bought a gc. need info on moving. please help!

[Tony_in_MD]

Just look at the corner caps and feet. A II is silver, and a III is copper.

You will need socket set, and screwdrivers to break down the table.

You also may want to give John Burns (Scruffy) of this forum a call he is a table mechanic in MD.

God i hope i dont screw this up.

Anyone have the time to poast instructions on tearing down a gc II and a gcIII?

How do i tell if it is a 2 or a 3?

Please help a brother out!!!

 

[Tony_in_MD]

That is a three, the corner castings were copper when new. You can see the feet and the rest of the metal trim is copper colored.

http://www.rciauctions.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rci6/12

Here is a link to a page with a picture. Anyone know what version gc it is? Help!?!?

 

[plshrk22]

Looks like its missing the trim on the foot rail? I love seeing the age of the tables and thinking about what they have seen over the years. Did ya get a good deal?

 

[jdxprs]

Looks like its missing the trim on the foot rail? I love seeing the age of the tables and thinking about what they have seen over the years. Did ya get a good deal?

390. Couldnt turn it down. Any help from here soooo greatly appreciated! Thankks for the info tony. Hope you are well!

 

[Snapshot9]

Table

It said on the link that the winning bid was $390. If you got it for that, you got a steal.

 

[King T]

Its not that hard

Take pictures at every step of the take down and a video with audio if you can, sounds a little crazy, but it will help if you want to set it back up yourself....,

DO NOT MOVE IF NOT DISASSEMBLED... it will never be level again!

 

[iusedtoberich]

Wow, there were like 15 GC's that went for 200 to 400 each. A bunch of Diamond 7 or 8 footers for 1500, and a Diamond 9' Professional that was mislabeled as a GC and went for 1000.

What happened to this pool room?

 

[jdxprs]

Wow, there were like 15 GC's that went for 200 to 400 each. A bunch of Diamond 7 or 8 footers for 1500, and a Diamond 9' Professional that was mislabeled as a GC and went for 1000.

What happened to this pool room?

I had an asshole snipe me on a diamond for 1500, but at least i got the gc.

Please help guys! How do i break this thing down!

 

[iusedtoberich]

http://chicagobilliardmuseum.com/files/

Go to this link posted earlier in this thread. Scroll down towards the middle of the page till you find Gold_crown_111_pdf. Download it. Print it. Study it. Take it with you tomorrow.

Thats probably your best chance at understanding how the table is put together, and thus how you should take it apart.

I'm not a mechnaic, but I read that file, and also the GC1 and GC5 in the last hour and have a much better understanding of how the tables are built. I'd feel fairly confident taking a table apart after reading this file several times and bringing the printout with me.

 

[Mark Griffin]

Playing field

This came from Playing Field in Richmond, Virginia.

Wasn't this the room Billy Stephan used to own?

Unbelievable - the prices were very cheap!

Mark Griffin

 

[jdxprs]

any more advice>!>!>!>!???????

 

[Tony_in_MD]

Jeff


Before you go call me 443-624-0912

I have an install manual you can borrow, and if you come over to my house I will run through with you how to take down a gold crown.

 

[Tony_in_MD]

I saw that too.

They had a snooker table there too. I wonder if that was sold too.

Josh, (JMD_in_VA) lives in Richmond, maybe he could give us the scoop.

This came from Playing Field in Richmond, Virginia.

Wasn't this the room Billy Stephan used to own?

Unbelievable - the prices were very cheap!

Mark Griffin

 

[jdxprs]

Jeff


Before you go call me 443-624-0912

I have an install manual you can borrow, and if you come over to my house I will run through with you how to take down a gold crown.

tony,

i missed this before i left the house. already on my way now. thanks anyway.

 

[berko]

Keep us posted. It will be interesting to see this process unfold.


Nice score on the table.

 

[jdxprs]

Keep us posted. It will be interesting to see this process unfold.


Nice score on the table.

Tear down went very well. Had one bolt break but nothing that cant be worked around.

 

[jdxprs]

the metal pocket castings are pretty worn, and the side boards on the rails, while not scratched, have some rough areas.

i think i just found a new project! im fairly handy, so i think im going to try refinishing the table before i set it up.

is antique billiards the only place around that sells new replacement parts?

Does anyone happen to know what type of rail rubber i should go with? also, what type did it originally have if different than your suggestions.

if anyone is interested, i'll try to do some before and after pics.

 

[ROB.M]

table

contact this guy, Perfect Pocketz
by Mark Gregory - Atlanta, GA
Telephone: (770) 548-4292
http://www.perfectpocketz.com/

 

[risky biz]

The Chicago Billiards Museum has manuals for the I, III, IV, & V.
They are pretty basic, but give a good idea how they will come apart.
http://chicagobilliardmuseum.com/files/

Any clues about which files are the ones you're talking about?

 

[Kickin' Chicken]

Any clues about which files are the ones you're talking about?

If you scroll approx half way down the page you will see files for the various gold crowns, like for instance, this one for the GC1:

http://chicagobilliardmuseum.com/files/Gold_Crown_1961.pdf

Best,
Brian kc