Anniversary, GC or Diamond?

[sellingboe]

Taking $$$ off the table as a consideration and only viewing this from the perspective of playability, maintenance, nostalgia, resale (not while I'm alive anyway), and anything else you can think of, which table would you choose?

 

[Boxcar]

Gold Crown II

Easier to set up than a GC I.

Main frame side members run the full length of the table and the end frame members run in between.

Adjustable feet

Other than the P. Lam. clad rail caps, it's as low tech and as servicable as it gets.

I would suggest drop pockets rather than ball return.

You'll never want for more.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Lots of time you can find an old GC for next to nothing. Knuckleheads where I live sold off 12 Two’s and Three’s for $250.00 each.

Then replaced with Diamonds, that I hate.

Stupid uneducated people spend money like sailor who have not seen land in 180 Dax’s.

 

[mattb]

I own a diamond and absolutely love it but I would have honestly bought a GC 2 or 3 if I could have found one when I was looking.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I like the GC much better than the Diamond due to the way the balls bounce off of each table's cushions. Of the GC's, the 5 is my favorite. I like how the corner casting has parallel sides, instead of perpendicular sides. I also like the nickel trim they offered on the 5. The Anniversary is pretty, but I think its look belongs in the 50's. The GC looks a lot more modern, especially the 5.

 

[Charles Hartfield]

My opinion would be a Diamond.

 

[9ball5032]

Gold Crown.

 

[ideologist]

You can buy my restored Centennial and have all of it in one table

 

[mikemosconi]

I would still prefer a Brunswick

 

[The_JV]

Gold Crown

 

[CuesDirectly]

Brunswick Anniversary looks great and plays great with Brunswick conversion cues.

 

[Black-Balled]

Depends on what you wanna do.

If you want to play big tournaments, you'd be best served with a diamond.

For home, either Brunswick.

 

[Csim]

A couple months ago I bought a 9ft GC 3. The guy I bought it from put diamond rails on it. The pockets are 4.25in. It plays great.

So I am not just talking... I spent the money and did it. I love the sound the pockets makes.

Can't go wrong with a classic.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I'd take the diamond
Simple to move around

 

[easy-e]

I'd take the diamond
Simple to move around

That's my favorite part about the diamonds. I moved a 9' table last night with one buddy and my wife. A few turns of a wrench and I'm able to play on it!

 

[iusedtoberich]

That's my favorite part about the diamonds. I moved a 9' table last night with one buddy and my wife. A few turns of a wrench and I'm able to play on it!

Do you mean a few feet? Or to a different house? I thought the one piece slate would be the hardest to move?

 

[Lawnboy77]

Another vote for a Brunswick, and my favorite commercial of that bunch is the Anniversary.

 

[CGM]

If it were me and money weren't a consideration, I'd get the Anniversary and get it refinished.

 

[easy-e]

Do you mean a few feet? Or to a different house? I thought the one piece slate would be the hardest to move?

Different houses. I have the diamond cart, which makes it a breeze. You set the cart next to the table, have the wife stabilize the cart, and the buddy and I flip the table onto it's side on the cart. Pop the legs off and go!

 

[lfigueroa]

If it's me, but also playing in tournaments, a Diamond.

If it's just me practicing and having friends over for a few yuks, the Anniversary.

Lou Figueroa