Who is your top 5 cue makers?

cbi1000

cbi1000

It is what it is...
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Ok, so your great great great great someone leaves you some cash but the rules to spend the $$ is you have to buy one cue from each of your top 5 favorite cue makers!

List them out.....
 
skor

skor

missing shots since 1995
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let's see.... this is too hard....

First 5 that came to my mind
Black Boar
Southwest
Searing
Tascarella
Szamboti (father or son)

alternate 5
Balabushka
TS
Mottey
JW
JMW

alternate alternate 5
TAD
Ginacue
Gilbert
-R-
Volmer

I can think of at least 5 more cue makers I would love to have their cues
Blackcreek
Haley
Capone
Bender
Nitti

I can come up with "5 aces" list all night long...
Thank god I already have a Mcdaniel, Carmeli, Sugartree, Zinzola (still in the mail), Schon and Jacoby....
 
trustyrusty

trustyrusty

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since "the rules" include having to buy a cue from each; I'll just list the ONE I am really gonna buy....that would be one made by Mr. Pat Diveney. If I were to buy for investments sake, I'm sure all the normal REALLY highend makers would work (Searing, Hercek, Szambotti, Black Boar, etc. etc. etc.), but I doubt I could bring myself to play with one of those. Diveney for me - though not cheap, won't be scared to have someone else breathe on it either!!!
 
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Celtic

Celtic

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1) Paul Fanelli
2) Mikkelson
3) Cognoscenti
4) Billy Webb
5) South West
 
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flyvirginiaguy

flyvirginiaguy

Classic Cue Lover
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1) George Balabushka
2) Gus Szamboti
3) Dennis Searing
4) Tim Scruggs
5) and of course Steve Klein who's cues I love to shoot with...
 
Str8PoolPlayer

Str8PoolPlayer

“1966 500 SuperFast”
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Possibly not YOUR choices, but MINE just the same ...

Alex Brick
Bert Schrager
Verl Horn
Perry Weston
Mike Sigel

Not necessary ALWAYS in that order. It depends entirely
on each individual cue.

To date, every cue I have owned which was made by
the above named makers has been consistent in style,
craftsmanship, and playability.

I can't imagine asking for more from a Cue Maker.
 
poolhustler

poolhustler

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ribdoner said:
wheat
eason
moochie (must have blk dot shaft)
perry (gotta pay full retail for an early model)
schredder

medication normally controls my masochistic tendency's
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Damn, you beat me to it. I had the same 5 on my list !!!!
 
pwd72s

pwd72s

recreational banger
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Keith Josey
John (jack) Madden
sugartree (want to try one)
Southwest (ditto)
Tim Scruggs

Alternate: Sheldon Lebow
 
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thediamond

thediamond

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Searing
Szamboti
Showman
Tascarella
Hercek

....and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

....ps: my list is not even open to debate :smile:
 
pooldawg8

pooldawg8

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1st 5

Olney
Cochran
Searing
Tascarella
Szamboti (Gus)


2nd 5
Schick
Scruggs
Mottey
Blackboar
Szamboti (Barry)
 
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deanoc

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alphabetically: Balabuhka,Southwest,Scruggs,Szamboti,szamboti Barry.

it is hard to believe that Barry has been making cues longer than Gus did.And that Tim Scruggs was making cues during the career of all 5 listed cuemakers.
These are my 5 in no particular order,including the first lady of pool cues.

I would find it hard to separate the Jerry from the Laurie Southwest,or judge between Barry and Gus.I would also hate to pick Tim Scruggs cues without acknowledging the contributions of Mike Cochran

There are several new cue makers,but they have not been around long enough.

dean
 
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