Gandy Big G

Colormegone2002

Colormegone2002

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If I send my rails off to the right person and they are recalibrated and

everything fixed right,how good do you guys think it would play?

Should I really hold out for a Diamond blue that I'm hoping to get

within the next year or so. Or do y'all think, if the job is done correctly

it'll be as good of a table as I could possibly need?

Let's hear some thoughts here. I am only taking the pockets down to

probably 4 3\4". Also, you guys that have experience with any other

rails besides Artemis,I'd like to hear your thoughts on that as well.

Thanks for any input
 
K66 rubber and that Gandy frame ?
Still pretty far from Gold Crown or Diamond playability imo.
And rail calibration is so overrated unless done by a top notch mech.
I've had it done twice on the same table .
I might as well have stuck to stock cushions instead of Artemis.
 
I would first find out who the best table mechanic is who services your area, then pick their brains as far as recommendations.

I know those Gandy Big G tables were made to last a lifetime and any I have ever played on were terrific.

GL

best,
brian kc
 
Gandy tables were OK at best. They had 3 basic models IIRC.

The rails and frames were very soft wood - Philippine mahogany is what I was told - and the hardware will work its way loose.

The last new Gandy's I saw were the ones I picked up from Roy Gandy in 1970 in Macon, Georgia. Not sure when the original plant shut down - but either way, that table is way past its prime. The rail plates are all probably loose - and no wood left to anchor properly. The footprint of the plate was pretty small.

They are a good table for a low price point. But to make it play like a Diamond or Gold Crown, is a waste of time. But - in reality, how many can actually tell the difference???

FYI - a new Gandy 'Sportsman' (one leg in each corner, like a Brunswick Sport King), picked up at the factory raw. (no balls, no cloth) cost a whopping $440.00, I think the Big 'G' was about $640.

Memories!!!!!

Mark Griffin
 
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Mark Griffin said:
Gandy tables were OK at best. They had 3 basic models IIRC.

The rails and frames were very soft wood - Philippine mahogany is what I was told - and the hardware will work its way loose.

The last new Gandy's I saw were the ones I picked up from Roy Gandy in 1970 in Macon, Georgia. Not sure when the original plant shut down - but either way, that table is way past its prime. The rail plates are all probably loose - and no wood left to anchor properly. The footprint of the plate was pretty small.

They are a good table for a low price point. But to make it play like a Diamond or Gold Crown, is a waste of time. But - in reality, how many can actually tell the difference???

FYI - a new Gandy 'Sportsman' (one leg in each corner, like a Brunswick Sport King), picked up at the factory raw. (no balls, no cloth) cost a whopping $440.00, I think the Big 'G' was about $640.

Memories!!!!!

Mark Griffin
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That's great advice!, those might of been not to bad of tables in their day but like you mentioned the tables will not withstand the ticks of time and could not cut the mustard for tournament use today... I have heard the stories of these tables falling apart often in a commercial/poolroom setting.

Probably not a bad table to knock balls around on but if you are a serious pool players it will be like a serious video gamer trying to battle on a black and white vacuum tubed television.:angry::yes:




Rob.M
 
We have 9 Gandy Big G tables in the room that I play out of (Crooked Cue), and they seem to play pretty well, for being as old as they are. The owners keep good cloth on them. Of course they won't play as good as the Diamonds that are also available. :grin:

Scott Lee
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That's great advice!, those might of been not to bad of tables in their day but like you mentioned the tables will not withstand the ticks of time and could not cut the mustard for tournament use today... I have heard the stories of these tables falling apart often in a commercial/poolroom setting.

Probably not a bad table to knock balls around on but if you are a serious pool players it will be like a serious video gamer trying to battle on a black and white vacuum tubed television.:angry::yes:




Rob.M
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Mainstreet Billiards in Mesa, Az has a room full of Big G's, maybe 20 or so of them. They've had them for a long time, the table still play as good now as they did 20 years ago, but they have also been maintained very well. Another room in Phoenix has Gold Crown III's that are a little newer than the Big G's, the Gold Crowns play like crap now. Its all about how their maintained.
 
I grew up with these so, maybe a decade of shooting on them... I like them just fine. I like the look especially of black and chrome. Mine didn't have a ball return system so I can't comment on the reliability of that, if any Big G's have one.

They play pretty easy, with the default configuration. I'm sure some would say too easy. I played with 760 cloth on it too so big pockets + fast cloth = you can really just get in gear and start shooting fast and loose.

The only thing I remember being a problem (and I dunno if this is ALL big G's, or just the ones I used) is that the pockets themselves were cheap black plastic cups, nailed in place, and the nails would snag and cut your hand if not driven in there deeply, and the plastic could leave black smudges on the cue ball if it hit the back of the pocket hard.

I also seem to remember that when I accidentally bumped the table, it seemed to shift a little easier than the Brunswicks I tried later. Maybe that's just my faulty memory. It's been a while.
 
Mark Griffin said:
The last new Gandy's I saw were the ones I picked up from Roy Gandy in 1970 in Macon, Georgia. Not sure when the original plant shut down - but either way, that table is way past its prime.
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The Gandy plant was still in operations in the late 1990s. I think I bought my table (a Gandy Alexandria) in 1998. Gandy closed in either the late 1990s or early 2000s, I think, and morphed into American Heirloom

Gideon
 
BrianaBrown13 said:
Mainstreet Billiards in Mesa, Az has a room full of Big G's, maybe 20 or so of them. They've had them for a long time, the table still play as good now as they did 20 years ago, but they have also been maintained very well. Another room in Phoenix has Gold Crown III's that are a little newer than the Big G's, the Gold Crowns play like crap now. Its all about how their maintained.
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If they were GC2s they would prolly play fine - the GC3s are well known to be substandard.

Dale
 
CreeDo said:
I grew up with these so, maybe a decade of shooting on them... I like them just fine. I like the look especially of black and chrome. Mine didn't have a ball return system so I can't comment on the reliability of that, if any Big G's have one.

They play pretty easy, with the default configuration. I'm sure some would say too easy. I played with 760 cloth on it too so big pockets + fast cloth = you can really just get in gear and start shooting fast and loose.

The only thing I remember being a problem (and I dunno if this is ALL big G's, or just the ones I used) is that the pockets themselves were cheap black plastic cups, nailed in place, and the nails would snag and cut your hand if not driven in there deeply, and the plastic could leave black smudges on the cue ball if it hit the back of the pocket hard.

I also seem to remember that when I accidentally bumped the table, it seemed to shift a little easier than the Brunswicks I tried later. Maybe that's just my faulty memory. It's been a while.
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You're memory is pretty dang accurate. I don't know if it's me or the angles on

the pockets just don't feel right,eventhough they are big enough. The plastic cups

and nail thing,you're correct and they will ruin a new set of balls if the nails are allowed

to back out any. Found that out the HARD way.

Anyway I just want the correct pocket angles and some good rubber along with

a little bit tighter pockets. If anything can be done with the nails in the pockets,

I'd also like to get that fixed as well.

Thank you all for your thoughts
 
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