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Nicest Cue Builder you’ve dealt with?

MmmSharp
Baron said:
Ed Prewitt is a super nice guy
Rick Howard is cool
The Petes are no bullshit but very friendly
The Diveneys are great
Richard Harris is a nice guy though he has zero issues telling you what he won't do, lol. But that's his prerogative as the builder, and he's just particular about what he'll build.
Laurie Franklin is very kind, if she counts
Dave Barrenbrugge and I have had very friendly email exchanges though we've never gotten anything done

Honestly, most cuemakers I've interacted with are pretty cool. I haven't had a lot of bad experiences - the worst I've had are guys who are still very friendly, but tell you they can't build you a cue. Those are guys like Ed Prewitt and Richard Harris, and it's not their fault they're booked up. I'd rather they tell me no than take a deposit and hopefully something shows up years later.

I'll also say Mike Lambros is perfectly fine over the phone and told me he'd build me a cue and that it was part of a batch that would be done in a matter of months, took down all my information, and never called me again. This was 3-4 years ago. I've heard this is a thing with him - tells you he'll build you something and then sells it to one of his dealers. Guy builds a monster cue, but pretty chickenshit behavior IMO.
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I had Mike build me a cue, and it was a great experience. Simple merry widow with extremely top quality wood. Every time i order a cue from a builder, I set a date like 6 months out, to call and check in. These guys are so busy, and usually getting yelled at by other people. If you don’t check in,busy one man shops may never get to your order. Forgotten in a corner.
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What, in your opinion, is the minimum Fargo you should have before entering a WNT Open?

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Frosty said:
Perhaps you dislike the term because in your heart of hearts, you know that it’s true. Sure, there might be a day that the stars align correctly and you’re at peak form and a more seasoned and experienced opponent is off his form and you get an upset victory over them, but mostly that’s a freak occurrence.

Many players desire to compete against elite competition and that’s admirable. It just seems to be the Achilles heel of a lot of pool players that they are not realistic about what their true skill level is as compared to their opponents. If you don’t like the term donating, perhaps the term dead money is more preferable?
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Okay, I will put it another way, so that maybe you will understand my point. When you pay for a pool lesson, do you consider that Donating? I would not. I would think of playing in a Pro event innthe same way that I would think of taking a lesson from a pro, but (abd this is a big but), I might enjoy the experience far more, depending on who I got to play, innthe Pro event.

Hope you understand my point. Not Donating. Paying for the Experience. Dead Money is also a really dumb term to use for the possibly great experience, of maybe getting to play a top pro.

Hope I put my point across better, and you understand now.
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“Why It’s So Easy To Love Pool”

MmmSharp
i posted this before a few years back in a similar thread, but at this point i think we all repeat ourselves here.

My introduction was visiting my uncle in the 80s. He had a table in his basement and i was allowed to bang balls around at a 8-9-10 years old. I knew nothing, couldn’t shoot, no rules. But something about making the balls do what i wanted was fun.

40+ years later i love the game still, i play around a 480-500 fargo with the occasional night above my rating. And I still think fondly on those memories of not knowing anything but enjoying hours playing in my uncle’s basement.

When i retire or get a bigger place i will have a table and let my nephews and nieces play on it.
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