My Gorgar. Plus I have an HEP restored NOS playfield that awaits swapping.

I purchased my backglass from Mayfair. I was told by Steve (Mayfair's owner) that this was the last production from Williams, done in the late 90's before they shut down. Looks beautiful.

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John, every time I see your Gorgar it makes we want to get moving on my restore. Beautiful work!

Wow. Show us some pics of the HEP restored playfield. I bet it is amazing!!!!

Here's the NOS playfield when it arrived last year, just before I send it off to Christopher at HEP. Traveling at the moment and can't find the restore photos, but they're in a thread here on Pinside. Will look.

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My original thread.

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/incoming-gorgar-nos-playfield-clearcoat

I agree. There's lots of love for this pin. Such a classic, historically-significant pin.

I'm not the OP, but I can't imagine why anyone would say no to you.

That said, Gorgars are still inexpensive and plentiful - so I think you should get one.

Looking good bpull.

BTW. I highly recommend to all that you upgrade the speaker and add a subwoofer. Gorgar's beating heart felt through a subwoofer is awesome. image.jpg

I think any speaker replacement will improve Gorgars sound. In my case it was this one:

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4ohms. I think that matched the original.

I think a set of two was less than $20.

Hmmm. The original was 8 ohms. Not sure if its an issue as long as I don't over-load the speaker. Sounds good to me.

Yes, only one speaker.

Can someone share the resistor setup needed for 4ohm speaker use?

My Gorgar has been out of commission for an embarrassing amount of time (maybe 2 years). I finally got a new MPU board and it's back to life and working perfect. Will be messing around with LEDs and getting it running fast as can be ... then I'll see about that playfield swap I've been wanting to do.

p.s., Hey PinballerChef you're pics are no longer visible (FORBIDDEN).

No repro. Mine was an NoS playfield I had restored by HEP.

So the only pin I played today was Gorgar. Brutally short games ... felt like I was playing an EM ... loved every minute of it.

I highly recommend a few basic maintenance items with Gorgar. You'll notice the improvement.

1) Service the flippers completely (adjust the flippers, fresh set of rubbers, clean the bushings, coil sleeves, linkage, and all switch contacts including the flipper button contacts)
2) Wax the playfield with 100% carnauba
3) Adjust the spinner switch to limit resistance, and put an ever-so-small dot of oil on the two spinner axle contact points
4) Adjust & clean the sling and pop bumper contacts to ensure maximum response
5) Put a new ball in.

Gorgar may not be a deep game ... but good luck trying to achieve even the basic goals when it's dialed in right and playing lighting fast.

That's a good looking cabinet. Good luck with it

That does look really good. Too bad we can't order them any more.

Thanks for sharing ... just grabbed a set.

Good question ... I think I'm at 6 degrees, but don't quote me on that. Need to go play my Gorgar now....

Measure the incline, then try a shallower setting. As with any pin the higher the incline the less side-to-side action and outline challenges. While it sounds nice to have the ball move faster vertically and not to risk outlane drains, it makes the game more challenging, IMHO.

Brian

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Gorgar and Medusa make a cute couple.

Gorgar needs speed. Wax the playfield, clean and lube (very very lightly) the spinner, rebuild those flippers for max punch, set the incline high. Tons 'o fun.

I have one for sale. It's too nice to put my NoS, HEP restored playfield in, so I'm holding out for a beater down the road.

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A4GqkRUiGqcjid

Sorry, should have mentioned... priced to sell @ $1,300.