I got to brag a little here.:thumbup:
Maik gave me a cue holder about 2 or 3 years ago, I used it everyday forever at my house, and will again when my box gets set up soon. I didnt bring it with me on this trip but its in my case 80% of the time, LOTS of people asked me where I got the cue holder, I said A good friend in Germany. He could sell piles of them, everyone who has seen mine loves it, all the sharp edges are smoothed down, it has the right feel and balance. I'm not sure if its a viable biz to manufacture them, I am just lucky to have had mine so long.
He has also built me the greatest espresso tamper in the history of the world, it even has my name on it!!!
We met several years ago in Vegas(I think the irst time was Vegas, had a great time) and again in Germany several times and there is no end to what he can build, the tolerances are scary precise on everything he builds, there are cue holders and there are instruments that hold cues, he builds the latter.
One of the best people in pool, his wife plays pretty sporty too. with any luck I will see him this weekend again, he has as much passion for pool as anyone I ever met. The whole German crew here in Cologne are great people in pool, I been playing more this past week since I got to Cologne(I dont play as much elsewhere as I do here) than the past couple months. They are triple smart with cues and boy do they have the cues here as well.
the only thing i been disappointed in is one room(a very nice looking room, great layout) has bad counterfeit Chinese Gold Crowns, the cushions are horrible, could be fixed easy enough but for some reason they don't. This is a strong spot for pool, but not as strong as it once was I have heard.
Best
eric
