My grandfather did this job when he was a kid in Quincy. Must have been in the 30s
@1761Charlie2 жыл бұрын
Ever wonder why bowling pins have a hole in the bottom? The first house I set pins in didn't have racks at all but each pin spot had a round metal plate with a hole in the center. Under the pin deck was a rack with ten spikes and when the pinboy wanted to set up pins, he'd stick his foot in an opening on the back of the pin deck and step on a pedal which would send the ten spikes up through the deck and the pinboy would then set the pins on the spikes. When he was done, he'd just pull his foot out and the spikes would drop back down and he'd jump back up on the ball return to stay out of the way. Simple, huh? BTW, candlepins have two holes in them, one on each bottom.
@FastMikie12 жыл бұрын
That's the way it was when I was setting pins at the local alley in Glenside, PA. Do you know of a video of this process?
@1761Charlie2 жыл бұрын
@@FastMikie1 Not the I know of . . . but everything is on KZread so I'm sure if you search, you might find it. If you do, please let me know. Cheers!
@Maszzmic2 жыл бұрын
I hope you continued in filmmaking / documentary making!
@slowpoke96Z283 жыл бұрын
Great short.
@davidwayneprins3 жыл бұрын
my dad was a pin boy at an alley here in Michigan in the 1950s. He has described the job a few times in the past to me but I could never visualize how he was able to consistently get the pins in the perfect triangle layout. Now I have a good idea how it was done.
@cooldog603 жыл бұрын
When I set pins there was a peddle we would step on and steel pins came up we set the pin on them the pins had holes in the bottom.
@naughtyboy36044 жыл бұрын
Positive note never have to call in for a ball return, dead wood, or a 180.
@jeopardy606114 жыл бұрын
I live in Chicago, and I have passed by Southport Lanes. I never had a chance to bowl there, though. My understanding is that it is the only bowling alley in Chicago that hasn't upgraded their equipment with automatic pinsetting. Nowadays, most bowling alleys have both automatic pinsetting and scorekeeping.
@1761Charlie2 жыл бұрын
But it does look like they have synthetic lanes and approaches.
@JOSSELIN5523385 жыл бұрын
how many dollar per hour its pay?
@cooldog603 жыл бұрын
When I was setting pins in the early 60ies we got 8 cents a game for Duckpins and 12 cents for ten pins.
@left4dead2game93 жыл бұрын
@@cooldog60 ok ty for infos
@1761Charlie2 жыл бұрын
When I set pins, we got 10 cents per game plus tips . . . plus . . . free bowling when there were no customers. I used to bowl 40-50 games per week. Got good enough to be leadoff on my high school Varsity bowling team.
@jpolar3945 жыл бұрын
I remember going tru the garbage in back of the bowling alley and looking for old pins they were throwing out. I took the pins to high school wood shop and put the pins on the leight to scrape the plastic off and then made lamps from them.
@VinylToVideo5 жыл бұрын
Seems kind of wrong they use synthetic lanes in such a place.
@drummachine4345 жыл бұрын
Synthetic pins also
@PinoyBowlerGS922 жыл бұрын
Imagine having Wood Lanes and they’ll end up like that Ethiopian Bowling Center that scraped their Poor Maintained 82-30’s for Pin Boys and have Wood Lanes that were too worn out.
@tsukitohoshi59347 жыл бұрын
Hi im from 2017 and these comments on the bottom are old As F*ck. XD
@killiangray7 жыл бұрын
Elite PixelWarfare Hahaha they sure are
@railroadskater28968 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool to have pinboys but synthetic lanes and mostly synthetic pins. But with such a scenario, I would think they also wouldn't bother oiling the lanes!!! That would make for a simplified low-to-no-maintenance operation.
@analyzingfunny9 жыл бұрын
I would so love to be a pinboy. I have ALWAYS wanted to do that.
@drummachine4345 жыл бұрын
Same
@cooldog603 жыл бұрын
I did it when I was a kid. I liked it.
@StatManSteve11 жыл бұрын
They are now using Brunswick Red Crown pins. Yes, pinboys used to be just boys. But there are child labor laws now. And worker saftey laws! They do it well, recreational bowlers, and keep everyone safe. They are having some leagues on Mon & Tues night, just started, maybe I can see how they handle the pinsetting. 1 person per 2 lanes seems safe - place to hide. 1 person per lane, now that's the bad old days & a lot of hoping up & down and dodging pins.
@Retrobowler12 жыл бұрын
Should I use virtual gravity nano?
@ALV52412 жыл бұрын
Brunswick B-1 Semi Auto Pinsetter With NO PINDECK MASK = A Useless Brunswick A-2 With Bad Rake
@bigkdrman113 жыл бұрын
This was a very interesting video but historically pinboys used to be a lot younger (between 10 and 16 years) and they had to move a lot faster. These guys are slower than molasses in January. Pinboys had to be fast as bowlers would get impatient and sometimes they would try to hit the pinboys with a bowling ball on purpose.
@VinylToVideo5 жыл бұрын
Now they'd have a lawsuit on their hands and be kicked out of the place, and rightfully so.
