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    Hank Dietle's Tavern Fire

    Hank Dietle’s Tavern in North Bethesda, Maryland, burned on Valentin’s day, last Wednesday. It did not “burn to the ground” as YouTube says. I was there early this afternoon to shot some pool. The clean-up crew said Dietle’s would be back in business. I’ll take some photos the next time I am up...
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    Brunswick's GC with slate and BRUNSWICK

    To interested Table Mechanics. In your experience with Brunswick GC's and their playing surface : were the 1-inch pieces always slate? and were the 1.25-inch pieces always BRUNSTONE? Here is what Brunswick says about the two...
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    UPS Tracking Numbers

    I do not have occasion to use UPS often, but when I do, it’s usually as a receiver, not a shipper. BILLIARDS in Portland, Oregon is shipping a package to me in Maryland. On Friday, on my account at BILLIARDS, I noticed the package was in the hands of UPS (or so it seemed) with a Tracking Number...
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    VENDORS? Derby City Classic 2017

    I looked at the DCC's website as well as googling for a list of vendors of this years DCC. I came up with ZILCH. I have never been at the DCC and I had only presumed that there would be vendors at the event(s), past and present. So, please clue me in as to vendors and the DCC. Where there and...
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    Schmelke's P090 Complete Brass Joint

    David Schmelke, of Schmelke Cues has said (in an email today) that the firm is no longer offering the Uni-Lock Radial pin as an option for their cues. I was hoping order a Schmelke M Series with that joint because I have another cue with the Uni-Lock Radial, and I like commonality. I would like...
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    GTF Cases or is it G.T.F. Cases? and what does it mean?

    What is meant by GTF/G.T.F when referring to cue cases. According to the IndyQShop, Its G.T.F. at the top of the page but GTF further down the page. http://www.indyq.com/cases/gtf/ Obviously consistency is not considered worthy at the IndyQShop. According to Seyberts, its GTF...
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    Grissim, John 1979. Billiards; Hustlers & Heros …

    Grissim, John 1979. Billiards; Hustlers & Heros, Legends & Lies and The Search for Higher Truth on the Green Felt. NY, NY.: St. Martin’s Press. On the cover (it's a "wrap around, front and back) is a photo of the author and another pool player looking over a pool table. If you: 1. Have this...
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    Removable Inserts from JB Cases

    AJohn Barton has used his “REMOVABLE INTERIORs” on his leather cases To see the (RI) watch Mr. Barton pull out a RI from a leather case in this You Tube video at MINUTE 8:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ9ryJ1lyCU&t=565s I am looking forward to seeing them on his rugged cases...
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    John Barton Cases; I cannot design a case!

    18 JANUARY 2017 I should have posted this weeks ago. I am very embarrassed for posting the Thread Title. I can not “undo” it. A user cannot edit or delete a Thread Title. The best I can do is to apologize to Mr. Barton and to the AZBilliards members. At first use, I was unable to “Build a Case”...
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    Is one of the 3 best tables BRUNSWICK, DIAMOND or GANDY?

    A review by MAINE HOME RECREATION (MHR) says NO! Not any of those three. Attached is their review of 29 different brand names of pool tables. Not 29 models; 29 brands! I did not know that there were that many. MNR places the 29 brands into four tiers; and neither Brunswick, Diamond, or Gandy...
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