As I said in the original post, for the purposes of HOME USE, for players who want the best playing table, the Connelly Ultimate should be considered. I probably should have explained a little more what the Connelly Ultimate table is:
On the approximately 30 models in the Plateau and Pinnacle collections, which normally come with 8/4 hard wood cabinetry, 1.25" thick slate and 4 bolts per rail, you can upgrade (for a price, of course) to "The Ultimate" which is made with 16/4 cabinetry and beams, 2" thick slate and 5 bolts per rail. So if you're like me and the looks of the GC's and Diamond tables make you want to vomit, you can actually find a table that looks as good as it plays.
Of course if you are looking for commercial use, or don't like leather pockets for whatever reason there is always the Aspen, which is eligible for the Ultimate upgrade:
As I said in the original post, for the purposes of HOME USE, for players who want the best playing table, the Connelly Ultimate should be considered. I probably should have explained a little more what the Connelly Ultimate table is:
On the approximately 30 models in the Plateau and Pinnacle collections, which normally come with 8/4 hard wood cabinetry, 1.25" thick slate and 4 bolts per rail, you can upgrade (for a price, of course) to "The Ultimate" which is made with 16/4 cabinetry and beams, 2" thick slate and 5 bolts per rail. So if you're like me and the looks of the GC's and Diamond tables make you want to vomit, you can actually find a table that looks as good as it plays.
Of course if you are looking for commercial use, or don't like leather pockets for whatever reason there is always the Aspen, which is eligible for the Ultimate upgrade:
As I said in the original post, for the purposes of HOME USE, for players who want the best playing table, the Connelly Ultimate should be considered. I probably should have explained a little more what the Connelly Ultimate table is:
On the approximately 30 models in the Plateau and Pinnacle collections, which normally come with 8/4 hard wood cabinetry, 1.25" thick slate and 4 bolts per rail, you can upgrade (for a price, of course) to "The Ultimate" which is made with 16/4 cabinetry and beams, 2" thick slate and 5 bolts per rail. So if you're like me and the looks of the GC's and Diamond tables make you want to vomit, you can actually find a table that looks as good as it plays.
Of course if you are looking for commercial use, or don't like leather pockets for whatever reason there is always the Aspen, which is eligible for the Ultimate upgrade:
Well, a few reasons could be that the Connelly Ultimate is not considered to be a commercial table is....durability. I've seen Connelly Ultimates up in Oregon State that I thought they could use replacing because to be quit frank about it...they looked like shit, rails all beat to hell, skirts cracked/broken, finish worn off the surface of the rails...in a pool-hall environment...and only 6 years old
Further more, a commercial table should be able to be frame leveled with a wrench or something...but not by still having to stack up shims under the feet...I mean, come on...there's a whole bunch of ways of being able to adjust the frame level...without having to put shims under the feet...that's so OLD SCHOOL. It takes more than a 2" thick slate and 5 bolts per rail to build a commercial table, it takes the test of time too. GC1's are a good example of that...today 49 years later. Diamond's ProAm will still look almost new....100 years from now.....and what's that Connelly going to look like...if after only 6 years....they look like they need to be replaced? Further more, leather drop pockets IMO...have no place in the commercial market....they're OUT dated, a pain in the ass to work/repair...and cost to much to have to replace them. I mean, think about it...stapling in the pocket leather straps...or screwing in the drop pockets on a GC, or Diamond...and if you think screwing in the leather pocket strips is the answer...wait until that MDF backing on the slate falls apart...then what?....don't have to repair that on a Diamond or GC....but you will have to on a Connelly.
No...I think the commercial table market belongs to the manufactures that build...a commercial grade table
Glen