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Very nice collection with some rare models we don't often get to see outside of the catalog images. What is also impressive is the condition of all of them. The owner must have been quite discerning and patient to assemble such a nice group of cues. Thanks for sharing.

I feel your pain, but thanks for the pics. They will help me in a sale of my very clean original Gold Crown I. Hope everything works out for you.

Hire An Experienced Professional Pool Table Mechanic My recommendation is to hire an experienced pool table mechanic. If you do otherwise, you are only taking chances. First quality used tables (Gold Crowns for example) don't fetch a lot of money, so what you have there isn't worth much to...

More Palmers Palmers are never lonely on my table.

This post raises two recurring issues: 1) These posts which serve a primary purpose of providing a platform for the customer to vent their frustrations in which the cue maker remains anonymous, hurt ALL cue makers and help NO ONE. The good cue makers are lumped together with the bad and...

Beautiful.

I realize it varies by geographic location but in general there are usually many Gold Crowns available and sometimes under $1,000. A percentage of those available are Gold Crown I's and II's.

I disagree. If he was quoted two weeks and it's now more than two months, he's hardly "in good shape".

A better question would be: "Has anyone here NOT had a bad / horrible experience with getting their cue refinished whether it be price? Time frame? Horrible work?" Pool players and cue collectors are reluctant to post anything negative about cue makers as the person or people relating bad...

It took more than five years but I finally realized my dream of owning a near perfect Gold Crown was realized last month. This has been a long- standing project and goal of mine, to replace my nice but cosmetically weary Gold Crown I with a restored GCI or one in near perfect condition. Over...

Love it and nicely executed.

The cue with the Gold & Black rings and foil is a Model B, as you say a simple house cue conversion and the other is a Third Catalog Model 6 a Merry Widow. (If you look carefully, you can see the backend is rosewood.) Model 6s are generally heavy by today's standards but nice cues. Both of these...

Based on your skill level, I think you would get the most enjoyment on a table with standard or at most, just minimally tighter pockets.

It's A Gamble That may work for some but I would never chance it. Every cue maker I admire and consider among my favorites have made cue designs I would never own.

I disagree. Not all cue makers use the same quality woods, especially shaft wood, and some source their parts from China. Many players/buyers critique a cue from pictures and that is impossible to do. You must see a cue in person. The fit and finish of a cue made by an experienced cue maker is...

Scott, I'm quite familiar with Gold Crown I's and II's as is the mechanic who did this install and who specializes in early Gold Crowns and antique Brunswicks.

Gold Cron I/II Upgrade Posted in wrong forum.

When you move the table, you have to remove the rails anyway, so that is the time you would refinish the pocket castings. The feet just unscrew from the pedestals, so those would be done together with the pocket castings. All of your finish choices have been mentioned above. It's really a...

Second Catalog Model F In your pictures it appears to be a candidate for a refinish. My recommendation would be to have it refinished using lacquer. If the wrap is original and you wish to retain it, it can be cleaned. Good luck. These are nice cues.

4 x 8 foot Light This installation isn't yet finished but it is a good representation of an 8 foot light. Specifically, a 4 x 8 foot light containing four 8' LED tubes in two fixtures. The unit is made by Diamond but honestly, it's nothing more than a shallow box to shroud the light and hold...