What Gc table to look for
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Gold Crowns
Check out the 'More GC4 Questions' sticky for a diagram showing the differences in the Gold Crowns. Personally, I have quite a few GC 2s, and they are great. I also love the 1s, especially if you can find one in a personal home in original condition. That's probably for nostalgia sake. The 3s, as it happens, would be my, and most others, third choice in this group.
Check out the 'More GC4 Questions' sticky for a diagram showing the differences in the Gold Crowns. Personally, I have quite a few GC 2s, and they are great. I also love the 1s, especially if you can find one in a personal home in original condition. That's probably for nostalgia sake. The 3s, as it happens, would be my, and most others, third choice in this group.
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Re the GCI's-what feature(s) make it one of your favorites? Is it due to playability issues? Are you referring to the 'family billiards' paint schemes of the 60's?
Did the GCII's also have the paint jobs too? Most I see are stripped and stained a 'poolroom' brown stain. The poolroom GCI and II's seldon still have the plastic skirts attached. Too fragile? Add too much hassle to moving/recovering?
Thanks for your opinions above and any others to follow.
Take care
Edit: WOW. Just saw your pics of blue GCI. Did that accessories kit, rack and vintage house cues come as part of the original puchase? Mighty fine.
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Gold Crown
Yep, all of that stuff made up the accessory package, according to them, that came along with this table when these folks purchased it new in 1961. It had been recovered once in 50 years. Two sets of centennials, a DOZEN tru-stroke cues, all of the cue repair stuff (they gave the homeowner a BOX of replacement ferrules and rubber bumpers!) It's hard to imagine that any homeowner would need a box of replacement black ferrules, but it's cool to have them. I've seen these original brown rubber bumpers sell in the 'wanted, for sale' section for $40 or more, each! Check out this pic of the original hand chalk dispenser that came with the package and I have mounted on my wall (too high for anyone to f-up
) The package came with a 5 pound tin of the chalk! It really was a first class set-up at that time and I have to laugh when I think about what passes for an accessory package, at times, these days. 4 chinese POS cues, a multi color box of cheap chalk and that stupid plastic bottle full of pills that no one ever uses is about all that comes with the internet imports that we unpack for customers.
It's true that I'm a fan of the old Gold Crowns, 1s and 2s, and I'm sure that a lot of that came from the fact that I grew up playing on them, but some of it, too, is that they are like an old Chevy or Ford. They're well- built, solid, tables that will last a lifetime or more. I love seeing all of the Gold Crowns reworked by RKC, or Jeff Gregory, Donny, and others. Those are often 50 year old tables that will play great for another 50 years. Most tables made these days will be dust long before that. To answer your questions rather than just rambling on about my own personal taste
, I don't know much about the paint schemes you spoke of. Because of their age, most have been painted and are no longer original. The plastic dust skirts are, as you mentioned, somewhat fragile. They are plastic pieces held to the skirting by a few wood screws, and if you break ANY of the pieces I guess it would make sense to get rid of them all to make the table look right, and that's the way most are.
For the record, if I was buying a NEW table now, it would be, and was in my last 2 cases, a Diamond hands down.
Dave Smith
oldschoolpool.com
Yep, all of that stuff made up the accessory package, according to them, that came along with this table when these folks purchased it new in 1961. It had been recovered once in 50 years. Two sets of centennials, a DOZEN tru-stroke cues, all of the cue repair stuff (they gave the homeowner a BOX of replacement ferrules and rubber bumpers!) It's hard to imagine that any homeowner would need a box of replacement black ferrules, but it's cool to have them. I've seen these original brown rubber bumpers sell in the 'wanted, for sale' section for $40 or more, each! Check out this pic of the original hand chalk dispenser that came with the package and I have mounted on my wall (too high for anyone to f-up
) The package came with a 5 pound tin of the chalk! It really was a first class set-up at that time and I have to laugh when I think about what passes for an accessory package, at times, these days. 4 chinese POS cues, a multi color box of cheap chalk and that stupid plastic bottle full of pills that no one ever uses is about all that comes with the internet imports that we unpack for customers.It's true that I'm a fan of the old Gold Crowns, 1s and 2s, and I'm sure that a lot of that came from the fact that I grew up playing on them, but some of it, too, is that they are like an old Chevy or Ford. They're well- built, solid, tables that will last a lifetime or more. I love seeing all of the Gold Crowns reworked by RKC, or Jeff Gregory, Donny, and others. Those are often 50 year old tables that will play great for another 50 years. Most tables made these days will be dust long before that. To answer your questions rather than just rambling on about my own personal taste
, I don't know much about the paint schemes you spoke of. Because of their age, most have been painted and are no longer original. The plastic dust skirts are, as you mentioned, somewhat fragile. They are plastic pieces held to the skirting by a few wood screws, and if you break ANY of the pieces I guess it would make sense to get rid of them all to make the table look right, and that's the way most are. For the record, if I was buying a NEW table now, it would be, and was in my last 2 cases, a Diamond hands down.
Dave Smith
oldschoolpool.com
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Just want to say thanks to everyone for the advice and input about Gc
tables. I think I know what direction to go. I have a friend that has an old Gc. No one plays, It is used as a catch all. I think it was a more of I have a pool table thing. It is probably a 1or2 I am sure He would let it go. I will ask Him about it. I did look at the sticky. It was very educational. Thanks for all the advice. john
Just want to say thanks to everyone for the advice and input about Gc
tables. I think I know what direction to go. I have a friend that has an old Gc. No one plays, It is used as a catch all. I think it was a more of I have a pool table thing. It is probably a 1or2 I am sure He would let it go. I will ask Him about it. I did look at the sticky. It was very educational. Thanks for all the advice. john
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