Jerimy Chambers 708.574.9888 is one of the best kept secrets in Chicago for experienced high quality table work.
I originally had my table setup by an unnamed local mechanic installing Granito Basalt Cloth from Gorina. I got the cloth
for free as part of the cost of the table. ( I guess it wasn’t free in retrospect)
Thanks to this forum I was able to find Glen “Realkingcobra”. He performed a miracle (IMO, just another job for him)
in recalibrating my rails with new Intercontinental Cushions (recommended by Glen). He came in with Josh Ebert and
Don from Absolute Billiards. Glen came from the west coast, Josh and Don drove in from Ohio, for an opportunity to
work with Glen and his special technique to recalibrate old GC rails to perfect billiard standards. You might say they
Diamondized my GCIII.
Gorina is good... but it’s not Simonis. Simonis is what I play leagues on and is really, IMO, the benchmark for
comparing other cloths. I just never liked the Gorina cloth. Fortunately I bought some Simonis 860HR for $130!
(yes, that is a fantastic deal and no, there is none left at that price)
I called Simonis who recommended Jerimy Chambers. In canvassing the best pool rooms in Chicago Jerimy’s name
repeatedly came up. I literally kept looking for other names. It was sorta funny. “Who does your tables, who
would you recommend?” Jerimy Chamber… like a broken record!
I contacted Jerimy and was working with him to decide to re-stretch my Gorina cloth (for more speed) or just replace
it. As usual the best mechanics have work… they have more work than they can handle actually. And it took a few
weeks for Jerimy to get to my relatively small job. The mission was to re-level the table, and install the Simonis 860HR
cloth. I won’t tell you how much he charged, but it was extremely reasonable. So much so after the job I wanted to
give him a tip. He wouldn’t accept one… and I’m not talking $5! I was in awe… You see Jerimy is a 2nd generation
mechanic. He started out doing rails for his dad after school, until he was big enough to help carry the slates and do
installs. It’s in his blood. He charges a fair price for his work and that’s it.
All I can say is I have worked with the best mechanics on this table (and the worst IMO ). Jerimy is not the kind
of guy to blow his own horn. He does what he does. End of story. He’s good. In Chicago he’s one of, if not THE best
table mechanic. Jerimy also restores tables, builds tables and makes pool cues. You’ll find his name mentioned on
this forum a couple of times. Believe it.
So now that I have the perfect table, the best cloth, my OB Classic Shaft with Kamui soft tips… Now I just need to
find my game!
I originally had my table setup by an unnamed local mechanic installing Granito Basalt Cloth from Gorina. I got the cloth
for free as part of the cost of the table. ( I guess it wasn’t free in retrospect)
Thanks to this forum I was able to find Glen “Realkingcobra”. He performed a miracle (IMO, just another job for him)
in recalibrating my rails with new Intercontinental Cushions (recommended by Glen). He came in with Josh Ebert and
Don from Absolute Billiards. Glen came from the west coast, Josh and Don drove in from Ohio, for an opportunity to
work with Glen and his special technique to recalibrate old GC rails to perfect billiard standards. You might say they
Diamondized my GCIII.
Gorina is good... but it’s not Simonis. Simonis is what I play leagues on and is really, IMO, the benchmark for
comparing other cloths. I just never liked the Gorina cloth. Fortunately I bought some Simonis 860HR for $130!
(yes, that is a fantastic deal and no, there is none left at that price)
I called Simonis who recommended Jerimy Chambers. In canvassing the best pool rooms in Chicago Jerimy’s name
repeatedly came up. I literally kept looking for other names. It was sorta funny. “Who does your tables, who
would you recommend?” Jerimy Chamber… like a broken record!
I contacted Jerimy and was working with him to decide to re-stretch my Gorina cloth (for more speed) or just replace
it. As usual the best mechanics have work… they have more work than they can handle actually. And it took a few
weeks for Jerimy to get to my relatively small job. The mission was to re-level the table, and install the Simonis 860HR
cloth. I won’t tell you how much he charged, but it was extremely reasonable. So much so after the job I wanted to
give him a tip. He wouldn’t accept one… and I’m not talking $5! I was in awe… You see Jerimy is a 2nd generation
mechanic. He started out doing rails for his dad after school, until he was big enough to help carry the slates and do
installs. It’s in his blood. He charges a fair price for his work and that’s it.
All I can say is I have worked with the best mechanics on this table (and the worst IMO ). Jerimy is not the kind
of guy to blow his own horn. He does what he does. End of story. He’s good. In Chicago he’s one of, if not THE best
table mechanic. Jerimy also restores tables, builds tables and makes pool cues. You’ll find his name mentioned on
this forum a couple of times. Believe it.
So now that I have the perfect table, the best cloth, my OB Classic Shaft with Kamui soft tips… Now I just need to
find my game!
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We would be set for league !!!
