F/S Korella cue American made

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The Korella cue company was started by Pete Tascarella & a friend prior to his career as one of the finest artisans in the cue making world / the cue is in excellent condition with the exception of a few finish chips in the butt /specs are:

forearm; 16.07
shaft#1; 3.7
#2; 3.4
tips; 1 moori & 1 unknown
rings beautifully executed at; a,b & c

$300 shipped conus
 

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"The Houseman" said:
The Korella cue company was started by Pete Tascarella & a friend prior to his career as one of the finest artisans in the cue making world / the cue is in excellent condition with the exception of a few finish chips in the butt /specs are:

forearm; 16.07

shaft#1; 3.7
#2; 3.4

tips; 1 moori & 1 unknown

rings beautifully executed at; a,b & c

$365 shipped conus
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I am sorry to tell you this but your information on the cue is not correct. The cues were marketed by Competition Sports and they were built at the Adam cue factory in Japan, there has never been a Korella Cue Company. You are partly right about the cues name, the cue was named after Pete Tascarella and the owner of Competition Sports where Pete was working at the time. Pete was doing the repair for Adam cues and any other brand that Competition Sports was offering. Pete was also a go between for the company and the Balabushka family when Competition Sports started having the Balabushka Replica cues made at the Adam Cue company in Japan.

Back to the Korella Cues, Pete did not make any of those cues they were all made in Japan, but he did have a hand in the cues design at least the earlier ones.

I wish you well with you sale, but I had to set the record straight so there was no confusion about where the cues were made and who made them.
 
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manwon said:
I am sorry to tell you this but your information on the cue is not correct. The was marketed by Competition Sports and they were built at the Adam cue factory in Japan, there never was a Korella Cue Company. You are partly right about the cues name, the cue was named after Pete Tascarella and the owner of Competition Sports where Pete was working at the time. Pete was doing the repair for Adam cues and any other brand that Competition Sports was offering. Pete was also a go between for the company and the Balabushka family when Competition Sports started having the Balabushka Replica cues made at the Adam Cue company in Japan.

Back to the Korella Cues, Pete did not make any of those cues they were all made in Japan, but he did have a hand in the cues design at least the earlier ones.

I wish you well with you sale, but I had to set the record straight so there was no confusion about where the cues were made and who made them.
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Yes, what he said...yours is a model KC-5

http://www.competitionsports.com/karella_custom_cues.asp

Joe
 
ChrisOnline said:
from what i understand that the company was based in ny but they did import all the cues.. and even though it says made in the usa on the competition website, it is not true..

chris
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If they were indeed MADE in the USA and not IMPORTED, seems like someone on here would have some experience with the cuemakers over the years. I could be wrong, but I always believed them to be imported. Perhaps someone local to their company could check that out.

Karella Cues
168 Milbar Boulevard
Farmingdale, New York 11735
Phone: 800-645-2162

Joe
 
The trademark is owned by Competition cues. I have seen them called "American Made" numerous times but have always understood them to be Asian imports.

This is the closest shot I could get of their location from the address posted above:
 

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Karella cues

Karella cues were imported.At one time Competition Sports dealt with the whole Adam line including the Balabushka line all made in Japan. Things have change due to the changing markets.

About 6 to 8 years ago there was a change of ownership at Competition, From Dave Forman who was the original owner and initiator of the relationship with Helmstetter and sole distribuitor of Adam, Helmstetter cues, to a trusted employee.
The cue lines were split with Dave Forman keeping most of the Adam Helmstetter lines and Competition getting Karella among a few other minor lines including the Competition line.

After Mr forman past away his daughter and son in law handle the Adam, Helmstetter, Balabushka lines with a slowly sliding market share.

The Karella line was a Tascarella and his partner brainstorm as far as designing but they were made abroad and ran into the usuable quality control problems.

Dave Forman was involved in Numismatics supplies and that's where I knew him from back then before my own involvement in cues.

Mario
 
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Competition Sports

The address posted above is no longer current.


Mario
 
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