Nitti Gambler
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Nice... what material did Chris use for the red inlays?
One of the coolest looking gamblers I've seen. Top shelf work right there!
That is a sweet gambler for sure. Nice job.
Thank you! It was my basic design, with Chris's own personal touches for what he thought would work well. Chris was awesome to work with, and I think it's turning out quite nicely. After he gets back from SBE, we're going to work together on some joint protectors for it. Definitely getting excited!
I have never been much on "Gambler's" before. However, I love those rings and the triple 7's are cool. Nice cue. Congrats!
I think Nitti is a "great" cue-maker.......and his Youtube video alone makes me want to get one of his cues.
Chris makes a point of saying a cue doesn't leave unless it passes his hands on, close inspection of his cues.
He seems to be a perfectionist in his approach to cue-making and he's top shelf.
I think this cue is a ingenuous design....love the stacked 7s in the sleeve......never saw that before.....really cool.
All in all a incredible cue and one that deserves to be shown around.....must play great too.
The only feature to the cue that looks....well......odd to me is the dice, especially the ones in the sleeve. The dots
just don't look right....kinda anemic ......the dots are too small and positioned too close to the outside edges of each
dice. The dots should be a little larger, round dots and placed further inward from the edges of each dice. I'm
surprised that Chris judged the dice design up to his standards which are extremely high in terms of his cue-making.
To me the dice dots in the forearm appear larger in some photos and smaller in another. But the dots on the sleeve
dice seem incongruous with the overall design....those dice have dots that should have been made larger in my opinion.
Sorry for the small critique of the cue design Dr. Gonzo......overall, a gorgeous cue and undoubtedly plays really superb.
Matt B.
Chris makes a point of saying a cue doesn't leave unless it passes his hands on, close inspection of his cues.
He seems to be a perfectionist in his approach to cue-making and he's top shelf.
I think this cue is a ingenuous design....love the stacked 7s in the sleeve......never saw that before.....really cool.
All in all a incredible cue and one that deserves to be shown around.....must play great too.
The only feature to the cue that looks....well......odd to me is the dice, especially the ones in the sleeve. The dots
just don't look right....kinda anemic ......the dots are too small and positioned too close to the outside edges of each
dice. The dots should be a little larger, round dots and placed further inward from the edges of each dice. I'm
surprised that Chris judged the dice design up to his standards which are extremely high in terms of his cue-making.
To me the dice dots in the forearm appear larger in some photos and smaller in another. But the dots on the sleeve
dice seem incongruous with the overall design....those dice have dots that should have been made larger in my opinion.
Sorry for the small critique of the cue design Dr. Gonzo......overall, a gorgeous cue and undoubtedly plays really superb.
Matt B.
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Different strokes for different folks.
The suits in the rings are scrimshaw in the ivory.
What about the red 7... what is that material?
I'm actually not 100% sure what he used for the red 7. I'm going to have to get all the specifics when he finishes it...all white is ivory.
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I would have to guess the red material is reconstituted coral. ALOT of top end cue makers use it when they are going for the color red.just my opinion but im pretty sure it is
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Thanks for the heads up! I'll update this when I find out for sure. :smile:
Saw this one in person. Perfect execution and Chris was really pleasant and happy to talk about the cue. He told me that this is his first gambler. The red inlay is some sort of dyed wood, I forgot what kind he said.
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