Custom Anniversary from Mark Gregory

Floppage said:
Not wanting to get involved in the debate over table mechanic versus table maker but...

Mark's work is amazing but that's not even close to the only thing that sets him apart from a lot of people in this industry (or many others).

Mark honestly cares about the table owners he works with and cares not just about how his work looks and plays but about how the people he works with feel about the work and care about the game.

Two years ago I discovered the table of my dreams: a brunswick anniversary. A year of searching later and I found an old Elk's Lodge selling one off that was in pretty bad shape. My first call after getting it home to Chico, CA was to call Mark. The call felt just a little like a job interview and for a good reason. Mark cares about his work and the people he is going to work with on it.

Several months later I was ready to get started and Mark remembered who I was right away. He started work and kept close contact the whole time. If there were any delays I heard from Mark right away. The stretcher was too damaged to reuse so he walked me through building a new one. He built, stained and shipped the rails, blinds and ball box to me and then talked me through staining the new stretcher and the pedestals to match his work. Even today as I finishing up some of of the rest of table and getting it ready for cloth, Mark still calls me directly to check up on my work and make sure its going along smoothly. Everything from how to level it correctly to what to do to on the seams has been a lesson he patiently passed on. I'm about a week away from being done with a 2 year journey and looking forward to finally playing on the table of my dreams and none of that is possible without Mark's patience and attention to detail.

Mark isn't just the best at what he does because of his workmanship. Mark is also the best because of the way he conducts himself. True class in every way.

I'm not going to refer to Mark Gregory as a table mechanic or even a table maker. There is no category he fits neatly into so I'll just refer to him by name and let the rest of the world catch up.
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I couldn't agree more, you hit the nail on the head:thumbup:
 
realkingcobra said:
What would you know, you haven't made a ball since they were made out of clay:grin:
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What's even funnier is there was this table that kept spitting balls out .
You swore it was easier than Brunswick's usual table specs .
Diamond specs you said .
We know how that turned out to be. :D:eek:
And when the cloth wore out, it did exactly what Mark maintained tables with Artemis do.
 
JoeyInCali said:
What's even funnier is there was this table that kept spitting balls out .
You swore it was easier than Brunswick's usual table specs .
Diamond specs you said .
We know how that turned out to be. :D:eek:
And when the cloth wore out, it did exactly what Mark maintained tables with Artemis do.
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Hmmm, funny...I don't recall anyone else complaining about their Gold Crowns that have been rebuilt and Artemis cushions installed.on them....by either Mark or myself...not one, so do you really think YOUR GC is representative of all GC'S with Artemis cushions installed on them?....we've been over this and over this time and again, I'm sorry Joey, your GC does NOT represent all GCS that have Artemis cushions as to how they play....like your table does, so stop whining in this thread, using it for your complaining forum....and realize this thread has nothing to do with you....it's about Marks work...ok?;)
 
Another thing that sets Mark apart is his commitment to good customer service. You can count on him to keep his word on repair work, delivery dates and any other business he conducts. Being honorable is a rare gift and worthy of mention when talking about Mark Gregory.

I still think a properly set up Anniversary may be the best table ever made (plus the most beautiful. It speaks POOL!). When I see one like this I think back to the beauty that sat in my garage for two years with no place to install it (just couldn't part with my Donny Wessels upgraded Diamond!). I finally let it go to a good friend in Simi Valley and it has a nice home now. I think I will call him when I get back just so I can hit some balls on it.
 
First, Wow, incredible work, gorgeous table and I'm sure it plays perfect.
Second, Jay call anytime.
Steve
 
realkingcobra said:
Hmmm, funny...I don't recall anyone else complaining about their Gold Crowns that have been rebuilt and Artemis cushions installed.on them....by either Mark or myself...not one, so do you really think YOUR GC is representative of all GC'S with Artemis cushions installed on them?....we've been over this and over this time and again, I'm sorry Joey, your GC does NOT represent all GCS that have Artemis cushions as to how they play....like your table does, so stop whining in this thread, using it for your complaining forum....and realize this thread has nothing to do with you....it's about Marks work...ok?;)
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Your memory is shot.
And you've flipflopped on the cushions already.
 
realkingcobra said:
If you didn't ask for Artemis cushions, I'd have installed the Brunswick Super speeds as well.
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Why did you hijack this thread and try to make it all about you and your abilities? This thread should be about this gorgeous table and nothing about you. All of your posts should be deleted.

Major congrats to Mark and the owner of this beautiful table....................a table anybody would be proud to own.
 
JimmyRayK said:
Why did you hijack this thread and try to make it all about you and your abilities? This thread should be about this gorgeous table and nothing about you. All of your posts should be deleted.

Major congrats to Mark and the owner of this beautiful table....................a table anybody would be proud to own.
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Wow....really? Well I guess you could look at it this way then, if it wasn't for me posting in this thread....it would be buried 12 pages deep by now and readers like you would be doing nothing to keep it on the front page long enough to get the respect that it deserves. ...because it don't have anything to do with chalk, cues, tips....or center to edge aiming;)
 
JimmyRayK said:
Why did you hijack this thread and try to make it all about you and your abilities? This thread should be about this gorgeous table and nothing about you. All of your posts should be deleted.

Major congrats to Mark and the owner of this beautiful table....................a table anybody would be proud to own.
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The statement I made that you quoted was to erasure the poster that had he wanted, he COULD have had the Artemis cushions installed on his rails if he'd requested them, but without a preference to cushions, he made the statement that Mark installed the Brunswick Super speed cushions....to which, I reassured him that Marks choice of cushions was the right choice, because I'd have done the same thing in Marks place.....OTHER posters dissagree with the use of Super speed cushions, so I was hoping my agreeing with Marks choice of cushions....would make the poster feel more assured he got the best.....OH yeah, I'm hijacking this thread....yep, backing up the quality of Marks work.....yeah, thats hijacking at its best!....learn to comprehend what you read dip#%^!
 
dickp said:
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To dickp, I just want you to know, you did make the right choice to hire Mark to build out your Anniversary parts because you can take it to the bank when I tell you no one, baring no others in this line of work....would have even came close to what Mark did for you....as no one I've ever come across, coast to coast in this country, has the skill set, or determination to do the level of work that Mark does to make a pool table look the way yours does....and the way it plays, is just as much Marks perfection in attention to detail as well. I know you feel proud to be the owner of such a pool table, but you can count your lucky stars that Mark agreed to pick you as one of the very few customers in life that will ever get a table like yours from Mark:thumbup:
 
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realkingcobra said:
The statement I made that you quoted was to erasure the poster that had he wanted, he COULD have had the Artemis cushions installed on his rails if he'd requested them, but without a preference to cushions, he made the statement that Mark installed the Brunswick Super speed cushions....to which, I reassured him that Marks choice of cushions was the right choice, because I'd have done the same thing in Marks place.....OTHER posters dissagree with the use of Super speed cushions, so I was hoping my agreeing with Marks choice of cushions....would make the poster feel more assured he got the best.....OH yeah, I'm hijacking this thread....yep, backing up the quality of Marks work.....yeah, thats hijacking at its best!....learn to comprehend what you read dip#%^!
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I wasn't talking about this particular post. It was the other 20 me, me, me posts. You're definitely one of the few on here that love to hear yourself talk. Get over yourself.
 
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