Thinking about maybe picking this up...

[Rebel]

One cool machine. Had one in a bar I once spent time at in Pensacola,,loved that machine.

[rayg]

Hi Larry,
 I recently picked up a 1964 United Orbit shuttle bowler for $250.00 and watched  your video on how to get the score reels going ... Thanks it was very  helpful.. got them all working

[Larry]

Excellent!  I'm glad my video isn't just sitting on a shelf collecting cyber dust.  Glad to help.  Did you reverse the parts from player one to player six, 2 - 5, etc?  It's not necessary but it will make the game last another century.

I love all the games on that machine.  However, I am not familiar with "Flash Bonus."  How does that game work? 

[rayg]

Hi Larry,

I did flop reels 1 & 2  with 5 & 6 as you suggested, reels 5 & 6 were in much better shape then reels 1 & 2.
 
Here the describe of flash bonus taken for the instruction sheet inside the game.

    FLASH BONUS SCORING: Strike and spare scores are indicated by flashing lites.
         Frames 1 thru 10  advances the bonus scores 400 for strikes, 200 for a spare. After   
         the 10th frame, each player shoots an additional frame to collect the accumulated
         bonus score. A strike scores a full bonus. A spare scores one half bonus. A blow 
         loses the bonus score.

Any experience with the back glass starting to flake in spots?
Let me

Thanks,

Ray

[Larry]

Thanks for the info.  Basically you are playing Bonus and Flash.  The best of both worlds.  You collect the flash strike and spares and earn the bonus points for strike and spares.  How fun is that.  That sounds like it would be my favorite game.  Now I have to find me a 1964 game with that.  Where to put it.....hmmm.

United used plexiglass after the late fifties for cost reasons.  One advantage is that the paint never peeled.  If it is plexi, don't worry about it, it should not peel.  It still can get scuffed or scratched.  If for some odd reason that it is glass, use Krylon Triple Thick clear.  A craft store sell it or maybe a hardware store.  Great stuff, withstands the heat from bulbs, and does not yellow.  Some people tape the clear openings that they are used to read the scoring numbers, I just spray over them.  A large open glass area, like the bottom section of a gun game, should be taped off.