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hunger strike
Ģüśţāṿ said:
Leather tannage doesn't really affect glueability unless the surface is coated with a finish. Vegtan is glued all the time for footwear and other crafts. Surface prep is the most important, I find that allowing the the glue to penetrate the leather first, then sanding it flat gives the most consistent gluing results. Also, thickness/type of glue plays a role.
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I like more natural veg tan leather like on the instroke cowboy cases. The kind of leather that is a bit self-healing. My friend said that oiliness hurts glue adherence. It reminds me of soft tips.
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Frank "The Barber" Almanza

jtompilot
lfigueroa said:
Many moons ago I was in SoCal and Frank and I tried to get together to play some 1pocket.

From our brief conversation, and by reputation, I knew he was a good guy, super friendly. He wanted me to come over his house to play but I figured if I was going to let The Barber give me the Sweeney Todd shave I wanted at least neutral territory and regrettably we weren't able to get together.

RIP, Frank.

Lou Figueroa
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You missed out, he had a sweet Centennial and a real barber chair in his pool room. He sold his table when he moved to Sun City.
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Custom Sneaky Pete cues.

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Blue Hog ridr said:
Hi folks, I haven't been around for quite a few Moons now. Too long. Last couple of days, I have been doing an inventory on my small collection.
At 68, thinking about Thinning the Herd a bit. I have a couple of custom Sneaky Petes. One is an ordinary Pete, the other is what you might call,
"A not so Sneaky, Sneaky Pete". All fancied up and such. I can't remember the makers name now. We used to chat frequently. I know there is more than one
cue maker that makes Petes. But, if members would toss a few names at me, I know that I would know it as soon as I saw it. I did a few different AZ Search queries which all came up blank, I even tried Face Book. He may or may not still be around. I'd appreciate any help with this. All My Best. Terry.
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They could all name as many cue makers as they can think of, who made sneaky pete cues (which every cue maker who ever existed probably made, lol), and it still may not be any of them, lol.

I had a true sneaky once. It was as hustler style as it gets. It was made by this cue maker named, Tim Scruggs.
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VASILIOS CUES

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These are 2 vintage VASILIOS cues. The maker is on azbilliards and he confirmed that he built these cues but he no longer builds. These are very well built. The cues are still straight. The both have g-10 custom pins. The cue with the black buttcap is 20.1oz with its shaft. It is .845 at the joint. The shaft is 12.9.
The cue with the pearl buttcap is 20.6oz with its shaft. It is .845 at the joint. The shaft is 12.7. Both shafts are interchangeable with each butt and fit nicely. The shafts have some kind of Teflon insert. The cues have some nicks and blemishes but they look good for their age. These cues shoot very nice with a solid hit.

Asking price for both cues is $450 shipped firm.
PayPal payment only
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ISO a st Louie Louie cue

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garczar said:
VERY few 'actual' Meucci-made LR cues exist. A lot more have been faked. They've never been in the archives. Bob would take a cue and put 'St.Louie Louie' on it and send it to him from time to time. When Louie lived in Memphis he worked at the shop from time to time and Bob would give him a couple to sell. Only seen a couple, one plain and one kinda like the one pictured here.
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Thx for weighing in. I value your opinion and tend to agree with you. I’ve been a meucci watcher since about 1981—I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of cues. Only a few that even said Louie-thx again.
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