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Title: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: Brodieman on December 20, 2006, 03:53:47 AM
Just as the topic says, i picked up a red pearl today for fried fronts and flying backends, and spare shooting.  Im looking for feedback at what the surface should be at and where some might have it.  Im pretty much thinking im going to get a label drill, nothing fancy.  Anybody have any input, it would be appreciated!
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: dizzyfugu on December 20, 2006, 12:01:01 PM
Is it the pancake block urethane ball or the older one with a core?
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: jkiser01 on December 20, 2006, 12:02:59 PM
That ball does not hook much at all so be prepared for that.. changing the surface will make very little if any difference on that ball..
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Edited on 12/20/2006 2:26 PM
Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: Brodieman on December 20, 2006, 12:54:13 PM
how can i tell???? haha should of thought of it first
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: jkiser01 on December 20, 2006, 01:05:18 PM
If its the old Faball Red Pearl hammer, thats the pancake weight block..
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: KDawg77 on December 20, 2006, 01:07:14 PM
NO!!! The pancake weight block was in the Hammer(Ebonite) version. The Faball Red Pearl had the traditional Hammer weigth block. It's also a brighter red; the new one is dark.
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: Brodieman on December 20, 2006, 01:11:24 PM
The first hammer i had was a blue (faball), and to the best of my knowledge that it didnt have a pancake
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: KDawg77 on December 20, 2006, 01:16:06 PM
For you youngsters

Faball first released the Black Hammer, then the Red, Blue and Red Pearls, Pink, then the Blue Hammer, Purple, etc... All have the grenade, keg, whatever tradition weightblock like you see in the Pure Hammers and Sling Blade.

The Nail had a pancake block.

All, but the Nail and until the 3D series came out used the same weight block.
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: Brodieman on December 20, 2006, 01:21:54 PM
Im not that much younger!!!! (28)

Im sliding going back to these monsters! Its going to be my secret weapon 15 year old equipment!!
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: KDawg77 on December 20, 2006, 01:23:04 PM
Mine, too. I keep one in the garage for a "rainy day". I won the 2004 Georgia State Tournament with a Blue Hammer on some third shift FRIED wood lanes. Shot 762 scratch.
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: jkiser01 on December 20, 2006, 01:26:11 PM
k-dawg,

I stand corrected..

http://bowlingballreviews.com/ball.asp?ballid=288

The old red pearl faball hammer does have a weight block..
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: KDawg77 on December 20, 2006, 01:27:57 PM
No prob. I grew up during the urethane revolution so I know this stuff fairly well.
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Title: Re: Picked up a Red Pearl Hammer
Post by: Gene J Kanak on January 03, 2007, 09:25:32 AM
Brodieman,

You can tell which version you have by looking at the markings. An original red pearl would have a circle with crosshairs and a Fab stamp around where the pin is located. The newer version would not have that. So crosshairs w/ Fab stamp = original, no crosshairs = Ebonite.

As others have said, the original Fab version had a working core whereas the Ebonite re-release had a pancake.
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Edited on 1/3/2007 10:24 AM