Gold Crown 1

[tallen]

Gold Crown 1 of my own

New to the game and the forum. I recently purchased a Gold Crown I for $200 locally from an older gentleman that was moving. It is in good structural condition given its time of service in a pool hall and his basement. Needs re-painting and new cloth. It is going into my basement on carpet and I would like to get the base as level as possible before tackling the slate leveling.

Have any of you converted the original GC feet to the feet with levelers? How difficult was this process?

 

[xianmacx]

I did buy the table for $600 and it was moved the other day. The mechanic gave me the bad news that the brown slate was not flat and the only option is to replace them.

The table had only been reclothed one time. All the parts were there and it's on good overall condition.

Now to find some Italian slate for my table.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond.

I would reach out to one of the mechanics on here. Its my understanding that almost all slate is warped to a degree but very fixable if you know how to approach it.

I recommend Jack Zimmerman or Glen.

Ian

 

[realkingcobra]

New to the game and the forum. I recently purchased a Gold Crown I for $200 locally from an older gentleman that was moving. It is in good structural condition given its time of service in a pool hall and his basement. Needs re-painting and new cloth. It is going into my basement on carpet and I would like to get the base as level as possible before tackling the slate leveling.

Have any of you converted the original GC feet to the feet with levelers? How difficult was this process?

Give me a call, 702-927-5689

 

[caff3in3]

New to the game and the forum. I recently purchased a Gold Crown I for $200 locally from an older gentleman that was moving. It is in good structural condition given its time of service in a pool hall and his basement. Needs re-painting and new cloth. It is going into my basement on carpet and I would like to get the base as level as possible before tackling the slate leveling.

Have any of you converted the original GC feet to the feet with levelers? How difficult was this process?

Take real king cobra up on his offer. He is one of the very best in the business and you can take his pool table advice as gospel

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[perfectpocketz]

I would reach out to one of the mechanics on here. Its my understanding that almost all slate is warped to a degree but very fixable if you know how to approach it.

I recommend Jack Zimmerman or Glen.

Ian

My price maybe a little higher than the others......but I'll make the rails right.
Mark Gregory

 

[pogmothoin]

My price maybe a little higher than the others......but I'll make the rails right.
Mark Gregory

They are already on the way Mark. Should be there Tuesday.:thumbup:

 

[pogmothoin]

Well the table is finally done. Mark Gregory did the rails, Ken Hash at Classic Billiards had an original color chart from Brunswick and was kind enough to share the information on the correct color's. A lot of work went into stripping paint and repairing 50 years worth of use and finally painting and repainting until I got a finish I liked. So I'm glad it's finally done and I couldn't be happier, I'm like a kid on Christmas morning.

A local mechanic, Bill Hill, put it all together and it plays great.

I thought I'd share a couple of photo's to show off the final product.

 

[Type79]

Wow. Very nice.

 

[KissedOut]

Well the table is finally done. Mark Gregory did the rails, Ken Hash at Classic Billiards had an original color chart from Brunswick and was kind enough to share the information on the correct color's. A lot of work went into stripping paint and repairing 50 years worth of use and finally painting and repainting until I got a finish I liked. So I'm glad it's finally done and I couldn't be happier, I'm like a kid on Christmas morning.

A local mechanic, Bill Hill, put it all together and it plays great.

I thought I'd share a couple of photo's to show off the final product.

That is a beautiful table and, given who you had work on it, I bet it plays about perfect.

If it isn't too personal to ask, how much did the whole project end up costing, altogether?

 

[fastone371]

Excellent job, table looks great!!!!

 

[stevepaar]

real nice table..
I went to look at the same table last sunday and did buy it.
A couple things:

The table does have adjustable feet.

I have moved 6 or 8 tables and I am quite sure my table has real slate, not sure what to think about that. excellent condition by the way.

My table never had the support that holds the bridge. I wonder if this was an option or they just didn't bother screwing them on.

also it was only moved one time and recovered just one time in all these years.

It is showing its age though, could you share with me the original paint colors?
thx
steven

 

[realkingcobra]

real nice table..
I went to look at the same table last sunday and did buy it.
A couple things:

The table does have adjustable feet.

I have moved 6 or 8 tables and I am quite sure my table has real slate, not sure what to think about that. excellent condition by the way.

My table never had the support that holds the bridge. I wonder if this was an option or they just didn't bother screwing them on.

also it was only moved one time and recovered just one time in all these years.

It is showing its age though, could you share with me the original paint colors?
thx
steven

Post some pictures of the pockets on the slate as well as the seams and I'll tell you if it's real slate or not.

 

[xianmacx]

Great job on the table! Post some more pics and before.

What did you do to the metal feet? they turned out great.

 

[fastone371]

real nice table..

I have moved 6 or 8 tables and I am quite sure my table has real slate, not sure what to think about that.
steven

Be happy that you found a nice Gold Crown. Whether it has slate or Brunstone makes absolutely no difference whatsoever, nobody will ever be able to tell when they are playing on it.

 

[realkingcobra]

Be happy that you found a nice Gold Crown. Whether it has slate or Brunstone makes absolutely no difference whatsoever, nobody will ever be able to tell when they are playing on it.

Don't mean to step on your toes buddy but that's not quite true, sometimes the Brunstone has some problems that is not evident in slate. If there was no difference between the two, Brunswick would have never dropped the Brunstone in the first place

 

[stevepaar]

Here are a couple slate pictures.

It looks like the first guy used bondo on the seams and the next time someone used beeswax.

 

[ROB.M]

Table

NOT real slate.



Rob.M

 

[realkingcobra]

NOT real slate.



Rob.M

No, they're slate....but not original to the GC1 he bought, those are the beginning slates of the GC3s when Brunswick switched back to slate but was still making them with pin & dowel seams.

 

[realkingcobra]

NOT real slate.



Rob.M

The give away is the pocket radius, look at the rounded corners points and the round over pocket lip radius.

 

[fastone371]

Don't mean to step on your toes buddy but that's not quite true, sometimes the Brunstone has some problems that is not evident in slate. If there was no difference between the two, Brunswick would have never dropped the Brunstone in the first place

Quite alright Mr. RKC. I am guessing that the Brunstone is more sensitive to set-up mistakes like maybe improper shimming? Mine seems to be just fine as far as I can tell unless I am just extremely lucky.