I was wondering when you were gonna hit us up king. Hah.
How do Brunswick Pool Tables rank today?
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I was wondering when you were gonna hit us up king. Hah.
If I had to hit a multi-rail snooker for my life, I would like to be on a Gold Crown or an
Anniversary.....I like the hit of the rails.
Everything else, Diamond has Brunswick beat by a mile.
When I was younger, I used to rant that I would like to give Brunswick designers some
serious weight for some serious cash, 'cause they obviously didn't know much about pool
tables from the player's point of view.
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
Anniversary.....I like the hit of the rails.
Everything else, Diamond has Brunswick beat by a mile.
When I was younger, I used to rant that I would like to give Brunswick designers some
serious weight for some serious cash, 'cause they obviously didn't know much about pool
tables from the player's point of view.
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
If I had to hit a multi-rail snooker for my life, I would like to be on a Gold Crown or an
Anniversary.....I like the hit of the rails.
Everything else, Diamond has Brunswick beat by a mile.
When I was younger, I used to rant that I would like to give Brunswick designers some
serious weight for some serious cash, 'cause they obviously didn't know much about pool
tables from the player's point of view.
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
Were the ash tray models the orignal GC 1's?
I think it was just an option on Anniversaries and GC 1s....
...thank Heavens not many buyers took that option.
I know that when I traveled when I was younger, I was happy to see Brunswicks in a
strange room on the road....'cause I felt the locals had no edge on a stranger.
With Diamond Smart tables, the playing field has been REALY leveled....
...although I despise the deep shelf ones...I was froze on the side rail once, about a foot
from the side pocket....the object ball was froze and hanging on the near jaw of the same
pocket....I could see less than 1/8th of the ball...takes away a lot of options.
...(this table was neither Brunswick or Diamond, BTW)
I want a CLEAN fall on a table, regardless of the size of the pockets
Have you found decent pocket liners that don't get gummy?
Umm... One poster a couple of years ago was quite proud of his restored GC with the original ashtrays.....
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
Not as bad as the tables in the day room I played at in San Antonio. Each table had a couple of cigarette holders screwed onto the top of the rails. These were simple corrugated metal things with about three wiggles. Sharp edges. I still have scars.
The GC4 pocket liners are night and day different than the original GC1,2, & 3's.
That was Kickin' Chicken...I can understand it from a collector's point of view...
.....although he tends to play on his GC without them.
Did you ever play in a room where they had the chalk on strings encased in rubber?
The house cues would all have blue ferrules...
...and the tops of the ferrules would be rounded...
If I had to hit a multi-rail snooker for my life, I would like to be on a Gold Crown or an
Anniversary.....I like the hit of the rails.
Everything else, Diamond has Brunswick beat by a mile.
When I was younger, I used to rant that I would like to give Brunswick designers some
serious weight for some serious cash, 'cause they obviously didn't know much about pool
tables from the player's point of view.
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
You gotta realize they were designed back in the days when smoking was the norm .
Hell, I used to see Keith in the early 90's at HT smoke while shooting.
Those aluminum liners and ashtrays were handy.
Nobody has the Gold Crown's tear shaped rails . If someone does, I don't know. The frame on GC's vs frame on Diamond ?
You got Gold Crowns here at HT that have been beat up for decades and they are still licking. Several times the've been dollied so they could steam the carpet.
I really don't know if Diamond would hold up to that .
Once in awhile I make it to Felts in Denver, always on Saturday morning. The only time the Gold Crowns get played are when the Diamonds are busy.
I looked at buying a new GC in late 07 and the price was around $9500, I ordered a custom Diamond pro for $4500 and have never looked back. If I had room I would have both tables since I grew up playing on Brunswicks but if I had to choose.....
I looked at buying a new GC in late 07 and the price was around $9500, I ordered a custom Diamond pro for $4500 and have never looked back. If I had room I would have both tables since I grew up playing on Brunswicks but if I had to choose.....
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I crawled up under gold crowns and diamonds both to investigate the construction of each before I bought. My money went to diamond all the way. Those timbers they use are super sturdy. It would take hydrogen bomb to get my table out of level. Plus the dymonwood rails have the gold crown laminate rails beat in the durability department too.
Gcs are OK for sure. I even kinda like the way they look. They look really at home in a room with that 60's and 70's wood paneled walls. I'm not making a joke, I really do like vintage stuff. I always thought that the GC 1 with the white skirts looked pretty neat in a comic book kind of way. I wish I would have bought one when the university student center scrapped them all during a remodel.
Your table looks awesome cuebuddy! Hope you're ready for some gardening. Tis the season here in the bluegrass.. M
I have 6 drop pockets that never have. They are the original pockets from my personal
GCII that went bye-bye in the 90s. It is a long,sad, story...
Easy to pick the good pockets out of a crowd - they are grey, not black, and are made
of a much firmer rubber.
They never mark a shaft.
Dale
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Thanks!
Were getting there but 45" of snow in the last two weeks has slowed us down a bit.
I Have started Tomatoes and will see the first seedlings by tomorrow.
Here is the human factor, the in-explainable, the intangible: A Gold Crown makes a person want to play, makes a person feel good about what they are doing, makes the game attractive.
Bob Jewett is correct on his list of Gold Crown's shortcomings. Brunswick nailed it on the big picture.
I can write a volume on the subtleties of the Gold Crown. Here is just one: How about the sound the object ball makes when it hits the back of the pocket on a firm shot?
Bob Jewett is correct on his list of Gold Crown's shortcomings. Brunswick nailed it on the big picture.
I can write a volume on the subtleties of the Gold Crown. Here is just one: How about the sound the object ball makes when it hits the back of the pocket on a firm shot?
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Exactly. I mentioned the sound of the pocket in an earlier post on this thread. Love it. No sound on the Diamond.
Exactly, that is a beautiful sound. Seen many a player break down their cue & quit a match when they start hearing their opponents shots making that lovely "thwock" sound shot after shot.
We had a room in my area that had Annniversaries from the late 40s that had pockets
you could actually lay your cue on....reminded me of Bakelite...it had a faint cross-hatch
pattern....and the pockets had a little nub at the back to stop the ball from bouncing
back onto the table.
When you drilled a shot in dead center, it sounded like a rifle shot...I loved those pockets.
These tables were 6x12 snooker...best Brunswick pockets Imever saw.