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Title: Info On Orange Silencer
Post by: dusie202 on August 23, 2004, 02:57:51 AM
I got an orange silencer off a friend of mine a while back and was wondering if there was any difference between it and the blue/black silencer.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Info On Orange Silencer
Post by: tenpinspro on August 23, 2004, 05:11:16 PM
Sorry Dusie, never seen one.  Only orange Track ball that comes to mind is the NRG.  Other than that, the other orange balls I can think of are the Piranha and the old Angle LD?  Sorry, can't be of much help here...

Rick
Title: Re: Info On Orange Silencer
Post by: Steven on August 23, 2004, 05:33:33 PM
The Orange Silencer was a limited production model. My understanding is that there were only a few hundred produced. I'll never forget a few years back when I checked my Orange into the Nationals at Reno, the guy took the ball aside, called over his buddies, and they studied it because they had never seen one. I still use my Orange extensively in league.

The primary difference between the Orange and the Blue/Black is that the Orange came with a high factory polish. Other than that it's hard to tell because my Orange is a pin-in (1.5") and my Blue/Black is pin-out (4"), and with different drill patterns react completely different.

However, I've always suspected that the Orange was tweaked to have a slightly higher RG. Anyway, I wish I'd picked up several when they were initially available. The Orange is nice ball.
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