What counters? Are you referring to the score counters? I played in a place that had all GC1's and we never used the counters. Always a penny under the rail. We never played 14.1 either so we didn't need them. GC3's were last to have them and those sucked. Snagged on your clothes real easy.
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score counters, yep. I grew up playing 14.1
Just curious as to what made you bring-up the counters? Japan made counters? Lost me here. I thought all the GC counters sucked. They usually wore out and just spun without any click stops. I know they're fixable but its a pia to do. I'm glad they finally got rid of them myself.
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The GC3 counters had 2 different versions, one was serviceable and could be reassembled, the other, the dials are super cheap and not so much. I always replace them with the older version on my restorations. I like the counters, my only complaint: they( and the name badge) should have been countersunk into the rail to avoid any of the issues mentioned. I think they took them out for COST and thats it.
tft
I never used them or
liked them. Had more than one nice shirt get ripped on those fkng things. Give me a counter-less GC4 any day.
"...more than one"?
You SHOULD have an EXACT count, ya know what I mean?
Jeff Livingston
I was smoking so much hi-grade skunk back then i have no clue. One i can recall was nice 50's Hawaiian rayon shirt. F&*k that pissed me off. POS fkng counters. Either beads over the table or a penny under the rail.
Here's the original one.
SP died because its about as exciting as watching snails f%*k.
Just fix the spring clips, they last for years. None of the earlier Brunswicks than GC's, that I know of had counters.
Beads, are for drunk damage and cheating.
I was talking back when those tables were in the bowling alleys, etc. the '60's.
We just changed the game to 8-ball. We weren't alone in doing that. Spinning the numbers real fast was fun....for a minute or so.
Jeff Livingston
You replace the GC3 counters with GC1 counters, is that what I'm understanding you said?
If I remember correctly from one of his books, I think Mosconi claimed that the counters were his idea!
Yeah right.
He needed a counter; we mere players can keep track more easily of our consecutive shots made.
I counted to 30 once. Once.
Jeff Livingston
I once had to use my fingers AND toes.
the Centennial and Anniversary both had counters as an upgrade option. Not sure at what point they offered them from the factory as a stock option
No sir, there are 2 different versions of the GC3 counters, I use the earlier version!