Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1943 June

T rouble-TOO FAST OR SW W
RETURN OF SHUFFLE-BOARD
Cau,e & Remedy-I. Dash pot washer
dry or cracked. The washer should be kept
pliable by applying several drops of neats-
foo t oil. If the washer is cracked, it should
be replaced.
2. Dash pot adjusting screw needs to be
screwed in or out. To make return of
shuffle-board slower, screw adjusting screw
in and screw it out to make return of
shuffle· board faster.
Trouble-DIRTY PLAYING FIELD
Cause & Remedy-Carelessness which
results in lost customers. A small paint
brush is good for brushing loose dirt such
as cigarette ashes from the playing field,
and it should be used to clean the groove
in which the glass top slides. Soil-Off,
Energine or Benzine Cleaner or a clean
rag to which is applied plenty of elbow
grease will clean the black smudge which
is deposited by the balls. If you have trou-
ble replacing glass top or back-rack glass,
a little petroleum jelly in the grooves
usually helps. A small suction cup mounted
on a small angle is sometimes necessary to
l ift top glass onto rear top of cabinet.
Trouble - MACIDNE TOO CON-
SERVATIVE -
PLAYS
NOT ENOUGH FREE
Cau, e & Remedy-I. Change plug at
Scoring Unit, Free Play Unit or Special
Bumper or Mystery Uni ts as directed by
manufacturer to lower score total and other
totals to make it easier to make free games.
2. Lower back of machine or raise front
or both , by means of leg adjusters.
3. Shift or turn guard bumpers so that
roll-overs and light bumpers are more ex-
posed to balk Some guard bumpers may
be removed.
4. Take out steel pins which guard spe-
cial bumpers.
5. Substitute live rubber for dead rub-
ber bumper rings and on side of playing
field. IMPORTANT: These adjustments
should not all be made at the same time
as this would tend to cause machine to be
too liberal.
Tro.u ble - MACHINE TOO LIB-
ERAL. TOO MANY FREE GAMES
Cau,e & Remedy-I. Reverse all ad-
justments listed above for making machine
more liberal.
2. One or more coats of shellac on rub-
ber bumper rings and side rails will tend
to deaden rubber. Scotch ta pe will do the
same thing but does not look so good.
MR. OPERATOR: We hope you have
found this new department of interest
and that you have gained some bit of
valuable information from it and that
you are looking forward to future in-
stallments. Perhaps you could add to
some of the causes which might give
rise to the troubles listed above. You
may disagree with some of the state-
ments made and you may be able to
supply information as to the cause and
the remedy concerning other troubles
you have had with Free Play Pin Balls
or various other types of coin-controlled
equipmeRt. Regardless. we would ap-
preciate a note from you if you can
supply some time-saving trouble-shoot-
ing experiences which you have had
and which might help other operat-
ors. The material will be used without
mention of your name if you desire. Or
if you have some questions you would
like answered by a qualified expert.
send them along. Send communications
to THE TROUBLE SHOOTER. coo THE
REVIEW. IIlS Venice Blvd .. Los An-
qeles 15. California
DOING A JOB
FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY IN '43
COIN
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JUNE
J9.fJ
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HOME RUN
The Outstand -
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Home RUn
(with 25 lb.
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gum)
15"
VICTOR'S FAMOUS
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JUNE
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MODEL V
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or
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(Porcelain Finish
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LOS ANGELES. CAL.
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LOS ANGELES - Coinmen celebrated
Mr. Morgenthau's big day by laying the
dough on the line on June 15th and no-
body complained of the second installment
taxes. Fact is that business has been so
good for operators that they hardly missed
the installment even though it was a pretty
nice figure for some of the lads. "This is
the way I figure it," said Paul Johnson,
local music operator. "We're doin.g a morale
maintaining job at home with our music
equipment. We consider that a definite con-
tribution to the war effort. But there's more
to it than just that. We must help our boys
on the fighting fronts and the best way we
can do it is to pay our taxes promptly, and
that's what I intend to do!" And it wasn't
a small sized check Paul sent Uncle Sam.
