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oops forgot the pics,
Still need to finish furnishing it, but here is mine! That is a custom 9ft table with Simonis cloth.
My room has been in place since '98. The table is a 9' Gold Crown I.
The table was originally installed in a pool hall and later owned by someone who stripped and stained the pedestals and aprons. It has it's share of battle scars but retains it's original cushions which perform fine.
I recently acquired another GC I and my ultimate goal is to restore that table and build a Diamond style light to replace the current fixture.
I feel fortunate to be able to have a 9 foot table at home and never considered anything but a Gold Crown. As it sits, (Purchase price, moving, setup, Simonis cloth, Aramith balls, 4 Dufferin house cues) I have $2,500 into the table. At the time (1998), I hired a Brunswick dealer to assemble it and have no complaints. Today, I would use the resources of this forum as well as referrals from people I have become acquainted with in the industry to select an experienced pool table mechanic. But again, as the table sits, I have no complaints.
My dream would be to find a reasonably priced Centennial and restore that table, but the likelihood of finding a Centennial in restorable condition at a price within my budget is unlikely.
Nice - but why is there a hole in the top of the cushion near that corner pocket?Mark Kulungian of Pool Table Magic did a careful and painstaking installation and it was quite exciting to play on what is essentially a "new" GC last night.
Wow! That is a nice house and custom table, about as heavy duty as any modern table I've seen.
Gold Crown IV sans slate and rails. Almost complete!