Gold Crown slate thickness on I,II,III, 1 1/4? brunstone?

[SlimShafty]

I have been looking at Gold Crowns lately, I have seen the brunstone on I's and II's which looks rust colored and thinker, 1 1/4 inches.

My question is,
Are all the real slates 1 inch on the Gold Crowns? or did Brunswick make any 1 1/4 slate that's not brunstone for GC's.

I have never played on brunstone that I know of, I assume it plays the same as slate, but in threads I have read it can be a problem if you need to correct any issues, it's more fragile, and I guess that's why it's 1 1/4"

 

[realkingcobra]

I have been looking at Gold Crowns lately, I have seen the brunstone on I's and II's which looks rust colored and thinker, 1 1/4 inches.

My question is,
Are all the real slates 1 inch on the Gold Crowns? or did Brunswick make any 1 1/4 slate that's not brunstone for GC's.

I have never played on brunstone that I know of, I assume it plays the same as slate, but in threads I have read it can be a problem if you need to correct any issues, it's more fragile, and I guess that's why it's 1 1/4"

The Brunstone and Bluestone both are 1 1/6" thick. The late GC2's and newer if the had real slate, the slate is 1" thick. Brunswick has never sold a GC of any model with 1 1/4" thick slate.

Glen

 

[SlimShafty]

The Brunstone and Bluestone both are 1 1/6" thick. The late GC2's and newer if the had real slate, the slate is 1" thick. Brunswick has never sold a GC of any model with 1 1/4" thick slate.

Glen

Thanks for the info Glen, I was going by a brochure Brunswick put out that said 1 1/4, and some ads from people selling GC's. Seeing the brochure doesn't list Brunstone on the I and II's which many had, I assume the 1 1/4 was a generalization, because you would know the size having worked on so many of these.

So I guess the only tell tale sign of brunstone is the brown color?

Glen, should I avoid brunstone completely while looking for a Gold Crown? My concern is getting a table that needs adjustment and the brunstone I assume is harder to work with and more easily damaged. I assume the table itself plays the same.


Here is the brochure I was talking about by the way.

 

[realkingcobra]

That's a typo error on the 1 1/4" brunstone because if you take a look at the difference in weight between the two 9ft tables, there's only an 18lb difference between the tables, yet a 1/4" thicker slate The brunstone is OK for the playing surface provided it's not seriously swayback or crowned, or has dominate ridges running through it on the playing surface.

Glen