There's a new secretary over at Clark
Distributing Co. She is Eve Sheflin and is
doing right nicely under new head·man,
Aubrey Stemler.
Dick Smith and Ken Brown have been
specializing in music and cigarette instal-
lations in the harbor area and now have
made a nice army installation of 15 phono-
graphs and 70 cigarette machines in a camp
in the Southland. The hoys center their
operations in Long Beach.
Bill Simmons was laid up in mid-May
for three days with an infected throat.
Walter C. Bogenberger is now represent-
ing Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co_ and
is doing a nice business with the coinmen
on several different types of insurance.
Bogenberger has been doing business for
years under the fictitious name of C. Wafter~
& Associates and has built up a terrific fol-
lowing which now stands him in good
stead. Walter has a good insurance program
.
worthy of consideration by the boys.
Arch C. Riddell, Pasadena cigarette op-
erator, has purchased the cigarette route of
Walter McBride in Whittier. Riddell took
over about 60 pieces of equipment_ Mc-
Bride is joining the Armed Forces.
. Harry Kaplan of Southwestern Vending
Machine Co. is about ready to launch forth
on another trip throu gh the territory. Harry
always comes back with a lot of equipment
in his wake. In fact for weeks after there
are daily arrivals of equipment from almost
every spot Harry visits.
In_ at Jack Gutshall's during the last
couple of weeks were Jack Arnold, Bar-
stow; George Bacon, J. L. Stephens, George
Wheelock, San Diego; J. P. Cusick, Santa
Maria; and Lucille Arnold, Barstow, to
mention only a few.
Bud Parr is a frequent visitor at the of-
Ilces of his General Music Co. Bud is
pretty much on the 'go all of th e time in
behalf of his government work, but finds a
few minutes every now and then to get into
the office and check up on sales, contacts,
and what have you.
F. P. Carter is now operating the Ar-
cade at Big Bear for Walter E. Gaunt.
Walter's operations at 29 Palms keep him
so occupied that such an arrangement was
necessary.
I. B. Gayer, San Bernardino, reports col-
lections above par with a lot of army ac-
tivity in his area. It's getting hot out his
way these days, too.
Bob Cardiff, San Miguel, made Los An-
geles mid-month to pick up equipment.
Johnnie Fleming of Badger Sales service
department is leaving for service in the
army.
Gene Dixon, the mechanic and service
ace at Jack Gutshall's. will be on hand for
th e duration. Called for an army physical
on the 11th, Gene was excused and is now
back at his post ready to do justice to
music operators' complaints_
Bill DuPree was in fr.om Brawley. Calif.,
to purchase some new equipment for the
Imperial Valley Amusement Co., and let
the word out that it's plenty hot down there
now. In fact a temperature of 115 at noon
is the re'!ular thing.
Jane Carico is winding up three years
with the Jack Gutshall Distributing Co.
When it comes to records, Jane knows her
platters.
Bill Shorey, Inland Amusement Co., San
Bernardino. isn't complaining about the
" take" in his spots. Bill has a lot of equio-
ment servicing the army men stationed in
his area.
L. . D. Turner, General Masic accouritant,
made a business trip to Visalia, on the
10th of .Tune.
Ray Reynolds, Big Bear, visited Jack
Gutshall and reported on business as well
as fish. Both were "BIG!"
Jack Potts, the dealer in "Lots of Slots"
sez: "A marriage is like a pinball machine
-a man's p()ckets are always tilted!"
William Nathanson has ooened an Ar-
cade in New Chinatown. Well enuipped
with a wide variety of Arcade equipment,
Nathanson is doing a nice business. The
Arcade is situated on the main stem of the
Chin ~ town sector.
Wesley Dana has taken over the man·
agement and op eration of the Harmony
Hostess Wired Music System in Pasadena
for owner Al Ezor. "Wes" has moved to
Pa. ~ dena to be near his job 24-hours a day.
Bill Simmons enjoys the reputation of
being the only mogul in the Industry who
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