Down In the Basement With Bali
As the title suggests, I've been down in the basement, playing pinball and drinking Caipirinhas. Bali Hi needed some major brain surgery the other night, so while I was digging around in it's electro-mechanical guts, trying to find the problem, I took the opportunity to polish up the playfield, replace burned-out bulbs, clean the relay contacts, and resolder a bunch of wires that were barely making contact. I also installed a couple of posts in the left and right outholes to keep the ball from draining so quickly.
My efforts paid off handsomely, the machine plays so beautifully now that I can turn the scorewheel over past 100,000...no problem!
I also cracked open my bottle of Cachaça Ypioca and mixed up a couple of potent Caipirinhas using my brand-new muddler. I modified the recipe a bit by using Trader Vic's Rock Candy syrup instead of granulated sugar. Consequently, they came out much smoother than the ones I had in Boulder.
Man, that silver ball really flew around the playfield once I applied a little lubrication!
The only thing my bar is lacking at the moment is tunes, and that situation should be rectified shortly. I ordered a 5-CD changer and a pair of JBL wallmount speakers in cherry cabinets that should arrive just in time for the weekend.