Play Meter

Issue: 1978 November 15 - Vol 4 Num 21

Mailbox ....
Singer interview
Your interview with Craig
Singer (PM, August, p.9) was
very good; however, you left out
one important aspect-he's the
greatest man in the world to
work for!
T. Hayes
Nickels & Dimes
talk to my one-stop , and make up
a record order if the majority of
records I ordered have such poor
quality control that I can't use
them on our boxes. For example,
"Kiss You All Over h by Exile had
the spindle hole off·center, and
Linda Ronstadt's last record had
the same problem
Another problem for us is that
the cutoff groove is faulty. We
cover parts of three states, and
faulty records such as these
really become a problem for us.
Black Hills Novelty
Rapid City, South Dakota
Roger's ratings
Please publish a summary of
the ratings assigned to pin balls
by Roger C. Sharpe.
B.W. Hickey
Avondale, Canada
New kid
As a "new kid" in the
amusement industry, I read your
Sam Stern Coinman interview
(PM, Sept., P.14) with great
interest. Sam Stern was the first
manufacturer outside of Cine·
matronics that I ever met, and
your interview with him made
him as interesting in print as he is
in person.
I was sorry to hear that Stern
Electronics is not planning to use
the multi-level playfield that
Louis Boasberg and others have
advocated, but his other ideas on
our industry and its future show
that he will continue to be a
positive force for years to come.
Thanks for a most interesting
feature.
Tom Stroud
Vice President
Cinematronics Inc.
Mali
The Henry W. T. Mali & Co. Inc .
257 Park Ave. South
New York. NY 10010
12121 4754000
Toll Free: 100J1223 6468
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[Ed- Okay. You wiU find the
complete list of Roger C.
Sharpe 's ratings to date in this
issue. Check this month's install-
ment of "Critic's Corner. '1
Finally
Wants prices
You are doing a great job.
Keep it up.
The only thing lacking is prices
on new equipment.
Pat O'Toole
EZE Industries
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Instructor's instructor
We enjoy your magazine on the
coin machine trade, especially
your articles in the public
relations of the present and
future of our business.
After many years we have
finally lived down the stigma of
the one-armed bandit and the
good old bingo games.
Vern Raw
Seaside, Oregon
Record problems
What good does it do me to
check the charts, get requests,
Today, when people talk of
tools of the trade, most of us
think of equipment such as
hammers, saws, screwdrivers,
meters, scopes, etc. The new
tools are just now being used
correctly, but almost always the
tools are not noticed by the right
people. Those who recognize
them are those who don't
absolutely need them, but use
them to maintain their knowl-
edge. Knowledge is the most
important resource in the world
today.
Some such tools come in the
form of instructors, technicians,
Billiard Cloth
Style
~20-Plain ,
Style 920-Backed
Fabrics de veloped specifically for
coin-operated tables.
Available through your distributor.
PLAY METER, November, 1978
books, and many others. The
most important is the instructor.
When was the last time you
talked to a book, asked a
question, and got an answer?
When was the last time you
talked to a technician and
understood him?
The instructor is geared to
answer most questions and will
help with some sideline prob-
lems. The instructor is versed in
the language of the operator,
with the background of a
technician.
I recently attended an Atari
school where Fred McCord was
the instructor. Fred is like Albert
Einstein, Rube Goldberg, and
Bob Hope, all rolled into one. I'm
overstating it a bit perhaps, but
all kidding aside, Fred is "The
Instructor's Instructor."
I wish that more schools could
be held and that more people
would take part in them.
Bruce M. Michaud
Upstate Vending Service
Lake Placid, New York
Needs schematic
We have been trying for
months to obtain a schematic for
Midway's Captain Kid Gun, but
to no avail. Possibly one of your
readers has one and would be
willing to make us a copy. It
would be most appreciated.
Keep up the good work!
Horace R. Macconi
Penns Grove, New Jersey
SecurHy
A critical part of an operator's
business is making sure that he
receives every quarter that his
machines earn. I suggest one
issue be devoted to security and
cash accountability of this in-
come. After all, these quarters
pay for new equipment which
maintains the continuity of the
business cycle.
Or, another alternative might
be to have a regular section in the
magazine telling operators how
they might increase their control
to optimize their return on
PLAY METER, November, 1978
its third annual pinball marathon
next year.
It's really amazing to see how
this has helped the image of
pinball.
investment. This, I feel, would
truly be in the best interest of the
coin machine operator, distribu-
tor, and manufacturer.
EdSchroter
Newton Upper Falls,
Massachusetts
Charles Ross
Helix Enterprises, Inc.
San Marcos, Texas
Pinball marathon
On your story on the pinball
marathon (PM, Aug., p.6), it was
a job well done.
The Magic Coin will be having
[Ed - Magic Coin was one of the
two arcades that were caught up
in the pinball marathon duel
reported in the August issue of
PLAY METER].
AMOA
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