Well, just got a Chuck Starkey Tulipwood Plain Jane from Sev.
CUE APPEARANCE
Good looking cue with nice balance between wood colors and the brown phenolic parts. Love the wood pin. This really adds to the feel of the cue. It is hard to explain why. The wood pin goes into a bacote(I think) insert which should be self lubricating, but I added some wax for extra.
The tulipwood has a nice figure to it which is what really makes this cue for me.
The only negatives are under the finish on the forearm, there is a substantial dent(but not worth the refinish to repair) and some weird under the finish marks on the joint color. Not too bad but worse than my custom cue buying experiences lead me to believe is normal.
CUE HIT
This is what it is all about and this cue feels good to me. It has a nice solid hit to me. Pretty stiff. Stiff enough that it has more deflection than I expect based on my current player, but it is about the same as my sneaky pete. Overall, it has a nice hit which lets this 18oz(guessing) cue power whitey around as well as my 20oz player.
THE DEAL
I bought this cue from Sev. He was great to deal with. Quick communication, quick to ship. He didn't hassle me about shipping to Japan. I know some members have had trouble getting stuff shipped outside the USA, but Sev was great. It was packed well enough that they could have just dropped it into my balcony without damage from the plane on a flyover! No issues there.
USPS did their part and someone in Japan decided they wanted to fleece me for another 1500 yen to line their pockets with(without looking at the cue) to finish the deal. I guess that is better than opening it and damaging or borrowing it. . .Still, we had to call to get it put back in the delivery loop at JP Post.
That's all for now.
Anyone make JP's for these big wood pins. . .Maybe no need.
CUE APPEARANCE
Good looking cue with nice balance between wood colors and the brown phenolic parts. Love the wood pin. This really adds to the feel of the cue. It is hard to explain why. The wood pin goes into a bacote(I think) insert which should be self lubricating, but I added some wax for extra.
The tulipwood has a nice figure to it which is what really makes this cue for me.
The only negatives are under the finish on the forearm, there is a substantial dent(but not worth the refinish to repair) and some weird under the finish marks on the joint color. Not too bad but worse than my custom cue buying experiences lead me to believe is normal.
CUE HIT
This is what it is all about and this cue feels good to me. It has a nice solid hit to me. Pretty stiff. Stiff enough that it has more deflection than I expect based on my current player, but it is about the same as my sneaky pete. Overall, it has a nice hit which lets this 18oz(guessing) cue power whitey around as well as my 20oz player.
THE DEAL
I bought this cue from Sev. He was great to deal with. Quick communication, quick to ship. He didn't hassle me about shipping to Japan. I know some members have had trouble getting stuff shipped outside the USA, but Sev was great. It was packed well enough that they could have just dropped it into my balcony without damage from the plane on a flyover! No issues there.
USPS did their part and someone in Japan decided they wanted to fleece me for another 1500 yen to line their pockets with(without looking at the cue) to finish the deal. I guess that is better than opening it and damaging or borrowing it. . .Still, we had to call to get it put back in the delivery loop at JP Post.
That's all for now.
Anyone make JP's for these big wood pins. . .Maybe no need.
