I was just thinking about White Label Joss cues, and from what I have seen, they have some really amazing shaft wood in them.
For anyone who has ever played with a White Label Joss, from earth early 80's, you might understand what I am talking about.
These are cues that when they do come available, are fairly cheap, for some reason.
Another cue is a lot of Huebler cues that I have seen. You can tell by the rings going through the shaft wood. Age related rings, I assume?
Anyways, everyone I get a cue that has those really nice rings going through the shaft, I felt that it hit so amazing.
A Kikel that I had was another example, but lol, Kikel cues can't be had for very cheap. Not for me anyways. Really miss that Kikel though. It hit so amazing.
Do you guys know of any other brands, or cue makers who are known to have put really amazing hitting shaft wood in their cues? That can also be had for a reasonable price, if not too saught after?
I just love the look of that old shaft wood, with rings going through it, and felt that they hit so nice, in my experience.
Vintage cues can be pretty rare though, so it is not like you can come across one on any day of the week, for a good price.
I added pictures of a few examples of a 80's era White Label Joss, and an 80's era Huebler, that appears to have the type of wood that I have really loved the hit of, in my experience.
Do you notice the wavy rings in the shaft wood? Growth rings? I am not sure. These shafts hit super nice though, in my experience. I know they do not have the power of the latest tech shafts, but the feel of the hit, and the feedback that they offer, is just so nice, in my opinion.
Anyways, thanks for any thoughts.