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What if I just tip 'em all a good machinist's level? :wink:

Well Carl, I guess it came down to several things as I understood them. One is that my wife, who is the better player between us (many years in Australia living around the pros), wanted a piece of furniture that suited her tastes and a decent table as well. :eek: For a purist that would be a...

Well Matteroner, Dartman and Josh... Thanks for the ideas and thoughts. Yeah. I'm not sure what kind of job these guys are known for but I'm not going into this expecting the worst or that I'll have to ride herd on them. I'm sure that it's going to be a great learning experience for me no...

Is that OK to do, Jim? I mean the cost of the setup is included in the cost of the table. Sure, it'd be great if they did it right the first time but the flip side is that they're obligated by the relationship with Olhausen to do it right or risk their distributorship. If the setup fails in...

The Newbie thing makes a lot of sense to me. That could be a bit rough on the cloth. Maybe somewhere down the road, when they're off to college... Thank Craig. Jerry

Another question for you, Craig, if you don't mind. It's been suggested to me here on this forum and elsewhere that I go with the Simonis 860 felt on this 9 footer. I'm assuming that the mechanics can make this change to my order at any time prior to setup. In your opinion is it that much...

Thanks again, Craig. The guy from the pro shop at Brian's said that it would take about "6" hours to complete so either it will be a professional job or they'll be on Hawaii Crack Seed time. The idea about the phone call is good. I like that one and have had 'cause to use it myself a few...

Thanks for the tips, Craig. I greatly appreciate it. Sounds like a pretty good bunch of stuff to be watchin'. I'll have to think about how to ingratiate myself with the guys when they come to do the job so I can ask questions and not seem too intrusive. I'm getting the Brunswick Centennial...

Well, you could probably move back and open shop. Even the neighbor islands are without competition. Kauai... Maui... The Big Island... There's probably no tables on Niihau so you'll just have to go diving there. When were you over here? I didn't see ya. lol I first came here when there was no...

Disrespect isn't part of my schtick, Donny. If given the chance to watch a known "Master Mechanic" work I'd take it in a New York minute. People that are good at what they do are a pleasure to watch and are usually fine with it as long as the watcher is not in the way. In this particular case I...

Thanks Craig... I have a whole lot of folks offering to make the sacrifice of coming and doin' it for me... mechanics and non-mechanics alike. Will you charge me by the mile? Must be cold back there in Sacramento. :wink:

I'd like to think that too, Dartman, but I've been fooled before in other areas where I thought the same thing. I never just trust that the vendor will do the right thing. If I can check their work I will and that's especially true where there's no one else around for 2000 miles. Some people...

I've belonged to and still belong to other forums on other subjects. All forums are the same in that everyone and all types are fairly represented. Having read some of the post here I know that this is no different and I welcome it. There seems to be a good cross section of the pool playing...

Seriously though, Eddie... I know that my level of play doesn't warrant a finely setup table. I have a lot to learn. But I figure since I'm willing to raise the level of my play enough to buy a new table it should be far more capable of high level play than I am. That way I can improve and...

Well Eddie... I guess that's because I've noticed that with my fine technique I can make a QEOrb make a "U" turn on a level table without batting an eye. Maybe I need to invite you over for some "straight" shootin'?

Aloha Carl... Yes, I'm purchasing through Brian's. I've been told that the crew there has been together for about 30 years. I was also told that "Mike Buck" (the radio personality) just recently got a table through them. They do work the neighbor islands as well. Thanks for the "aloha" and the...

I never said that it was you that said it so rest assured. The truth is I saw it mentioned on a different forum. I had doubts but with a quality ball and perfect glass it would work to indicate moderate to serious leveling issues. Unfortunately the glass is a bigger problem than the ball...

I'm not concerned about offending them by watching. I agree that the buyer has every right to observe. Golden Rule and all that. I have a fair assortment of high end levels at my disposal as well but I'd never use them while they're working. That would be offensive. The dealer is the...

Hello Guys... I'm out here in Hawaii and have recently purchased a 9' Olhausen Portland Hampton for the gameroom. Being here in the middle of the pond there's not a lot of choice for dealers and mechanics so you get what's available. The dealer for Brunswick and Olhausen is the same outfit. So...