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Hey I am looking to get that kind of light that is perfectly rectangular, about 6-7 foot long, and it has a grid of mirrors in it that reflects the light.
I see it in lots of poolhalls I was just wondering where I would go to buy one and how much it would cost.

Also I heard the lights with the 3 seperate shades and 3 seperate bulbs leave shadows in between the light, is that true?

What is the best light for a 9 foot table?
 
Brunswick "The Gold Standard"

Perfect match for gold crowns. Drexeline has installed 20 last year and players love them. Cost about 1k ea. + install but you have something to be proud of they are designed for pool ,billiard tables. If you want to see a first class pool room ,owned by a pro Bob (florida Bob) Maidhof winner of" Best Renovated BD 05". Come by. Bob has not stopped the excitement, on Weds. a 6by12' Snooker table will be installed. WOW!!!
 
This is for a home. I have an Olhausen and the ceiling lights suck because they leave spotlights in some areas and no light in others. I am lookin for the best light to light a 9 foot table in a home.

Also how high should the light be from the table?
 
Diamond Lights are also nice.

I prefer green see through shades and 4 lamps. That's just me.
 
it is true that a 3 or 4 shade light does show shadows. i have 12 tables in my hall and i didnt want to spend 1k on diamonds lights. so i designed my own. if you are handy, build it yourself. it cost me about $350 in materials.solid oak very classy and puts out great amount of light . i have 4 four foot dual bulbs fixtures in mine.the 3 or 4 foot lights should be 36" from playing surface. whereas the flourecent system needs to be 48" from playin surface.i can build you one for around $650 if you cant do it yourself.hope i helped!!
 
This is a good thread. I've always noticed that most places have their tables "underlit" and this is really annoying to serious players. Most lights are too short for 9-foot tables and the corners of the table are dark. I think the main thing is to find a light that runs the entire length of the table. I have a 9-foot Gold Crown in my basement that I bought used from someone who obtained several of them from a pool hall down south that closed. The table came with the light from the pool hall and it works great. It uses 4 4-foot 40 watt flourescent bulbs in 2 flat, rectangular, white metal fixtures that butt together. The fixture runs almost the full length of the table and has reflective plastic grids below the tubes. I'm willing to bet that there are commercial fixtures very similiar to this from electrical supply houses that are far less expensive than what is sold by table manufacturers. The only disadvantage is that the fixture has an "industrial" look to it. It wouldn't be that hard to build a wood box around it to spruce it up. I think that flourescent lights work well because they light evenly and keep the heat and electricity costs down. I'll bet a fixture with a couple of the industrial 8-foot "power twist" tubes would really throw off some light. The bottom line is this; if you want serious players to be happy in your joint you can never have too much light. A lot of the more casual players could probably care less.
 
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