Jimmy_Betmore said:

All three of those conversions are sweet but that one with the wrap is right up my alley. I prefer wrapped cues (sweaty and greasy skin) and points without veneers. Hell, that's one of the reasons I traded my Dayton Hoppe with veneers for a Nitti four pointer without veneers. The Dayton was probably "worth" more. But they both hit great and I liked the looks of the Nitti more.

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Thanks.

The only thing converted about the middle cue is that it has a cue shaft screwed to it instead of a snooker cue shaft. It has the original Dufferin 5/16x14 piloted Glider joint. I have an original 29 inch Dufferin shaft on it.

The first cue has a pin conversion to a standard 5/16x14 piloted instead of the Dufferin Glider pin.

JPB2 said:

Aside from regular problems with “cue maker time” the quality of production cues is very good. I admire some of the customs, but the ones I had I just didn’t love. The ones that I admire I can’t seem to get comfortable with the cost. And if I pulled the trigger on something too expensive I might not be willing to play with it. Maybe I’ll get over it and get another. But probably not.

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I like many of the production cues as well. My reason to go with a custom cue was more sentimental. I first learned to play pool with a Lambros sneaky Pete and it was always my favorite cue. I finally could afford a nicer one and the initial phone conversations were very thorough. I was hoping others on this forum might have had more luck recently with contacting him and things were just being delayed. I'll update the thread if I have any luck.

All three of those conversions are sweet but that one with the wrap is right up my alley. I prefer wrapped cues (sweaty and greasy skin) and points without veneers. Hell, that's one of the reasons I traded my Dayton Hoppe with veneers for a Nitti four pointer without veneers. The Dayton was probably "worth" more. But they both hit great and I liked the looks of the Nitti more.

garczar said:

Watching an old AccuStats match with Ramil against Efren in '99. Ramil has a very sweet ebony box-cue. Anyone know who made it? Just curious if its a Gina. Login to view embedded media

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I played Ramil in the early 2000s in the Planet Pool circuit, Mid-Atlantic region. That was a Schon box cue, probably custom.

Rocket354 said:

Not sure how it started, but to be fair, banning "All Balls Matter" might be considered a bit uptight. Most of the older banned names are sexually suggestive.

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Oh, I'm not saying it some of them aren't ridiculous. But that's coming from someone who isn't really "offended" by anything that isn't an insult aimed squarely at me. Even then, if it's from someone I don't know or care about then it's doesn't mean anything to me. But everybody is different. And if not being able to name my league team whatever I want is the worst thing that happens to me on any given day, it's been a good day.

As far as the old ones being sexually suggestive, it's still about liability, brand image, and trying not to offending anyone. I mean, 99% of these leagues are played in bars. So it's not like anyone should be worried about kids seeing them. It's so grown adults hanging out in bars aren't offended (oh, the irony...) and that getting put out in the media and tarnishing the brand.

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