GC6 Tournament Edition Differences
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phreaticus
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Yep. Still a QA problem, when the BW dealer that sells & installs a table as such, yes/no?
I was expecting to see pocket angle and down angle specs too. Brunswick should know better. There's more to a pocket than the point to point width.
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I was expecting that as well but that is all they gave me.
Here’s the post script. Bill P and Erik D from Jax Billiard Factory came and set up the GC6 Tournament Edition last week. They did a beautiful job. Took more than 5 hours and they were meticulous at each step. A pleasure for this engineer to watch. Corners are consistent at a smidge below 4.5“. The cloth weave is squared to the table with no tiger striping. The bed cloth is new, The rails had been changed end of last year.
These guys are true artisans, and we’re fortunate to have them in our geographic area. Thanks for all the comments on this thread.
These guys are true artisans, and we’re fortunate to have them in our geographic area. Thanks for all the comments on this thread.
No pics?
phreaticus
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Very nice, congrats on your gorgeous table/room. Would you mind posting a few pics of the pockets & castings? Interested to see how the fit & finish came out. Thanks in advance. BTW, that light looks great in that environment, maybe you just want to play with the height and bulb types if you want the light coverage improved?
Is the deep shelf a service youre offering , if so are gc3 included in receiving tighter pockets/deeper shelves?
&/or a option offered by Brunswick?
Awesome in every way! IMHO those GCs are the best looking tables made today.
The lighting looks fine to me, like what was already mentioned, you could play around with adjusting the height, or different bulbs to get what you want.
Nicest table out there, congrats. There is a guy on here that makes those picture frame style lights. By all accounts, they are excellent
Brunswick offers the Tournament Edition Pocket ONLY. We are working on offering all GC's(6's as well) and Anniversary & Centennial models. We hit a snag late last year with a slate company that wasted 6 months of our time... To answer your question directly, yes you can have it on a GC3.
Thanks for asking!
TFT
I do like the Brunswick GC tables but they only offer 5" +/- 1/8" or 4-9/16" +/- 1/16" pockets unless you get someone to extend the rails which is a fair chunk extra if you can find someone to do it.
In some locations finding a good used table then getting the rails modified really isn't an option as even finding a table within a decent distance is impossible.
Now the new option GC6 is the most expensive option of tables and you can't get 4.25 pockets if you want them. I think Brunswick has priced themselves out of the market atleast in Canada and I think they should atleast offer the option of smaller pockets like 4.25" corner and 4.75" side.
In some locations finding a good used table then getting the rails modified really isn't an option as even finding a table within a decent distance is impossible.
Now the new option GC6 is the most expensive option of tables and you can't get 4.25 pockets if you want them. I think Brunswick has priced themselves out of the market atleast in Canada and I think they should atleast offer the option of smaller pockets like 4.25" corner and 4.75" side.
Wonderful. It matches the overall look of the room perfectly!
People love to WASTE money on so many things. $10-15k is what you are going to spend on any modern Commercial pool table. they are all in the same area of price, $8 k pro am , $9k Predator, $7700 rasson ox $9k Rasson Victory, $11k entry level GC6. I dont think anyones price is too out of line. Here is the fact of the matter of buying the Brunswick: It is a LIFE PURCHASE.
The prices above are JUST THE TABLE< people spend far more on top for all the other fixings.
Buying a Gold Crown 6 is the best route to go IMO> I dont care to say that about any of the other tables, nor could I back up my statements with facts. I CAN IN FACT SAY THAT ABOUT BRUNSWICK GOLD CROWNS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING TABLES THAT LAST A LIFETIME SINCE 1845.... fact
TFT
I'm not going to completely disagree, it's a lifetime purchase so looking at it that way the price isn't as far out but I still think they should offer more pocket size options.
As requested, here’s some pics of a typIcal corner and one of the sides. Same cloth, light changed a little. These are brunswick tournament edition rails from the factory. Cloth is Simonas 860. The castings are stainless but appear bronze in a couple of the photos (again, the light...). Corner pocket shown is typical about a smidge smaller than 4.5". The smallest pocket is about 1/32nd smaller than the others. That will be my opponent's one ball pocket 
. The side pockets are about 4 3/4" measured past the roundness at the corner edge. Parts fit together very well.
David
. The side pockets are about 4 3/4" measured past the roundness at the corner edge. Parts fit together very well.David
phreaticus
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Very nice work. Thx for posting the extra pics. Enjoy it!
phreaticus
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Not arguing against your sentiment, at the end of the day a new high end table of any flavor is gonna be $10k ish + tax + whatever one wants to spend on a modern LED light (ranging from $300 diy to $1000 for fancy). I agree that wringing ones hands over +/- 10% is meaningless for a personal home dream table project.
But your new Diamond vs GC6 pricing isn’t quite reflective of what I’ve seen on the west coast last few years. Always some variation and room in margins when dealing with various dealer’s delivery, schedules, location, inventory, etc. My GC6 TE & custom LED setup came in slightly under what a D. ProAm was at the time.
The most stressful part seems to be understanding & ensuring final delivered pocket specs & quality of install, regardless of brand. For that, the educational mechanic threads on AZB are worth their weight in gold. Glad the OP got his dream table.
All the prices I posted are correct. Dealers are not supposed to charge more than factory direct from Diamond, Now the delivery is relative to all of this and will obviously be different from place to place, but, that is because of Diamond not having distribution anywhere close to as good as lets say: Brunswick. No matter where you are Brunswick charges a flat $400 delivery if you order it online.
I am not trying to go back and forth about this topic, in fact I am only responding out of respect. You know where we are, you and I: That has not changed.
TFT
P.s. dealers are not discounting Brunswick tables the instant 20% like they used to, at least not in my area! Brunswicks inventory is spoken for when it arrives off the freighter. This lack of supply and huge demand might bring pool into a "non disounted rate" era!!! You are also a HUSTLER with a silver tongue who used his magic on the local Brunswick dealer!!
