Looking at a Meucci Casino 10

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Deuce00

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Good day all. I've been going crazy the last month trying to find a new shooter. The stores in my area don't carry any higher end production cues in stock. I had been leaning towards a Predator. I ended up winning a shopping trip from my work. Sales contest where the owner takes us out to dinner and then we get 1500.00 CAD to spend in a mall. So that changed my focus a bit. The mall has one games room store that can order just about anything from Cuestix international. The Preds that I want aren't in stock and months away.

Looking at other products, the Meucci's have always caught my eye. The Casino series in particular.

https://www.cuestix.com/pool-cues/other-brands/meucci/playing/meucci-mecas10-pool-cue.html

Casino 10 is the one on my mind.

Anybody have any recent experience with Meucci? Is all the internet hate justified or a case of all the bad reviews and posts float to the top.

Also am I sleeping on a brand/cue that I should have a look at from the Cuestix options?

Thank you in advance.
 
bpeacock

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Meucci got a bad reputation for lead time and service. They were bought out about a year and a half ago and the new owners have really focused on quality and service. They have done a great job on both. I have toured their plant and was so impressed that I eventually bought one. The inlays are cut manually with a pantograph and the inlays a placed by hand...their cues are still hand-made. I couldn't spend the money on a Casino but I am on the lookout for a good used one. I bought another Meucci in an auction late last year and sent it back to get reworked in Jan.. It took about 6 weeks and I am very pleased with how it turned out. Also, I have heard good things about their carbon fiber shaft, but I use the Pro shaft and rally like the feel.
 
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Deuce00

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bpeacock said:
Meucci got a bad reputation for lead time and service. They were bought out about a year and a half ago and the new owners have really focused on quality and service. They have done a great job on both. I have toured their plant and was so impressed that I eventually bought one. The inlays are cut manually with a pantograph and the inlays a placed by hand...their cues are still hand-made. I couldn't spend the money on a Casino but I am on the lookout for a good used one. I bought another Meucci in an auction late last year and sent it back to get reworked in Jan.. It took about 6 weeks and I am very pleased with how it turned out. Also, I have heard good things about their carbon fiber shaft, but I use the Pro shaft and rally like the feel.
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Good to know. Thanks for the feedback. I've always heard great things about the brand when I played years ago. Seen a few in person, never had the pleasure of shooting with one. For production cues I feel they're the most beautiful out there. I know it's subjective. Would love to tour the factory one day.

I wish the company would do better marketing on social. I'd love to see something like what Taylor made does for golf. (Same could be said of all manufactures)
 
bpeacock

bpeacock

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Deuce00 said:
Good to know. Thanks for the feedback. I've always heard great things about the brand when I played years ago. Seen a few in person, never had the pleasure of shooting with one. For production cues I feel they're the most beautiful out there. I know it's subjective. Would love to tour the factory one day.

I wish the company would do better marketing on social. I'd love to see something like what Taylor made does for golf. (Same could be said of all manufactures)
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They have started doing some marketing... I think they wanted to be confident that they had improved their quality, service and lead time before they started marketing. They have recently redone their website as well.
 
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