Lowest Prices Ever on Presidential Billiards Tables
Posted by Rory on July 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
Our everyday prices are low, but if you can catch a sale at DK Billiards, you can score big. And, here’s your chance.
Save BIG on our most popular 8′ Presidential Billiards Tables during our Summer Sale. Beautiful hardwoods and classic designs go hand in hand. Each pool table includes local ground floor delivery, setup and basic accessory kit.
Charleston
Solid wood table with African Walnut on cabinet & blind rails. Solid Teak top rails and legs. Available in Antique Brown finish with Ramshead legs at the low price of $1899 + tax.
Hamptons
Solid wood table with wide top rail & diamond sights. Available in Mahogany finish with Ball & Claw. Sale price $1899 + tax.
Capetown
Beautifully crafted solid Saligna Table, available in dark Mahogany or Chestnut finish. Ball & Claw Legs. Sale price $1899 + tax.
Before and After: Setup Gone Awry
Posted by Rory on July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
You may remember a post we did about a beautiful Monticello pool table by Presidential Billiards. The family had just moved from Texas to Coto de Caza, CA and the company that came in and did the poorest job we’ve seen in a while. This hall of shame setup was finally fixed and the pool table is now level, aligned properly and has beautiful new cloth. The way it should have been from the start.
Before and After: Antique Ball Return
Posted by Pool Table King on July 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Disassembling antique BBC
Antique ball return w/o slates
Fallbrook, CA pool table puzzle
Frame built and leveled
Slates leveled and puttied; ready for felt
An oldie but a goodie
New Mali cloth just stretched
"Eight ball corner pocket"
Some of you may remember our antique pool table with stairs job from a few months back. Well, we finally finished things up and set it up in its new (ground floor) location. We started this job in Cerritos, CA by disassembling and carrying downstairs this nine foot Brunswick-Balke-Collender pool table circa 1912. Our customer was relocating to San Diego county but needed some time to house hunt. About four months later we received a call from our customer saying he had found a home in Fallbrook, CA. We had been storing the massive slates (3 at 350 lbs. each) and the rails. We stored the slates in our shop so there would be no potential damage done by the moving company putting them into storage and taking them out of storage when new a home was found. We also recushioned and recovered the rails (while in shop) with new Mali 10820-f cloth. So, on Tuesday morning Anthony and I loaded the slates and rails into the van and headed down to Fallbrook. I was really glad to see that the new home was a single story.
Foxfire It Up
Posted by Pool Table King on July 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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- Check out the bar Pool Tables
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- 9′ Global coin-ops
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- New Aramith tournament cloth
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- Who’s ready for a game?
Yesterday we headed over to “The Foxfire” in Anaheim, CA. The two Global 9′ coin-operated pool tables were in serious need of some help. The table located nearest the restrooms was really out of level. I had Anthony take a look underneath the leg as I lifted the table. It looked as though someone had sat down really hard on the corner pocket. This particular Global pool table has concealed leg levelers. There is a one inch by one inch square leg leveler mounting plate that is screwed into a square piece of plywood recessed a few inches up from the bottom of the leg. Well, the one inch by one inch mount had been punched all the through the recessed piece of plywood which made this corner of the pool table extremely low. Someone had the right idea in stuffing napkins and beer coasters underneath this leg. It’ll get the table pretty level, but looks a bit tacky sticking out the side of the leg. So we proceeded to lift the table up from the side and support it with some make-shift jack stands. I was able to unscrew and relocate the one by one plate to a structurally sound corner of the concealed plywood platform. Everything’s on the level now!
All this sound like a lot of work, it was, but that’s not even why we were there. We were actually at The Foxfire to do the annual refelt. Over the past 12 years I have always refelted the two nine footers with our standard 21 oz. Mali cloth. But yesterday was an historic event, the Foxfire went worsted. The owners decided to go with our Aramith Tournament cloth. It’s a 24oz. worsted cloth, that looks and plays just like Simonis 860 does, but at fraction of the price! Stop by The foxfire in Anaheim Hills and have drink and check out the new pool tables.
Upstairs Duke Delivery
Posted by Rory on July 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This delivery was up a steep, narrow staircase with a sharp turn at the top. But we got it up, and it looks great!
Two Pool Tables, One House
Posted by Pool Table King on July 19, 2010 · 2 Comments
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- Olhausen needed leveling
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- 8′ Olhausen pool table
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- Outdoor pool table ready for summer
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- Outdoor pool table needed major releveling
The other day we were called to a home in Orange,CA to relevel two pool tables. Not a real uncommon thing for us. But, this particular customer had two pool tables on his property, one outside on the patio next to his swimming pool and one in an upstairs game room. The outdoor pool table, he explained, was purchased from a pool table store, here in Orange. He went on to tell me that he was very unhappy with the service he received. He told me that when he and his sons would play a game, the balls would always end up drifting towards the center of the pool table. When I put my level on the end slate, I was flabbergasted. Now, I don’t know if this was a poorly designed pool table or a poorly installed pool table. But either way, this table needed major help. When we were done leveling the frame and slates, the balls rolled true in any direction.
Next, we ventured upstairs to a beautiful game room. My customer was so dissatisfied with his outdoor pool table purchase, he decided to give an Orange County Olhausen dealer a try. This pool table was beautiful and I’m sure he spent a small fortune on it. What blows my mind, is the lack of skill that an installer uses to set-up a high dollar table like this one. For example, the side rails weren’t even closely lined up, so anyone attempting to make a long rail shot would never have a chance at succeeding. A ball traveling down the rail would be shunted out by the uneven line at the side pockets. This is just one of the annoying problems I observed. Upon further inspection of this poorly installed Olhausen, I noticed it was way out of level. Fortunately, the problem could be corrected by shimming the legs.
Sorry if I get a little “heated”, when discussing inferior work habits. But I believe that if a person buys a high end pool table, the thing should play like a high end pool table. They didn’t even give him matching color chalk for crying out loud. Okay, I’ll get down from my soapbox now! In the end, “Our” customer was very happy and could now enjoy “tournament” quality play on both of his pool tables.
