iusedtoberich said:

Should I paint my Gold Crown 4? I never really liked mahogany colored furniture. I love the look of the new GC7 in both white and black options, and the original white GC1. Woodworking was my main hobby from age 6 to 16, before I became a pool degenerate, so I can do a good job, and I have spray equipment.

The table is in really nice condition, it was always a home table, never in a pool hall. I'm the 3rd owner. It has a couple of dings in the aprons from prior moves, and the castings are still in good shape and not tarnished.

I just got it out of storage and into a new construction basement. I had the movers put it on a workbench that is the same height as the frame. I'll be doing the setup myself in a few months.

Thinking of painting the aprons and legs, or, leave it as-is and just play it. Considering a white, or a black, or maybe some sort of cool grey color. I wouldn't touch the formica, and prob wouldn't mess with the castings.

I've also vaguely considered wrapping the rails in some sort of matte black vinyl to make it look more modern, and also to not reflect as much light when the camera is on. That would cover the diamonds but I don't use them anyway. This part is just a brainstorm...

Thoughts? Any other colors? I'm legit colorblind, but I think I like cool colors more than warm colors. I have no idea yet if I'll finish the basement, but if so, Its dedicated to the pool table and I can make the walls and floor any color I like.




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nmihiylov said:

It is a fantastic cue- I was the original owner and designed the inlays and selected the woods with Bill for this cue. Originally it had black linen wrap. The forearm is Tulip Wood and the inserts in the Chicago points is Ambon’s Burl.

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jbart65 said:

Skyler and Tyler, as I mentioned, are playing in an Ultimate Pool event in Iowa. Justin Bergman said he had already committed to the event before the date for the European Open was announced.

It's possible Sky and Tyler committed early, too, but who knows. MR did not announce the date for the the European Open until Jan. 30. Ultimate Pool officially announced Sky as a player on Feb. 5.

Billy Thorpe chose to play in the Griff's US Open bank pool event this week. Ditto for Shane Van Boening.

SVB has now missed the European Open, Philippines Open and previous Hanoi Open. He also skipped the UK Open last year - the only Team USA Mosconi player to do so.

He indicated last month he would travel less in the first half of the year and that he would play in most big WPA/Predator events in 2026.

SVB appears to have committed to the Arizona Open. I'd be shocked if he's not in Florida, too. He seems to have already ruled out the Philippines.

The UK Open, in late May, was announced with much more lead time than the European Open. It's also taking place close to London this year in a nearby suburb. The last few years it was much farther away near Birmingham.

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bbb said:

nobodies balls match
one always hangs lower

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rexus31 said:

How much did all this work cost?

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sjm said:

At a time when Matchroom has been increasing its investment in pro pool in the USA, the absence of four of the five members of the 2025 Team USA at the Mosconi at the first WNT event of the year is both discouraging and alarming. Perhaps this is a one-off, but anything close to a repeat of this at May's UK Open would have to be interpreted as a decline in America's commitment to the WNT, a scenario that, to me, would be horrific.

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cfrandy said:

I have an original Jacoby black 29”. Never used, Kamui 12.3 tip. $200 + shipping. 100% positive feedback here and EBay.

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jeagle64 said:

View attachment 888825 my home room.


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