<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=04case_1FCuNCvI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=04case_1FCuNCvI00" width="1200" height="600" ><p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Eagle River Bowl is undergoing a total remodel this fall, with new machines, string pins and a new scoring system, owner Dan Graeber said. </p><p>Graeber said the bowling alley has experienced mechanical problems for about 10 years, and the renovation is overdue. </p><h2>Aging equipment prompts changes</h2><p>“You can’t buy new parts for these old machines,” Graeber said. “It’s like driving a 50-year-old car. It’s hard to find parts for, and that’s not going to get any better.” </p><p>Graeber said the current equipment at the bowling alley has been in place for 30–40 years. Parts for the machines are no longer made. </p><p>The renovation, which includes new string pins, which use a string to reset pins instead of a mechanical sweep system, will reduce mechanical breakdowns. </p><p>“It does a lot of things. It’s all electronic,” Graeber said. “There’s no mechanical breakdowns. You get a truer set of the pins.” </p><h2>New electronic system planned </h2><p>In addition to string pins, Eagle River Bowl will also get new machines and a new score system. </p><p>“You’ve seen the theaters and stuff where you can dial up on your phone and order a seat or food or popcorn or whatever,” Graeber said. “This will be the same system. You can schedule your own lane. If you come in and you’re bowling and you want to add another hour to the lane, you just do it right there, right at your kiosk.” </p><p>Graeber said Eagle River Bowl will be the first bowling alley in the state to complete this type of remodel. </p><p>Youth coach Susan Axtell said she’s been bowling at Eagle River Bowl since it first opened in the mid-1980s.</p><p>“I think there’s always uncertainty and apprehension once you get something new, but it’s also a challenge to improve yourself and rise to the occasion of seeing what you need to do to change your game to do better,” Axtell said. </p><h2>Some lanes closed during upgrade </h2><p>About a third of the lanes, or eight lanes at a time, will be out of service during October as crews complete the upgrade, according to Graeber. The bar, cafe and two-thirds of the lanes will remain open throughout the renovation.</p><p><i>See a spelling or grammar error? Report it to</i> <i>web@ktuu.com</i></p></div></body>

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Eagle River Bowl is undergoing a total remodel this fall, with new machines, string pins and a new scoring system, owner Dan Graeber said. Graeber said the bowling alley has experienced mechanical problems for about 10 years, and the renovation is overdue. Aging equipment prompts changes.

‘It’s all electronic’: Eagle River Bowl plans renovations for October

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Eagle River Bowl is undergoing a total remodel this fall, with new machines, string pins and a new scoring system, owner Dan Gra

‘It’s all electronic’: Eagle River Bowl plans renovations for October

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