I asked the same question here on LA LA Land's Craigslist.
RKC replied:
That's Jerimy Chambers building new rails for Brunswick tables, he'll find out the market place won't support what he's thinking is going to be a gold mine. The end results are you receive a new set of rails that are not fully finished, they still require the rail trim from the old rails to be transfered to the new rails. If you have GC1, you better hope and pray the trim fits on the new rails or you'll never get the rail blinds hooked up. If you have a GC3, you have to remove the trim and remount it on the new rails....and, you're relying on the local table mechanic to to this work if you're a customer, which still does nothing to straighten out the rest of the table to make it complete and playable. Mark Gregory and i talked about this and we both agreed, we'd never buy new rails because we rebuild them new anyway.
From my untrained eye they look good. It is also nice to have the option of putting brand new rails on. Also seems like a bonus if they are heavier than the Brunswick rails. One feature that could affect the decision (besides pricing) to buy new or rebuild would be if the pocket casting is lowered relative to the rail to make the castings flush on the top. I have never studied the feasibility of doing this but I would think if you were starting with a clean sheet of paper (or wood in this case) that it would be possible. I love my GCI and I do not think I would even consider trading it for a 9' Diamond but I wish that some things were different about the Gold Crown. 1: Flush pocket castings 2: I wish that the feather strip that holds the cloth was a little higher relative to the cushion, its easy for your cue to ride on the Formica instead of the cushion cloth 3: Flush mount tag on head rail (I would guess I could do that myself with a Dremel if I were so inclined.
The casting issue that you are referring to is the result of over-tightening. Either the casting ears have been bent, or the wood on the rails has been compressed. You can shim the castings on earlier Gold Crowns, which will get them close to flush. You can't get them completely flush, without interference with the blinds. Even still, the castings are rounded, and, with a clean fit, will stick up slightly anyway.
I'll be checking out those tables at Red Shoes very soon
I installed a set of Chambers Billiard Company rails over the weekend. What a fantastic product!
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Pics did not show up for me? But then when I quoted the links showed and I looked from there. They look awesome! I am very interested in a set for a GC3
Trent