Phase three of buying a table, 63 gold crown installed in my home.

I've got an old Sport King that got passed on to me from about the same year. Sadly it isn't in any comparable kind of shape. Plays true, but.. yea. thats a beauty. congrats.
 
atthecat said:
I don't have it set up yet because I'm waiting for my Brunswick Anniversary to sell. The Anniversary is probably the best playing table I've ever played on. I didn't fantasize having one though. I've always wants a GCI. As soon as it sells I'm going to set it up.
Here are some pics of the GCI being torn down or disassembled. The only thing I had to fix was the ball box. It was scratched up so I painted it. I also polished all the metal parts and buffed the rails. Looks like a brand new table after that.
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I have never seen a GC that still has the additional skirting attached. All ofthe GC in Phoenix have that removed.

Mine has the holes where the skirting was attached to the blind but I did not get the skirts with the table.....I had always wondered what those extra holes were for...:smile:
 
atthecat said:
what color is your slate? Mine is a brownish color. I was informed that it's call Brunstone.
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I love the color of yours, other than that yours is just like mine. My comp. with pictures on it is broke but when i get it working i will post a picture. From what i remember it was sort of brownish.
 
BRKNRUN said:
I have never seen a GC that still has the additional skirting attached. All ofthe GC in Phoenix have that removed.

Mine has the holes where the skirting was attached to the blind but I did not get the skirts with the table.....I had always wondered what those extra holes were for...:smile:
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i know what you mean most of the ones i have seen dont have either. I like them with the aprons.
 
14-1StraightMan said:
That is a Great Table. They are built like a Tank and play great. The matching cue rack is great to go along with the table & Centennial ball set.
The only thing that I would do is to put a ball return system in the table.
That's something to think about.
The pockets in a Gold Crown with the indent for the screws are the best there is for tables.
All you need now is to fix up the walls in your game room and you'll be set. Good Luck with your great table. Thanks for posting.
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I like the ball returns also but i wasnt going to turn this one away, it is just to clean.
 
atthecat said:
I don't have it set up yet because I'm waiting for my Brunswick Anniversary to sell. The Anniversary is probably the best playing table I've ever played on. I didn't fantasize having one though. I've always wants a GCI. As soon as it sells I'm going to set it up.
Here are some pics of the GCI being torn down or disassembled. The only thing I had to fix was the ball box. It was scratched up so I painted it. I also polished all the metal parts and buffed the rails. Looks like a brand new table after that.
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Show the bottom side of the rails, where the rail bolts go, because the rail blinds in the pictures you're showing are GC2 rail blinds, which go along with the adjustable leg levelers also available on a GC2;)

Glen
 
atthecat said:
Mine are adjustable too. It's a myth that the GCI didn't have adjustable legs. Just the first couple of years didn't have adjustable legs.
I'll post picture when I get home.
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Adjustable feet, metal name plate, and short rail skirt extrusions to mount the rail blinds with to the rails....are all changes from a GC1 to a GC2...all of which you've shown to have in your pictures. The biggest difference is whether or not you have the fig 8 nut plate or the nut plate inserted into the rails for the rail bolts, now if your rails have them...you don't have a GC1....you would have in fact a GC2;)

PS. You also have a GC2 ball box, and GC2 score counters.
 
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realkingcobra said:
Adjustable feet, metal name plate, and short rail skirt extrusions to mount the rail blinds with to the rails....are all changes from a GC1 to a GC2...all of which you've shown to have in your pictures. The biggest difference is whether or not you have the fig 8 nut plate or the nut plate inserted into the rails for the rail bolts, now if your rails have them...you don't have a GC1....you would have in fact a GC2;)

PS. You also have a GC2 ball box, and GC2 score counters.
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Mine has a black fig. 8 plate screwed to rails, is that a 1 or two?
 
I have a '63 GC1 also. Found on eBay and went in with my Uncle to purchase it for his basement. It has the ball return, but no skirts, and was freshly repainted white. I was surprised at how nicely it plays! The installer said that he would replace the cushions with new Artemis if needed, and once he saw them he said it didn't need it. Later picked up a match in rack just like you have from eBay as well, for a nice match. Interesting that, in a way, these tables actually appretiated in value! lol

Love your original invoice by the way. I'd frame it, or at least put it in an acid free envelope and staple it to the underside of the table so it never gets lost.
Enjoy your table!
Mr H

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atthecat said:
Yeah, mine date was on my leg casters too. I talked to two other people with GCI from 1963 and they have the same scribbled date. Weird, I wounder what that was about.
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The leg levelers on the 64' 65' 66' 67' 68' 69' & 70's all had the same date as well....so what does that tell you?;) That they were all made in 1963? That number you're referring to is when the leg leveler mold was changed....not the date in fact that the table was built, Brunswick never dated their pool tables as to when exactly they were built, I've said that before;) There were a lot of changes made to the GC1's along the way to becoming GC2's...and 3's and 4's. As Brunswick fazed out one model and fazed in the next...they used up a lot of parts from the out going tables to build the incoming new model...until the stock of parts were used up. Brunswick has always done that. I've worked on so many GC's that have parts from other GC's straight from the factory that it's a joke. Brand new GC4's...with GC5 frames....come on. How about GC3's with GC2 side skirts & pocket castings...before they come up with the GC3 casting inserts in the ends of the rails to attach the pocket castings.

Bottom line is, don't be miss lead by stamped dates on parts to make you think that was when the table was manufactured, as once again...Brunswick did not date their pool tables;)

Glen
 
Mr Hoppe said:
I have a '63 GC1 also. Found on eBay and went in with my Uncle to purchase it for his basement. It has the ball return, but no skirts, and was freshly repainted white. I was surprised at how nicely it plays! The installer said that he would replace the cushions with new Artemis if needed, and once he saw them he said it didn't need it. Later picked up a match in rack just like you have from eBay as well, for a nice match. Interesting that, in a way, these tables actually appretiated in value! lol

Love your original invoice by the way. I'd frame it, or at least put it in an acid free envelope and staple it to the underside of the table so it never gets lost.
Enjoy your table!
Mr H

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That is a cool catalog picture you posted. Can you post one without the flash burn? I'd love to have that. thanks
 
realkingcobra said:
The leg levelers on the 64' 65' 66' 67' 68' 69' & 70's all had the same date as well....so what does that tell you?;) That they were all made in 1963? That number you're referring to is when the leg leveler mold was changed....not the date in fact that the table was built, Brunswick never dated their pool tables as to when exactly they were built, I've said that before;) There were a lot of changes made to the GC1's along the way to becoming GC2's...and 3's and 4's. As Brunswick fazed out one model and fazed in the next...they used up a lot of parts from the out going tables to build the incoming new model...until the stock of parts were used up. Brunswick has always done that. I've worked on so many GC's that have parts from other GC's straight from the factory that it's a joke. Brand new GC4's...with GC5 frames....come on. How about GC3's with GC2 side skirts & pocket castings...before they come up with the GC3 casting inserts in the ends of the rails to attach the pocket castings.

Bottom line is, don't be miss lead by stamped dates on parts to make you think that was when the table was manufactured, as once again...Brunswick did not date their pool tables;)

Glen
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I hear ya.
 
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