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Hi Guys,
New to this forum and have only had a couple of slots in the past (Seeburg and Bally Contienental).
Just picked up six, incomplete Bally 809's which I gather were some of the last EM machines.
All are missing the hopper/payout assembly that fits in the bottom of the cabinet, and glasses
as well. The rest seem to be complete and restorable. Two questions; are these worth the
time and $'s, and are the hopper assemblies available? If anyone has these would be happy
to swap parts they might need. I'm NOT a dealer or looking to sell these on fleabay. Just
want to see if I can get 1 or two working to add to the arcade collection.

BTW, I've been a pinball collector for >25 years and I do my own repair/restoration work
so not too worried about digging into EM slots. I'm located in Santa Rosa, CA.
Steve

809's were not at the end of Ballys EM's. 1964 is when they started and the last I know is 1203 in 1980. 809's were made in 1967. They also made 4 slaant type machines called the Classic. The last regular one I think was the 1203, after that, they started with E series which were electronic. Do you have pics of the machines you can post? Finding hoppers might be harder than you might think. I do have a few contacts that might be able to help you. I will let you know.
Dave F