Info from Oscar for all the Brunswick lovers out there.

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Looks like the new gold crown is under way. I’m interested to see what the changes are.
 

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if its a great table that good. if its just a chinese built one they design then its just same old same old.

he didnt say much about it and maybe wasnt allowed to. but a steel frame means more of a commercial table but it also needs to be the same table with a residential line of the same quality. also so you can have a furniture option with commercial and professional quality.
 
anytime you develop to a price point you suffer quality. and a new table from them needs to be above reproach in quality.
so a high price is acceptable to those who want the best playing and good looks.
 
TrxR said:
I agree but if you look at what they want for the current GC6 at 12 to 13,000 they will wanting 15 to 20,000 for this new one.
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I'm not sure what steel prices are but I know lumber, especially large beams of poplar (what the GC frame is made from) are super expensive.
 
rexus31 said:
I'm not sure what steel prices are but I know lumber, especially large beams of poplar (what the GC frame is made from) are super expensive.
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That's true. I'm just hoping they don't overprice them as their current prices have basically priced themselves out of the market.
 
9 foot diamonds range in the 9000 to 13000 dollar range. plus set up fees.

so comparable with in reason for maybe a better table. as we will see or not.

you can always find deals on used tables if you want that. just like you can find a used kia cheaply or pay more for a new one or a new toyota.

something to fit everyone's budget.
 
kia is certainly easier to steal than a pool table. but you can rob someone on a pool table more easily and not even break the law.
 
jimmyco said:
Good thing there is no shortage of poplar in China.
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It has nothing to do with shortage. I'm sure Brunswick pays handsomely for the poplar used to manufacture Gold Crowns, regardless of where it comes from.
 
maha said:
.... if its just a chinese built one they design then its just same old same old. ...
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I thought it has been a couple of decades since Brunswick built tables in the US. If that's true, I'd be really surprised if they moved manufacturing back to the US for this new model.
 
maha said:
9 foot diamonds range in the 9000 to 13000 dollar range. plus set up fees.

so comparable with in reason for maybe a better table. as we will see or not.

you can always find deals on used tables if you want that. just like you can find a used kia cheaply or pay more for a new one or a new toyota.

something to fit everyone's budget.
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In college a best friend of mine rented a house and we both pitched in $1,500 for a 9 foot table that use to be in a pool hall. It was built by a local guy that made pool tables for a few pool halls before Diamond being the new commercial "standard".

That table shot better than any Diamonds I have encountered. The new Diamonds at my pool hall have roll offs on all 4 sides.

Obviously, people have never played on a custom table or an actual table maker. It was a Rebco. The old man that made the table put it together for us. That thing shot perfect. No runoffs no sloppy roll.

I miss that table. It didn't look pretty but it played very good.
 
smiling_Hans said:
In college a best friend of mine rented a house and we both pitched in $1,500 for a 9 foot table that use to be in a pool hall. It was built by a local guy that made pool tables for a few pool halls before Diamond being the new commercial "standard".

That table shot better than any Diamonds I have encountered. The new Diamonds at my pool hall have roll offs on all 4 sides.

Obviously, people have never played on a custom table or an actual table maker. It was a Rebco. The old man that made the table put it together for us. That thing shot perfect. No runoffs no sloppy roll.

I miss that table. It didn't look pretty but it played very good.
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You do realize the Diamonds are rolling off because the mechanic, or should I say installer, didn't know what they were doing when they set it up. I'd wager if the guy that setup the Diamonds you are referring to set up your "perfect" table it would probably roll off worse.

How long ago was college? $3K is steep for a Rebco.
 
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installation is paramount when you get a table or you will never be happy with it. the secret is to not let the installer go or pay him until you extensively checked for rolls. and whatever is important to you.

they are like the horse you rent to ride that wants to go home back to the stable on a gallop as soon as you head that way.

i always take a few minutes to roll balls around on the bare slate and along the joints in it. which tells alot before the put the cloth on and make it hard to change anything.
 
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