1 of 1 Ginacue 19a - in snakewood
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That is for sure as nice a 19A as there is out there (until Ernie does an all ivory one I guess). Ernie, being a buy that has built cues for 50 years, has to build them to last (like he has) and has a very unique and particular (and secret) way of working with Snakewood in order to make it appropriate (in his mind) for a Ginacue. The time he puts into this process is astounding and I think the results show in a visual way and he ends up with a product that will last long enough and play well enough to get his logo.
It seems like every cue coming out of his shop lately has a unique touch or two and those trim rings setting off the Hoppe ring really works with the overall look of this cue.
Great cue. Thanks for posting it. I watched it being built (twice LOL).
Kevin
It seems like every cue coming out of his shop lately has a unique touch or two and those trim rings setting off the Hoppe ring really works with the overall look of this cue.
Great cue. Thanks for posting it. I watched it being built (twice LOL).
Kevin
exactly...hence the 2.5 yr wait. Ernie is a master
Ryan
He totally is. I'd say it was due to his 50 year experience except for the fact that he had only been building cues for 3 years when he made the Silver Gina, so its raw talent and experience, which is the master combination.
Its funny about his wait list. He really doesn't like to have one. One of his many matters of pride was that he could single-highhandedly keep up with his demand and up until a few years ago, depending on where he was in a batch when you ordered, you could get a cue out of him in as quick as 3 months. The Cathedral Cues screwed that up and he'll probably never really catch back up. Even eliminating the lower-priced cues from his production didn't slow down his orders one bit.
Anyway, great cue. Really nice choices there. The wait on the proper snake wood really appears to be worth it to me.
Kevin
messy, yes......but i use it cause it doesn't blue the shafts up, and keeps em lookin clean.:grin:
oh, nice cue by the way......if you're into that sorta thing:grin-square:
i thought you collected bigger gina's, this one doesn't seem to match your collection well, i think you should sell it:grin-square:
Great looking cue..I love the take on the old hoppe style ring.Looks amazing.
I had a cue maker not even want to use it for a segmented handle...lol.
Its a very brittle wood and because of that, way hard to work with. Ernie, of course, has a move or two. It takes forever, but the results are, as you can see in Ryan's cue, quite beautiful.
Kevin
forever but worth it...ernie makes one of the best playing, most lively cues out there...good stuff
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