Episode 312: Krystle Gemnich
This woman does it all in pinball. Playing, tournament directing, marketing, tech repairs and a whole lot more. Krystle talks about working at Marco Specialties, travelling, classic cars, and great tips for pinballers. Check out Krystle on Instagram @bluecontinental
Kineticist’s take
Krystle Gemnich discusses her pinball tech journey and Marco Specialties' parts sourcing challenges.
Synopsis
Pinball Profile host Jeff Lee interviews Krystle Gemnich, a Canadian-born pinball technician and parts specialist at Marco Specialties in South Carolina. The episode covers Gemnich's career path from arcade tech at Logan Arcade in Chicago to her current role, her background in automotive restoration, Marco Specialties' product sourcing challenges (particularly Gottlieb parts and hard-to-find components like Rudy eyelids and Twilight Zone clock mechanisms), 3D printing limitations for reproduction parts, team highlights, and the growing pinball scene in Columbia, South Carolina including venues like Bang Back Pinball Lounge and Transmission.
Entities
- Marco Specialties· company
- AC/DC· game
- Funhouse· game
- Medusa· game
- Twilight Zone· game
- Bells and Chimes· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Chris Koontz· person
- Emoto Harney· person
- Fred Richardson· person
- Jeff Lee· person
- Kelly· person
- Kim Martinez· person
- Krystle Gemnich· person
- Kyle Spiteri· person
- Bang Back Pinball Lounge· venue
- Cabin Fever· venue
- Granby Grill· venue
- Logan Arcade· venue
- Transmission· venue