I very rarely post on AZ because I don't want to get in the middle of things, especially politics. LOL! I having been playing pool forever but I am still a student of the game and have a whole lot to learn. I have played on every single table made and have never found the perfect 9' table... until now! I bought my cherry three piece Diamond table in 1993 from Greg and play on it a lot. My friend bought a ProAm Diamond a few years back and of course it plays much better than my table. I thought it was always because of the three piece slate vs. one piece slate… but of course I was wrong… and yes I have the latest level cushions. I was envious and considered buying a new table, but I was told by someone I trust that there was one person on this planet who could make my table play better than my friend’s table. I was skeptical, but I thought I would give it a try. I finally got in contact with a fellow named Glenn Hancock (Mechanic Extraordinaire - you can reach him at 702-927-5689) and he said, “I guarantee I can make your table play at least as good as your friend’s table… and I will be in your area for a few weeks in the near future.” I thought this fellow was just another mechanic with a very big ego and trying to get me to lay out a bunch of cash for another re-cloth job. Boy was I wrong! When Glen showed up at my home, he threw the QB around the rails and hit a few balls and said, “On a scale of 1-10, your table is a 3… I can make it a 9+” I said, “Why not a 10?” He said, “Only because your cherry rail tops are dinged up. If they were ironwood your table would become an 11. It will play like an 11 when I am done!” I said, “How in hell are you going to make my table play like a 10 or better by just changing the cloth?” Glenn said, “If that’s what you think I am going to do, you are way off base. I am here to recalibrate (rebuild for us novices) your table. If you want someone to recover your cloth, go and get any so-called mechanic. You don’t need me.”
Here’s the scoop: I gave Glenn the go-ahead (he’s not cheap) and he tore my table apart, sawed the rails off and completely rebuilt them to his demanding specs. He was here working on the project from Thursday to Wednesday. I watched him occasionally using his micrometer and special jigs. His precision was from another planet. While most people talk about rail height in 16ths of an inch, Glenn thinks in 64ths of an inch. He worked like a brain surgeon every step of the way. He is a true artist at his craft and he really enjoys it. The coup de gras was when I watched Glenn finally putting on my new Simonis HR. No staples, special 3M glue only! I couldn’t believe my eyes… he stretched the cloth so tight I thought he would rip the cloth. I was blown away. He also did his magic with deadening the sound the balls make when they drop into the ProSpec pockets.
The bottom line: I am absolutely positive this is NOW the best table I have ever played on… bar none! The cushions play perfectly… they are not bouncy and every rail plays true. The speed is perfect, the pockets are tough and the table plays dead silent. After the new cloth wears in, the play will really be great. All I can say is “Thanks Glenn… I can’t believe what you have done to my table! BTW, I had a hard time getting away from the table long enough to write this post.”
Here’s the scoop: I gave Glenn the go-ahead (he’s not cheap) and he tore my table apart, sawed the rails off and completely rebuilt them to his demanding specs. He was here working on the project from Thursday to Wednesday. I watched him occasionally using his micrometer and special jigs. His precision was from another planet. While most people talk about rail height in 16ths of an inch, Glenn thinks in 64ths of an inch. He worked like a brain surgeon every step of the way. He is a true artist at his craft and he really enjoys it. The coup de gras was when I watched Glenn finally putting on my new Simonis HR. No staples, special 3M glue only! I couldn’t believe my eyes… he stretched the cloth so tight I thought he would rip the cloth. I was blown away. He also did his magic with deadening the sound the balls make when they drop into the ProSpec pockets.
The bottom line: I am absolutely positive this is NOW the best table I have ever played on… bar none! The cushions play perfectly… they are not bouncy and every rail plays true. The speed is perfect, the pockets are tough and the table plays dead silent. After the new cloth wears in, the play will really be great. All I can say is “Thanks Glenn… I can’t believe what you have done to my table! BTW, I had a hard time getting away from the table long enough to write this post.”
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