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Bad, bad news ....
« on: December 15, 2011, 03:08:26 PM »
From Mo Pinel on BowlingChat.net forum:
 
*** A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case has been  filed in the Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of California by  Lane Masters Bowling Inc. of Stockton, Calif. The debtor’s Attorney is  William R. Cumming, Costa Mesa, Calif. 90292. A meeting of creditors is  scheduled at 11 a.m. on Dec. 19 at the U.S. Trustees Meeting Room, Suite  2, 1st Floor, 1200 I St., in Modesto, Calif. The trustee is Irma C.  Edmonds, Pinedale, Calif., 559-221-2233.
 
A sad day for bowling when any manufacturer has to file for bankruptcy.
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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2011, 07:51:57 PM »
 LANE MASTERS ONLY  BALLS I HAVE . 78 BALLS IN THE HOUSE NOT ONE ISSUE WITH ANY OF THE BALLS(I HAVE SOLD 100 PLUS ) FOR ANY REASON, EXCELLENT COMPANY !! THERE IS NOT ACOMPANY OUT THER THATS PUTS OUT A BETTER PRODUCT. THE COMPANY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE .


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2011, 10:10:51 PM »
I tried 4 different  balls of theirs and none worked out for me. I am not saying they don't have good balls, only saying they didn't match up to my bowling style, no matter how they were drilled.
 



bigbandito wrote on 12/16/2011 5:39 AM:
They are now ABC Lane Masters.  If everyone would buy their top quality bowling equipment instead of the mass produced cheaper balls on the market everyone would find out how much better their equipment is!!!!!!!!  This should not happed to an American made company. Everyone should try one of the balls and see the difference in quality !  They stand behind their equipment 100% .





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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2011, 02:05:54 AM »
Lord Field has absolutely no affiliation with Lane Masters. I will not comment on the status of Lane Masters. Sorry everyone that's the way it is. If you wish to contact me directly feel free.
 


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2011, 09:30:21 AM »
 It's nice that these are the only balls you have. And, it is also nice that you have had no issues with any Lane Masters products you've been involved with. And, NOBODY is questioning how good the compny is, OR how good their equipment is.

 

 Some are, however, questioning the future of the company. The have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means a total liquidation of assets and a disbursement of proceeds to creditors. If this happens, Lane Masters will indeed "go somewhere".

 

 They may, perhaps, change the filing at a later date to a different form of bankruptcy, which WOULD allow for some type of restructuring and reorganization to happen. Perhaps a chapter 11?
 



bigbandito wrote on 12/16/2011 8:51 PM:
 LANE MASTERS ONLY  BALLS I HAVE . 78 BALLS IN THE HOUSE NOT ONE ISSUE WITH ANY OF THE BALLS(I HAVE SOLD 100 PLUS ) FOR ANY REASON, EXCELLENT COMPANY !! THERE IS NOT ACOMPANY OUT THER THATS PUTS OUT A BETTER PRODUCT. THE COMPANY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE .


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2011, 03:46:22 PM »
Definately a sad day...  I think many of us saw this coming...  Until the last 3 or 4 years, they were making some of the best bowling equipment out there...  If you can still get your hands on the cleaner, I highly recommend it...  I just stocked up...  The best cleaner out there..


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2011, 08:32:34 AM »
 



LanemasterLefty wrote on 17.12.2011 4:46 PM:
Definately a sad day...  I think many of us saw this coming...  Until the last 3 or 4 years, they were making some of the best bowling equipment out there...  If you can still get your hands on the cleaner, I highly recommend it...  I just stocked up...  The best cleaner out there..


+1, including the "trademark stench". I hope that the company or its products will be around in the future, and that they (hopefully) find back to the quaility offerings they had and what truly set the brand apart from mainstream stuff: massive and technically simple balls, use of particle, durable coverstocks. Anything else is IMHO rubbish, and probably put them where they are now.


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2012, 08:54:01 AM »
I just received a 14lb Buzz Premium Edition and have a NS2.0 on order. Lane Masters is still filling orders and making balls. I would like to thank Chad @ Buddies for all his help in getting this done for me. So guys, less negative and more positive. Still the best equipment in the game.

Thanks Lane Masters.

Bob Ohio


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« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2012, 11:26:52 AM »
 I am really sad that LM/L has filed bankruptcy. A great option for non-mass produced high quality equipment. I have found Visionary to have great equipment on a par with Lanemasters/Legends. Visionary has been around for quite a while and continues to put out high quality products. Another option to take a look at.

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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2012, 02:20:16 PM »
i know palmer.i will ask him whats going on.hope something will come good from this

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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2012, 10:06:49 PM »
 Lane Masters has been bought by a Korean company. The word locally is that ball production will remain in Stockton California.
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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #26 on: January 31, 2012, 03:52:16 AM »
A new twist - Korean balls made in USA...?


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #27 on: January 31, 2012, 09:02:23 AM »
Yea, lets hope they have some money to put into the brand. 
 
dizzyfugu wrote on 1/31/2012 4:52 AM:
A new twist - Korean balls made in USA...?


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #28 on: January 31, 2012, 09:46:04 AM »
Um, where is the bad, bad new?


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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #29 on: January 31, 2012, 09:50:18 AM »
Same questions as always...  What makes them better?  If they were so good why didn't the best in the world rush out to use them?

Quality (in terms of 'how long they last') has nothing to do with ball reaction. 



bigbandito wrote on 12/16/2011 5:39 AM:
They are now ABC Lane Masters.  If everyone would buy their top quality bowling equipment instead of the mass produced cheaper balls on the market everyone would find out how much better their equipment is!!!!!!!!  This should not happed to an American made company. Everyone should try one of the balls and see the difference in quality !  They stand behind their equipment 100% .




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Re: Bad, bad news ....
« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2012, 11:22:35 AM »
If that be true and there have been reports in the past that Tony Martin is with Lord Field and that Lord Field equipment looks much like LM/L equipment/cores and is from Korea.  I would think there is some correlation between Lord Field and LM/L?  What that is is total conjecture on my part but I think there is something to it.  Lord Field is PBA grassroots registered.
 
milorafferty wrote on 1/30/2012 11:06 PM: Lane Masters has been bought by a Korean company. The word locally is that ball production will remain in Stockton California.


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