Is this true and what should be next

[bbb]

I HAVE A GOLD CROWN 1 or 2
I recently had my table worked on
new simonis 860 (green) and wanted tighter pockets
the table had shimmed pockets but 2 corner (diagonal) pockets spit balls out that I thought should go
anyway the table was reclothed and the pockets reshimmed and whatever else was done I don't know but here is the problem now
if I hit a ball where the chalm nearest the point is the rebound is funky and it sounds like a thud
if I hit where the farther chalk is it rebounds fine
I showed this picture to the mechanic and explained the problem here is his reply
"exactly that's the way every table is going to ply that has facings added in to tighten the pockets,,,"
he went to try and explain why
is this true???
is my only option is to extend the rails??
thanks for your help

 

[realkingcobra]

The more, or thicker the facings, the harder the point of the cushions, so thats true. Second, if the miter angles are not corrected, reducing the size of the pockets only increases the balls being rejected because of the bad miter angles. Factory mitwr angles can vary anywhere from 140-144 degrees in the same pocket, as no GC corner pocket has matching miter angles on both sides of the corner pocket, not that I've ever seen on the 100s of them that I've worked on over the last 33 years or so. You got what you paid for, unfortunately the outcome is not correct.

 

[bbb]

The more, or thicker the facings, the harder the point of the cushions, so thats true. Second, if the miter angles are not corrected, reducing the size of the pockets only increases the balls being rejected because of the bad miter angles. Factory mitwr angles can vary anywhere from 140-144 degrees in the same pocket, as no GC corner pocket has matching miter angles on both sides of the corner pocket, not that I've ever seen on the 100s of them that I've worked on over the last 33 years or so. You got what you paid for, unfortunately the outcome is not correct.

thanks for the response RKC
btw i think he did work on the angles of the pocket and told me it was 141 if i remember correctly
the pocket itself although tighter accepts balls better than before
whats the solution for the funny rebound ??

 

[realkingcobra]

thanks for the response RKC
btw i think he did work on the angles of the pocket and told me it was 141 if i remember correctly
the pocket itself although tighter accepts balls better than before
whats the solution for the funny rebound ??

The solution is to extend the rails with wood and cut back on the facings.

 

[bbb]

The solution is to extend the rails with wood and cut back on the facings.

thanks again RKC