (laser cut)