PinkillerNick,


         BTW are you going to have people bowling on the lanes from 1912?
or are you going to have those for show and just have other lanes for regular bowling?


          These 1912 lanes are the ones we will actually bowl on. The only problem I am thinking of curing is that with above ground returns, the ball caddy extends all the way to the foul line and is of course right in line with the center gutter cap...ten pins for righties on the right lane and sevens for lefties on the left will be interesting...I have thought of moving the returns down the outside of each lane and spacing them well away from the gutter line but then the "pinboy" (probably me most of the time), would have to run side to side when setting for the pair.  I think I will just put down a correct amount of lane oil(unlike our local desert house) which will help with the tight ball return.

      Thanks for all the great comments...estimated time of completion is right at about 1 year.   What a job it was getting these buggers disassembled and brought up a flight of stairs in this Fort Wayne Lutheran Church.   The lanes were the worst, cutting them in 20' sections (1000 lbs.) loading them on a flat bed, hauling them home and temporarily storing them and stackin in a different building than the future "lanes".  Gonna be a huge project, but then I never have simple ideas.....I'll keep you updated as the roof goes up, Thanks  Al

Cristofori,  I have been asking a few local people to write me a short story describing their experiences setting pins.  I would love to have you e-mail or pm me a story of pinboy times. Or you can post it right here also. This goes for any one that would be willing to take the time to share your pinboy experiences.  I plan to start a notebook with the stories I get .  Thanks to all,     Al       e-mail is   alzgarvin@hotmail.com