Pat, I fail to understand your reasoning, you didn't have to live and work on pool tables in the late 50' & 60's to learn something special about working on those pool tables. Mechanics that worked on them way back then may not be around today....but, the exact same tables they worked on are everywhere....including all the ones THEY worked on, and many are still in original condition....worn out, beat up....but still original...so, what difference does it make in which era you're working on the pool tables? I've worked on Brunswick pool tables built in the 1800's....had to use the same tools today to take the tables apart that was needed back then too....the jobs when finished looked just like back then....new cloth....only a newer kind of cloth....and I stopped using tacks and a tack hammer....and started using a staple gun on those old ass tables.