Post by: charlest 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.
Post by: dizzyfugu on December 16, 2011, 02:06:12 AM
Time to stock up with their ball cleaner... :(
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Post by: bigbandito on December 16, 2011, 04:39:26 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% .
Post by: Lillen on December 16, 2011, 07:04:16 AM
Indeed sad , have to dig out my WCPP and let it roll again...
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Post by: kidlost2000 on December 16, 2011, 07:07:51 AM
"1 of 1."
Post by: bigbandito on December 16, 2011, 08:20:25 AM
Still open ! Balls being made as usual. BUY ONE AND GIVE THEM A TRY !!!
Post by: milorafferty on December 16, 2011, 09:04:50 AM
Post by: scotts33 on December 16, 2011, 09:16:42 AM
Explanation of Chapter 7 if this is true and LM/L filed Chapter 7 I don't see how they can continue unless they start up again in another venue a Chapter 7 is dissolve everything to pay creditors. Chapter 7 is not reorganization like a Chapter 11 is. But until someone in the know comes forward it's all innuendo and rumor.
My driller tried to order thru LM/L a 14 Lb. Xtreme Damage 2 weeks ago and they had none nor would they say when any would be poured. That is telling.
Scott
Post by: scotts33 on December 16, 2011, 09:30:25 AM
The point I am making is your pro shop may have gotten balls from past stock. The question would be can you get something different say a 14 lb'er that is not in stock? Something new that needs to be poured. My driller said they did not offer a later date that a 14 lb. Xtreme Damage would be available. I found a 14 lb. LM Buzz Attack (which I like a lot)on eBay to take the place of the XD.
Example in the past when VBP has not had a ball with the specs I wanted when they/VBP were going to have a production run they would put it in their prodcution schedule and I would get the ball when it was run.
See the difference?
Scott
Post by: milorafferty on December 16, 2011, 09:39:38 AM
I can't make any further comments about it right now. 
Post by: scotts33 on December 16, 2011, 09:42:20 AM
OK that's cool....I am hopeful you know more than we do and that LM/L in whatever configuration continues on in some form.
Scott
Post by: scotts33 on December 16, 2011, 10:07:09 AM
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Post by: milorafferty on December 16, 2011, 10:19:16 AM
I hear locally(Stockton, CA) that Tony has some affiliation with Lord Fields, but I do not know what it is. Tony used to be on this site often, maybe he will come in and comment on it.
Post by: nmbr1sun99 on December 16, 2011, 10:23:12 AM
It's a shame that this has happened to LaneMasters. Fred Borden put a lot of time into this company and has put out quality products.
I hope that they are able to put it back together. I know trying to find their product in a proshop out here in CT is tough. I had a New Standard 2 when it first came out and it was a great ball. Unfortunately, the high cost of their equipment kept me from purchasing other balls in the line.
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Post by: The Messiah on December 16, 2011, 05:49:27 PM
Grip it and rip it!!!
Post by: bigbandito 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 .
Post by: Brickguy221 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.
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Post by: Gladiator1 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.
Post by: Juggernaut 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?
Post by: LanemasterLefty 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..
Post by: dizzyfugu on December 20, 2011, 08:32:34 AM
+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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Post by: BobOhio 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.
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Post by: zorchman on January 13, 2012, 02:20:16 PM
you haven"t really been beaten you just been tracked
Post by: milorafferty on January 30, 2012, 10:06:49 PM
Post by: dizzyfugu on January 31, 2012, 03:52:16 AM
A new twist - Korean balls made in USA...?
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Post by: milorafferty on January 31, 2012, 09:02:23 AM
Yea, lets hope they have some money to put into the brand.
Post by: ToiletLogCore on January 31, 2012, 09:46:04 AM
Um, where is the bad, bad new?
You've just been handed a little TLC
Post by: ToiletLogCore 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.
You've just been handed a little TLC
Post by: scotts33 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.
Scott
Post by: milorafferty on January 31, 2012, 11:32:01 AM
I ask that question, it isn't Lord Field. I think the name of the company is Genesis Bowling.
From what I was told last night, the new owners are Lord Field's biggest competitor in Korea.
Edited by milorafferty on 1/31/2012 at 12:34 PM
Post by: The Stroke on January 31, 2012, 11:39:18 AM
Great, another small ball company for the BR donks to go gaga over. Just what the bowling world needs. #donkapotomous
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Post by: milorafferty on January 31, 2012, 11:48:23 AM
Now you know there isn't enough bowling balls being made out there!
Post by: ImBackInTheGame on January 31, 2012, 12:47:23 PM
What's wrong with small companies?
Post by: ToiletLogCore on January 31, 2012, 01:45:39 PM
They go bankrupt in 5 years...
You've just been handed a little TLC
Post by: Schwanstuker on January 31, 2012, 10:21:55 PM
Pat, you could always switch too Visionary?
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Post by: scotts33 on January 31, 2012, 10:36:35 PM
I believe that's already been addressed but why switch if they are an entity? No worry about z-spin balls....correct?
Scott
Post by: batbowler on February 03, 2012, 10:10:15 PM
It says they are imported and distributed by Genesis Bowling Korea!!! So does that mean they're not made in Stockton, CA?
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Post by: charlest on February 04, 2012, 02:51:17 AM
Bruce,
The Buzz video was made in April, 2011. I do not believe that video was made in the US. Genesis is a Korean company and they import LaneMasters balls into Korea. Lanemasters are still made in Stockton, CA, as far as I know.
It wouldn't be the first time a distributor bought a manufacturer.
FYI It seems the www.genesisbowling.com domainname is up for sale
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Post by: Mbosco on February 06, 2012, 02:49:12 PM
Well that blows.
....wait, Lane Masters is out of Stockton???
Post by: milorafferty on February 06, 2012, 02:51:26 PM
Yea, have always been made here in Stockton.
The plant is still operating here currently. It's on Alpine less than a mile from West Lane Bowl.