He worked as a golf-caddy, pinsetter at a bowling alley, and janitor at a bakery. The GSX is Brunswick's current pinsetter. Most of these bowling centers use a string type pinsetter similar to five pin. In 1931, Gottfried (Fred) Schmidt - Invented the automatic pinsetter. The "free fall" pinsetter works like ten-pin. The Mendes company produced a magnetic pinsetter known as the MM-2001. The "string" pinsetter is known for each pin having a string attached to the head. Shortly thereafter, Angie discovers a badly-injured blond girl wedged inside of the automated pinsetter. Other centers will only load the pinsetter with 19 pins. In 1952, American Machine and Foundry (AMF) of Brooklyn, N.Y., began marketing automatic Pinsetter machines.