Steve Young is a pioneering pinball restoration expert and parts supplier who founded Pinball Resource in Pipsy, New York, operating for approximately 40 years. He is recognized as the country's foremost specialist in pinball motor restoration and has been a key figure in the pinball community since the 1980s, serving as co-founder and co-publisher of Pinball Collector's Quarterly and providing critical replacement components (switch blades, gold flash contacts, solenoid coils, and System Three parts) for electromechanical game restoration and maintenance.
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Steve Young at Pinball Resource has been serving customers for over 20 years
Steve Young at Pinball Resource has done more for pinball than anyone else in saving it through parts reproduction.
Steve Young retired recently and was replaced by Lou at Pinball Resource.
Steve Young is the custodian of the Gottlieb archives
Operates Pinball Resource; sells standard socket cleaner tools used in Fox Hunt restoration
American Pinball Resource representative; had book booth at 1999 Pinball Expo; sold multiple cases of Lawton's books.
Seller of Mill Wax cleaner-wax product for pinball playfield maintenance
Operator of Pinball Resource, a parts supplier for pinball machines mentioned as a source for relay switches.
Pinball dealer/operator from whom Gordon Hasse purchased machines (Ace High, Harbor Lights) and through whom he met Young; early contact in serious collecting
Operator of Pinball Resource in New York, offers motor rebuild services for bingo machines
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Pinball Resource was founded in the late 1970s by Steve Young and Don Murphy to manufacture parts that were unavailable through commercial distributors
Williams Cabaret was the first pinball game Steve Young played, encountered in his college residence hall around 1974
Steve Young's first two owned games were a Williams Palisades (1951-52) and a United game purchased during his senior year of college
EM multiplayer games are fundamentally flawed because a player can light but not collect a feature, forcing the other player to restart the objective
Gottlieb produced approximately 1,000-1,500 games annually during the woodrail era compared to Williams' 500-700 units
Harry Mabs designed games for Williams in the late 1940s that represented the quality he would have created for Gottlieb had he remained there
Steve Young started working for IBM in 1976 with a master's degree in multi-level ceramic technology involving metallurgical inks and integrated circuits
Founder of Pinball Resource; primary supplier of EM and vintage pinball parts; discussed as market leader in EM parts supply
Owner/operator of Pinball Resource; recommended source for replacement drop target fingers and reset arm components
Associated with Gottlieb, granted permission to Neewumph to manufacture replacement boards with the constraint that original Gottlieb PROM code could not be used; described as having maintained design archives and granting licensing for reproductions
Co-creator of Pinball Collectors Quarterly with Gordon Hasse; associated with Pinball Resource
Owner of Pinball Resource in New York; supplies pinball parts; interviewed in Pinball Magazine #5; appeared on Straight Down the Middle podcast
Potentially has new old stock wipers and collars for RoboFrenzy project
Operator of Steve Young's Pinball Resource; holds exclusive distribution rights for Gottlieb reproduction parts
Founder/operator of Pinball Resource in Poughkeepsie, NY, serves parts customers for 20+ years with expertise and direct customer contact
Gottlieb license rights holder involved in approving the Team 1 to Wizard conversion
Pinball parts supplier with online presence; known for Pinball Resource website; long-time industry figure; one of few online sellers in early 2000s
Specializes in mechanical pinball motor rebuilding; operates from/affiliated with Pinball Resource; described as only person in US doing this work
Owner/operator of Pinball Resource; sells orange dot and yellow dot coils and replacement parts like insert coin stickers.
Parts supplier; previously stocked hanging spinners; manages inventory to prevent scalping
Pinball parts vendor; inventory reportedly depleting; possibly planning to exit the business soon
Manufacturer of replacement bumper caps for pinball machines
Vendor/supplier of specialty EM (electromechanical) lubrication; sells 'EM juice' product that Dave uses for restoration work
Pinball parts supplier reporting reduced parts sales and service calls in the industry
Operator of Pinball Resource, referenced as key resource for Gottlieb parts documentation and identification
Founder of Pinball Resource, IBM employee (1976-onwards), pinball restorer, historian, and collector with 36,000 Gottlieb blueprints
Recipient of coil measurements from Fox Hunt restoration; appears to supply rare parts for early Chicago Coin games
Coil specialist at Pinball Resource contacted by Backbone for replacement coils
Motor repair specialist who serviced dual ganged pin reset motor for Puck Bowler restoration
EM pinball expert who taught restoration standards to regional pinball community; known for strong personality; consulted on playfield angles
Source of replacement lane guides (white, non-Bally logo) used in Dave's Playboy restoration
Owner of Pinball Resource, legendary parts supplier for Gottlieb pinball machines. Recently retired and replaced by Lou. Credited as savior of pinball hobby through parts reproduction.
Operator of Pinball Resources; primary supplier of specialty power cords to operators; dealing with cost increases due to copper prices
49ers quarterback successor to Joe Montana; referenced for sustained QB excellence
Reproduction parts manufacturer; supplies star rollovers, posts, and other replacement components; described as working 7 days/week
Apparently sells pinball bells; hosts mention 'That's the biggest bell Steve Young sells' in context of 5-inch bell added to Ali machine
Owner of Pinball Resource in Poughkeepsie, New York; parts supplier; Patti has worked with him for approximately 40 years
Associated with PBR; had rare cog components (0-9 stepper unit alternating relay function) that presenter sourced
Independent motor repair technician; motor supplier sends him tooling and castings to handle motor repairs and refurbishment rather than doing repairs in-house
Source of two-inch flipper bats used in Cuphead; supplier of aftermarket flipper components
Owner of Pinball Resource; pinball parts supplier used by Nick for restoration components
Exclusive licensee for Gottlieb products; approved Greatwich's conversion kit project
Owner of Pinball Resource facility in Poughkeepsie, NY; provided guided tour during collection transport
Owner/operator of The Pinball Resource parts business; custodian of Gottlieb archives
Owner of Pinball Resource; handling parts sourcing and Gottlieb artwork history for reproduction project
Attempted to manufacture replacement motors for Orbiter 1 spinners; abandoned project due to only 15 preorders; has capability to rebuild Nike rubber spinners
Owner of Pinball Resource; currently controls Gottlieb IP rights; described as 'very old school' with manual sales conducted via checks and old-school processes
Pinball Resource operator; sells custom coil stops and flipper parts; offers solutions for System 3 flipper throw issues
Parts supplier for Gottlieb machines; operators must mail checks to purchase System Three components, reflecting outdated supply chain for vintage system
Pinball authority who licenses playfield reproductions; provided oversight on Wade Cross's Kingpin reproduction accuracy
Pinball resource supplier; provides replacement solenoid coils for restoration work
Co-founder with Hasse of Pinball Collectors Quarterly (1983-84); co-publisher of Dick Bouchel's pinball book series volumes 1-2 under Silver Ball Publications imprint
Publisher of Pinball Collector's Quarterly; provided mailing list for expo planning questionnaire
Supplier of vintage switch blades and gold flash contacts; provides alternative flipper components for older EM games as solution for Stern blade problems
Owner of Pinball Resource in Pipsy, New York; pinball parts supplier for approximately 40 years
Specialized pinball motor restoration expert, noted as the only person in the country doing such work