Hello!
This weekend I took a gamble and bid on a Chicago Coin company Shuffle Bowler in a local estate auction. So now I have this thing in my garage (can't get it in the house) and am looking for an expert appraisal of what I have on my hand to both help me assess if I want to take the time, effort and cash to restore it, or pass it along. It turns on and loads a game fine, but something is up with the pin setter where it just kind of constantly runs, and when I hit the switches on the lane the pins go up for a second and then immediately drop. A ton of lamps are burned out so no idea if it is counting frames correctly, and the reels are sticking.
I didn't pay much for it, so if it's a lost cause, so be it, but would love to find an expert locally (I'm in Falls Church, VA) who I could have come take a look, and give me an honest assessment of what my next steps are. I am happy to restore, find it a good home, since my garage probably isn't that, but need to know where to start.
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