Are Gold Crown Tables Still Being "Diamondized?"

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I know this has been debated over the years. Just wondering if owners of Gold Crown tables are still doing it? Or is it a past issue by now?

And if they are being diamondized, what exactly is being done to them?

The reason I am asking is because I simply don't like the way my Gold Crown IV plays. Can't explain it. It just seems to play bad.

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Thread 'Are Gold Crowns Still Being "Diamondized?"'

I know years ago there was a thread about Diamondizing a Gold Crown. Is that still a possibility? Is it still being done?

I must have the stingiest GCIV ever produced and unless something changes in the not-to-distant future I might actually consider it.

r/DCP
 
GC cushions can be changed but not the pocket shelves. Diamond shelves are deeper. And the height and shape of the rails are different. I tried it. It's a GC3 with Diamond rails :-)
If you want a Diamond buy a Diamond.
 
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DrCue'sProtege said:
I know this has been debated over the years. Just wondering if owners of Gold Crown tables are still doing it? Or is it a past issue by now?

And if they are being diamondized, what exactly is being done to them?

The reason I am asking is because I simply don't like the way my Gold Crown IV plays. Can't explain it. It just seems to play bad.

r/DCP
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Its not "Diamondizing" on GCI and GCII models. Its correcting the sub-rail angle so you can use currently available cushions without changing the size of the playing area and tightening up the pockets along with correcting the corner miters. I had my GCI done many years, still extremely happy with the way it plays. The shallower pocket shelves are nice because they were way too deep in OEM configuration. When the corners were over 5" there were times that the cue ball could not reach the object ball going rail first. First time I saw that happen I spent like an hour looking at the shot and playing it, I just couldn't believe that an object ball could be in the jaws and the cue ball could not reach it.
 
lakeman77 said:
GC cushions can be changed but not the pocket shelves. Diamond shelves are deeper. And the height and shape of the rails are different. I tried it. It's a GC3 with Diamond rails :-)
If you want a Diamond buy a Diamond.
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This.. nothing wrong with the way a gold crown plays butttt it is a lot easier and cheaper to find an old gold crown and change the pockets then it is to buy a diamond. Some people don’t have unlimited funds lol
 
7stud said:
Very common on Blue label Diamond tables.
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I have never seen or had it happen to me on a blue or a red Diamond. It was insane how deep the ball could go in the jaws and not fall on my GCI when it had the original 5" pockets
 
GCs play great. My GC4 was awesome but I sold it when I moved and bought a Diamond at our new place.
Not sure how it happened but the new Diamond plays nearly identical to the GC.
It even banks the same which is a new one to me. No adjustment whatsoever.
Maybe you need new/different rubber on the rails.
 
JolietJames said:
GCs play great. My GC4 was awesome but I sold it when I moved and bought a Diamond at our new place.
Not sure how it happened but the new Diamond plays nearly identical to the GC.
It even banks the same which is a new one to me. No adjustment whatsoever.
Maybe you need new/different rubber on the rails.
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Be careful here, you're gonna wake up all the anti-diamond loonies. I agree with you. Yes Virginia, Diamond's DO play different(wow. whatta fkng surprise) but the adjustment(s) needed are miniscule. Place i go to has GC4's/9'ProAm(red)/9'Pro(red) and 7'D bb's(red). Yeah they all play different but nothing like what some on here would lead you to believe. If you can play a lick you should be able to figure a table out pretty quick.
 
GC4 here reworked by Mark Gregory. Still used Superspeed cushions, just had the angles reworked and subrails extended. Best playing table I've ever shot on. I like Diamonds but this GC4 is tough to beat. Liked it so much I bought a second set of rails and had Mark do them at 4.125" and I havent put the 4.5" ones back on, lol.
 
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