Hey Jon there are no problems with this pin. Everything is there and working properly. It has the wrong coin door witch is very typical for woodrails. And the lock down bar has been replaced. Don't bash a game when you don't know what your talking about!!
i sort have been watching this with some interest. I had a conversation with jon sometime ago when I either picked up or was negotiating for a pin from him. jon and I met when I sold him a sample majorettes a few years ago and I have been to his place a few times just in awe of his restorative work. I think he is mentioned in another thread aiding and providing a lot of support for a member doing webbing and stenciling for a few wedgeheads. I ended up buying his second Minstral Man from him and when I have frineds over... you would think I would be showing off the gameplay but no... I say... you got to see this and I open up the back box to reveal a 66? year old machine that looks like it was delivered from the factory yesterday. He takes everything apart and polishes it piece by piece and... the detail is beyond belief.
you too being a minstral man owner can appreciate that when jon does a restoration he spares no cost. his playfield for his copy of minstral man is shown here that he sent away to have done.
http://www.hsapinball.com/HSA_PINBALL/hsa011217minstelman.html
you wont ever find a nicer copy.
I have since purchased another game from him .. another majorettes(my favourite wedgehead I think) and again.... some very skilled em guys seeing the machine are beyond belief how .. it has been brought so to new. I hesitated even unwrapping it from its shrinkwrap when bringing it home.
Anyways, when talking with jon a while back , he said he wanted to do a knockout and I pointed him here. jon I think is one of the few buyers or potential buyers at least in Canada for a game such as this. While I or most of us might be content with title alone or ... some cosmetic enhancements, jon was viewing this to bring back to as new condition and from the limited images made his assertions. speaking with a friend of mine , about this thread , we certainly appreciated jons knowledge and what he was looking for.
I also knew of another ... knockout and I got jon in contact with the owner . I received an email from jon this morning saying he had bought the other one. it isn't for me to say how much but I was a bit shocked at the price knowing what jon is prepared to do and spend spend to bring this game to new condition. I know ill very much look forward to seeing it (but too afraid to touch it ) when its done.
Anyways best of luck on your sale ... it is a desired game as others have said
