It's a 9' Brunswick Gibson, a mahogany tribute version of the Anniversary made about 10 years ago.
Photos of tables for felt color decision
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It's a 9' Brunswick Gibson, a mahogany tribute version of the Anniversary made about 10 years ago.
Here's a thread that might help:
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?517404&p=6739783#post6739783
That is a really useful tool Patrick, I've not seen it before.
I've recommended cheaper cloth to people at times, but to me Simonis is so well made and elegant. It's just right. The savings is not worth the difference.
That tool is great to see all the different color offerings, but it doesn’t help much when it comes to showing the cloth under various light conditions.
I considered the different shades of green and initially thought the standard Simonis Green was took dark when I saw the swatch under natural lighting and incandescent, but under the cool LED table light it’s exactly what I wanted.
Gold, Camel or Mocha looks great on a Mahogany 4...and good for the eyes. On the second Gold,cloth since 1998,,,would do it again. I cannot get a good accurate picture of the color. It shows up lighter or darker than it is...but it is classy for playing on and appearance. The picture on left is closer to it's appearance. For some reason the right shot looks like camel. My pool is better than my photography.
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Here is tournament blue on my Connelly Del Mar. lucky my wife doesn’t care what color it is since it’s in my garage, but I like the tournament blue best. I did have camel on a table one time and it was ok IMO
I would not be concerned about cloth colors "not going" or clashing with a room.
I had Electric Blue originally (bottom photo) because I considered Tournament Blue to be too reflective. Then I switched to Tournament
Blue (pictured in the upper photo). The lighter Tournament Blue is easier on the eyes and brightens the room. I like it a lot better. I also
upgraded to LED lights - you can see there is a significant appearance difference with the lighter cloth and brighter lights.
I had Electric Blue originally (bottom photo) because I considered Tournament Blue to be too reflective. Then I switched to Tournament
Blue (pictured in the upper photo). The lighter Tournament Blue is easier on the eyes and brightens the room. I like it a lot better. I also
upgraded to LED lights - you can see there is a significant appearance difference with the lighter cloth and brighter lights.
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How is the fatigue playing on the metal floor?
Here is tournament blue on my Connelly Del Mar. lucky my wife doesn’t care what color it is since it’s in my garage, but I like the tournament blue best. I did have camel on a table one time and it was ok IMO
Not sure if you're kidding, but it looks to me like interlocking foam mats with diamond plate design.
Since this thread seems to be focusing on appearance over function, I will relate my recent experience.
In the spring we swapped-out one Gold Crown for another and in the process went from a table with a designer color cloth (Simonis wine) that we lived with for 20-plus years to SImonis green. We anticipated the aesthetics to suffer but I wanted a player's color. Period.
After it was installed, neither my wife, who is terribly fussy about design, nor I had any regrets. In fact she commented "I never would have chosen these colors (white table with green cloth) but it works."
In the spring we swapped-out one Gold Crown for another and in the process went from a table with a designer color cloth (Simonis wine) that we lived with for 20-plus years to SImonis green. We anticipated the aesthetics to suffer but I wanted a player's color. Period.
After it was installed, neither my wife, who is terribly fussy about design, nor I had any regrets. In fact she commented "I never would have chosen these colors (white table with green cloth) but it works."
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You would be correct. It was a great way to soften the concrete floor both for walking and playing and keeps the balls from getting scratched up if they hop off the table
Well, this turned out to be a little more of a saga than I expected. I brought the 9' GC IV home two weeks ago (the technician has a torn rotator cuff, so he disassembled it and a buddy and I moved it; fun stuff!) and waited a week for the technician to come to assemble and re-cover it. When he got to my house we found that the prior owner had replaced the cushions, and not only had he used some generic brand, but they were 1/8" too tall.
I guess I could have played with the wrong cushions, but that's not my style (I'm a do it once and do it right kind of guy), So a week later and more invested in the proper Brunswick Superspeed cushions and it is finally set up. I know it isn't the traditional green or blue, but I think it looks great:
I guess I could have played with the wrong cushions, but that's not my style (I'm a do it once and do it right kind of guy), So a week later and more invested in the proper Brunswick Superspeed cushions and it is finally set up. I know it isn't the traditional green or blue, but I think it looks great:
Looks like metal to me.
I get tired much easier on concrete floor as opposed to carpeting.
I get tired much easier on concrete floor as opposed to carpeting.
I think it's foam, like used in gyms, yoga, orgy rooms.
Going to get some for where my table is in, currently on concrete that dings the heck out of balls if they are dropped.
Well, this turned out to be a little more of a saga than I expected. I brought the 9' GC IV home two weeks ago (the technician has a torn rotator cuff, so he disassembled it and a buddy and I moved it; fun stuff!) and waited a week for the technician to come to assemble and re-cover it. When he got to my house we found that the prior owner had replaced the cushions, and not only had he used some generic brand, but they were 1/8" too tall.
I guess I could have played with the wrong cushions, but that's not my style (I'm a do it once and do it right kind of guy), So a week later and more invested in the proper Brunswick Superspeed cushions and it is finally set up. I know it isn't the traditional green or blue, but I think it looks great:
The table looks great! You'll be set for years. Nice job.
Will always be my favorite this is what I think of when thinking Pool Table .