@chuckschafer942 Жыл бұрын
PINBOYS WERE FASTER THAN THE MACHINES
@tundratomo13 жыл бұрын
same with me, we had the b-10 so much easier
@tundratomo14 жыл бұрын
i did this many years ago, but i was lucky we had the b-10. after putting the pins in, you pulled the string and down it went electrically driven.
@shelllanes14 жыл бұрын
u need to change the light it is going wow that a old house so when r they going to get auto pin spotter and get new pins ok go get amf pins they are the best pin on the market
@VinylToVideo5 жыл бұрын
"when r they going to get auto pin spotter" .. they're not, that's part of the charm of the place. Bad enough they have synthetic lanes.
@shelllanes14 жыл бұрын
u need to change the pit light it is going to bee out soon lol
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Sadly, Southport Lanes has closed.
My grandfather did this job when he was a kid in Quincy. Must have been in the 30s
Ever wonder why bowling pins have a hole in the bottom? The first house I set pins in didn't have racks at all but each pin spot had a round metal plate with a hole in the center. Under the pin deck was a rack with ten spikes and when the pinboy wanted to set up pins, he'd stick his foot in an opening on the back of the pin deck and step on a pedal which would send the ten spikes up through the deck and the pinboy would then set the pins on the spikes. When he was done, he'd just pull his foot out and the spikes would drop back down and he'd jump back up on the ball return to stay out of the way. Simple, huh? BTW, candlepins have two holes in them, one on each bottom.
That's the way it was when I was setting pins at the local alley in Glenside, PA. Do you know of a video of this process?
@@FastMikie1 Not the I know of . . . but everything is on KZread so I'm sure if you search, you might find it. If you do, please let me know. Cheers!
I hope you continued in filmmaking / documentary making!
Great short.
my dad was a pin boy at an alley here in Michigan in the 1950s. He has described the job a few times in the past to me but I could never visualize how he was able to consistently get the pins in the perfect triangle layout. Now I have a good idea how it was done.
When I set pins there was a peddle we would step on and steel pins came up we set the pin on them the pins had holes in the bottom.
Positive note never have to call in for a ball return, dead wood, or a 180.
I live in Chicago, and I have passed by Southport Lanes. I never had a chance to bowl there, though. My understanding is that it is the only bowling alley in Chicago that hasn't upgraded their equipment with automatic pinsetting. Nowadays, most bowling alleys have both automatic pinsetting and scorekeeping.
But it does look like they have synthetic lanes and approaches.
how many dollar per hour its pay?
When I was setting pins in the early 60ies we got 8 cents a game for Duckpins and 12 cents for ten pins.
@@cooldog60 ok ty for infos
When I set pins, we got 10 cents per game plus tips . . . plus . . . free bowling when there were no customers. I used to bowl 40-50 games per week. Got good enough to be leadoff on my high school Varsity bowling team.
I remember going tru the garbage in back of the bowling alley and looking for old pins they were throwing out. I took the pins to high school wood shop and put the pins on the leight to scrape the plastic off and then made lamps from them.
Seems kind of wrong they use synthetic lanes in such a place.
Synthetic pins also
Imagine having Wood Lanes and they’ll end up like that Ethiopian Bowling Center that scraped their Poor Maintained 82-30’s for Pin Boys and have Wood Lanes that were too worn out.
Hi im from 2017 and these comments on the bottom are old As F*ck. XD
Elite PixelWarfare Hahaha they sure are
Pretty cool to have pinboys but synthetic lanes and mostly synthetic pins. But with such a scenario, I would think they also wouldn't bother oiling the lanes!!! That would make for a simplified low-to-no-maintenance operation.
I would so love to be a pinboy. I have ALWAYS wanted to do that.
Same
I did it when I was a kid. I liked it.
They are now using Brunswick Red Crown pins. Yes, pinboys used to be just boys. But there are child labor laws now. And worker saftey laws! They do it well, recreational bowlers, and keep everyone safe. They are having some leagues on Mon & Tues night, just started, maybe I can see how they handle the pinsetting. 1 person per 2 lanes seems safe - place to hide. 1 person per lane, now that's the bad old days & a lot of hoping up & down and dodging pins.
Should I use virtual gravity nano?
Brunswick B-1 Semi Auto Pinsetter With NO PINDECK MASK = A Useless Brunswick A-2 With Bad Rake
This was a very interesting video but historically pinboys used to be a lot younger (between 10 and 16 years) and they had to move a lot faster. These guys are slower than molasses in January. Pinboys had to be fast as bowlers would get impatient and sometimes they would try to hit the pinboys with a bowling ball on purpose.
Now they'd have a lawsuit on their hands and be kicked out of the place, and rightfully so.
PINBOYS WERE FASTER THAN THE MACHINES
same with me, we had the b-10 so much easier
i did this many years ago, but i was lucky we had the b-10. after putting the pins in, you pulled the string and down it went electrically driven.
u need to change the light it is going wow that a old house so when r they going to get auto pin spotter and get new pins ok go get amf pins they are the best pin on the market
"when r they going to get auto pin spotter" .. they're not, that's part of the charm of the place. Bad enough they have synthetic lanes.
u need to change the pit light it is going to bee out soon lol
sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!