My friends parents want to buy a pool table for their son and asked me for information so I am posting this here. They have a budget of approx. $1500 and are looking for a new table for him. There seesm to be only a few choices in our area: a Brunswick Black Wolf or a AMF playmaster. I was wondering which would really please a good recreational player. I suggested buying a used Brunswick for $2k and having it recovered but they were really against the idea of a used table. The AMF looked pretty nice to me. Thanks for the replys in advance!
Brunswick black wolf or AMF playmaster?
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There are several models in the Playmaster line so you would need to be more specific.
AMF tables are an ok furniture style table. The company went under a couple years ago, and I can't recall if anyone bought them out or not. They have a couple issues like the way the blinds attached up until a few years ago, the screws can very easily strip out. They actually got screwed into a channel in the bottom of the slate instead of onto the back of the rail. They finally changed the design a few years ago, but it depends on how old the table is.
I've also seen a lot of AMF's with the poplar backing warped and separated from the slate.
Other than that though, decent tables.