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Pleasant Pool Table Surprise Most pool tables have slate tops. This 1974 Fischer however, has a three-piece marble top. We were called out to this Garden Grove, California home to move the pool table from its upstairs location downstairs. Finding the three-piece...
Brunswick Setup and Refelt
Uncrate, Setup, and Refelt We were called out to a Seal Beach, California home to set up and refelt this Brunswick pool table. Recently transported from Virginia, the slates were still crated when we arrived. We also noticed this particular space was familiar. About...
Brunswick Balke Collender Nonpareil
We had the pleasure of working on this 125+-year-old Brunswick Balke Collender Nonpareil billiard table. It was fully restored in the 1980s. New slate and rails were custom-built at that time by Adler to replace the aging beauty's key components. Now, 35 years later,...
San Carlos Two Tone Twist
Two-tone stain on pool tables typically involves a pairing of a dark and light stain. For instance, a black and honey-stained pool table creates a very sharp contrast. This two-tone San Carlos in Coto de Caza, California is a bit more subtle but no less stunning. Mill...
Hall of Shame – Servicing a Brunswick
Hidden Damages to Brunswick Pool Table A routine refelt in Newport Beach, California turned out to be just the opposite. When we arrived, we noticed the rails were sitting a bit too high, causing balls to bounce slowly off the rubber. Upon removing the cloth on the...
Making Your Pool Table Fit
Sometimes You Just Have to Make It Work We just moved this 8' pool table into this Ladera Ranch, California home. A lot of extra time was spent leveling this import billiard table due to warped slate liners. It wasn't easy, but finally, the slates were perfectly...
Product Spotlight: Tornado Foosball
The Tornado Sport foosball table is the perfect table for both starters and the more experienced player. The height adjustment and durable construction allow for generations of enjoyment from the young, and young-at-heart. This is a sturdy table soccer table just...
One Piece Slate Goes Downstairs
How to Get a One Piece Slate Downstairs There is not an easy way to get a single slate pool table down (or up) stairs. Every time one of these jobs comes up on the schedule, we have to cringe a little. Even with 20+ years of experience, it isn't fun. This 8' pool...
Pool Table on Area Rug
Getting Pool Table Centered on Rug We are often asked if it is okay to put a billiard table on a rug. The answer is: absolutely. We were able to get this Gustav Beach Manufacturing pool table in Coto de Caza, California aligned easily. The homeowner had the rug in...
American Heritage goes Titanium
American Heritage Gets New Bounce We were called on to refelt this eight-year-old American Heritage pool table in North Tustin, California. The family had just moved into the home and wanted to fix up the billiard table that was left by the previous homeowners. The...
Moving a Duchess
Duchess Moves to RSM We recently came across a C.L. Bailey Duchess that we sold about four years back. The table was gifted from one family to another and looks just as good as it did when it was new. We dismantled the 7' pool table in Mission Viejo, then delivered...
Cool Blue Duchess
CLB Duchess Pool Table with Euro Blue Felt This solid wood pool table found a home in San Clemente, California. We've talked before about different cloth color choices. Even though most folks play it safe with more traditional colors like burgundy or camel, this...
Third Time’s the Charm
Moving an Olhausen. Again. We are well acquainted with this Olhausen pool table. This marks the third move in less than six months. It was refelted back in August with black and Ocelot when it moved to its home in Laguna Beach, California. The cloth was still in...
Murrey and Sons Out of Storage
Murrey Pool Table After Nearly 10 Years in Storage We packed up this Murrey and Sons billiard table back in September 2004. We finally got the call that it was ready to come back into commission. With new cushions, pockets and worsted spruce felt, we set this beauty...
American Heritage Comes to Life (again)
American Heritage Pool Table Recushioned and Refelted We first met this pool table back in September to move it from a home in Orange, CA. Due to dead rails, we were unable to complete the move at that time. This week with new cushion rubber and steel gray Tour...
South Orange County Fusion
Aramith Fusion Pool Table This Laguna Hills, California family has a new pool table sure to wow their guests. The modern FusionTable by Aramith, has sleek steel lines paired with wenge wood rail tops. The family loved the photos online but really fell in love when...
Olhausen Gets New Bounce
20 Year Old Olhausen Recushioned We were called out to this Yorba Linda, California a couple of weeks back for a re-level and refelt. The homeowners had just moved in and the pool table was part of the home sale. It had been turned from its original position and...
Upstairs Olhausen
Olhausen Pool Table Move We disassembled this 8' Olhausen a few weeks back and also crated the slates to prepare for the moving company to move the pool table along with the entire household. The moving company then left all of the pieces in the new Coto de Caza,...