Yep. Back in the day when I walked into an arcade with my friends I could tell just by the sounds what kind of the machines the had, and they all sounded sweet because of the variety and it was time to have fun!

The big 4 companies pinball machines all had different sounding chimes which is part of what makes pinball great, variety.

If all the pinball machines back in the day had Gottlieb chimes, at least for me the sounds of arcades would not ring with as much fun. Kinda like going to an amusement park and all you hear is the sound of roller coasters, sure they are fun, but what about the other rides sounds? Most were cool and fun sounding as well.

Bottom line for me anyways: A Williams that sounds like a Gottlieb does not sound right because that is not how it originally came out of the factory.

Just my 2 cents.

Too bad Chicago Coin got cheap and went to the ding dong doorbells for sound in the mid 70's. The metal chime box they used in the early 70's like on Casino was a pretty sweet setup and sound with the wooden blocks toning the chime bars.