Schon Mosconi Balabushka Tribute

Very nice cue.GLWYS
Marc

good pictures
beautiful cues

i am surprised to see it for sale so soon

if i hadn't done the same thing many times i would be scratching my head

dr foot is a very nice person to work with
so proceed with confidence

Man, if it was not for those rounded points, I would have snatched up all of these tributes! The rest of the cue is damn sharp...

I own this tribute and the first one. Both cues that I own play lights out. I had plans on getting the second one and selling the one I liked least. For now I'm keeping both.

The butt is particularly pretty in this one. It's hard to tell, but the vertical lines that separate the diamonds on the butt are actually (as far as I can tell) strips of figured maple. Just a gorgeous design. Just like the first one, this cue has gained a considerable amount of respect amongst the few people that have seen it since I have owned it.

All I can say is it's another beautiful cue from Schon. The first tribute was my first Schon ever. Since purchasing that one I have taken a great interest in Schon cues in general. I have looked around at all the various models out there. Some with crazy modern designs (I LOVE that Halloween cue), some with traditional designs. But for my money, even though these may not be the most ornate cues Schon has made, they are by far the prettiest from a classical sense. The first tribute has seen a small number of really great players who have shot with it and then offered me money. lol I expect that when the second tribute gets out more it will illicit the same response.

A great cue even with the seller's premium added to it. The points...meh. So many people scoff at the rounded points and I don't understand it. if you want a Balabushka clone in appearance only, there are dozens of cues to pick from available from many different makers...both production and custom. I happen to love it, gives it a slightly modernized a.k.a. "tribute" look to it, versus a simple run of the mill clone that everybody makes from time to time.

Good luck with the sale...someone will be very happy.

the bushka tribute i officially sold out
one is pending payment

so if you want to buy one now
its the aftermarket for sure

and this one here is brand new

I Believe The 3rd Tribute Cue Series Actually Has 8 Cues

The 3rd cue in Schon's Tribute Cue series actually had eight (8) cues rather than six (6). The 2nd Tribute (Hoppe) Cue had a few more cues than the Mosconi Tribute series. And Schon's 1st Tribute Cue, released in early February, had the fewest number of cues at only seven (7).

In any event, there's basically only a handful of these cues in any of Schon's Tribute Cue projects that Deanoc has spearheaded with Evan Clarke. All of Schon's Tribute cues have turned out to be beautiful pool cues and both Evan Clarke and Deanoc deserve a round of applause.

You Explanation Helps Clarify the Cue Count

As one of the Mosconi cue owners, you are undoubtedly closer to the subject than me. I recall that there were 8 cues in the Mosconi Tribute Series and considered ordering one but did not. I was unaware that there were two group styles for these Mosconi Tribute cues with different wraps. My impression was just a few of the eight cues I earlier referred may have been ordered with leather wraps.

Indeed, your explanation clarifies my misunderstanding of the actual cue count. Nonetheless, there aren't many of these Mosconi Tribute cues of either version and there won't be any more made by Schon. Deanoc has done a superb job of making sure the actual number of tribute cues produced will be a very finite, small number.

Very nice cue, I guess I'm one of the few who think Schon cues play as good as any cue made and I have tried alot of customs so it's not like I have not tried to find that perfect cue :-}