George Balabushka ~ 100% original, looks like it has sunk a million balls.
Made for New York City player Leo St. James in the late 1960s.
Made for New York City player Leo St. James in the late 1960s.
George Balabushka
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that is one fine cue!!!! ill take it!
You just gotta love that cue.
That is pool history.
All I can say is , WOW!
Josh
Josh
I Had That Cue In My Hands, And It Has Certainly Been Used To Play.
You Feel Both Shafts Are Original?
Did You Buy It, Or Is The Seller Still Jerkin Everybody Around?
Without The Issues With The Cue, I Would Have Bought It, When It Was In My Poolroom A Few Weeks Back. And Now Considering The Run Around With The Cue, I Have Lost All Intrest.
You Feel Both Shafts Are Original?
Did You Buy It, Or Is The Seller Still Jerkin Everybody Around?
Without The Issues With The Cue, I Would Have Bought It, When It Was In My Poolroom A Few Weeks Back. And Now Considering The Run Around With The Cue, I Have Lost All Intrest.
Both shafts are original.FAST_N_LOOSE said:
I own the cue.FAST_N_LOOSE said:
hjs032570 said:
JESSE JANE
FAST_N_LOOSE said:
Sorry I meant the one in burns420, although Jesse Jane is something to behold also.
By the way you are killing me with the pic of Keyr Augustina. I am stuck at work and want to get more pics of her, but they are a little too racey for work.
Haven't hit a ball with it yet, my pool table is covered with cues.Cuaba said:
I play in a bar room 8-ball tournament on Friday nights, I'll use then for the first time.
Wonder if anyone will notice?
billiardcue said:
Dick, if your pool hall is anything like ours around here, they'll probably just think it's a nice old Moochie Oldie.
Real sweet looking cue. I wondered what it looked like when we got offered the cue. Great pics. Enjoy it.
I love these old style cues. Only thing I hated was the steel joint (or it looks like steel, dont know what it is). I wished the joint was either Ivory or some kind of white joint in its place or it be solid black.
burns420 said:
I APPRECIATE THAT.
Good Idea
I won a local bar table tournament with an old Bushka a few years ago. I even broke with it. The cue played great. Nobody would have known what it was if I hadn't told em. It was in a little better condition than yours, but not quite as fancy. If I left it there without telling people what it was, nobody would have wanted to steal it.
I got $25K for it.
billiardcue said:
I won a local bar table tournament with an old Bushka a few years ago. I even broke with it. The cue played great. Nobody would have known what it was if I hadn't told em. It was in a little better condition than yours, but not quite as fancy. If I left it there without telling people what it was, nobody would have wanted to steal it.
I got $25K for it.
I'm a one pool stick pool player, normally my Szamboti or Hercek, both have ivory joints and ferrules and I break with them. Other than the cue I bring a good cube of chalk.Cuaba said:
When the other players using their decaled Chinese cue or a Meucci and break with a house cue ask me why I would break with my 'good' cue I tell them "because it is a good cue" and ask them if theirs isn't good enough to break with.
I've had several Bushkas over the years, some were okay but a couple were great playing cues. I have a gut feeling that this one is is going to play jam up.