Who is the #1 most in demand cue maker in the world today?

[pooldawg8]

im ready for a coffee, but its too late. oh well in the morning, off to hit a few balls!!!! I really need to come to SBE, every year something happens and I cant make it, its bad luck. hopefully next year!!!!

Hey Eric
You make it next year to the SBE show, I`ll buy you a cup of coffee.
Deal

 

[ddadams]

No comparison DENNIS SEARING by far the most sought after cue , with berry a close second . The only other cue maker who's cues are as hard to get your hands on are Danny Tibbitts

I've never played with one, never seen one, never even known someone with one.

I think out of all of the big name guys out there I want one of his the most. A lot of the ones I've seen used straight grain maple for the forearm and I LOVE the look of straight grain maple in customs...

I'll get one one day. One day for sure.

 

[YubaCushion]

http://home.bca-pool.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=36

i could not find anything close to r??

My mistake, Rauenzahn isn't there. Neither is Dayton,Huebler,Palmer, Some Hall of fame O' Purveyor of Bull S*** and pool sticks.

+1 on your comments Fatboy

Who is this yuba-troll anyway

Put down Your Quail voodoo doll and step away from your computer Joel Troll. I like the sound of that. I"ll call you JT from now on. I"ll tell you what a Searing is all about, spending more money than you have to.

 

[YubaCushion]

Eric, I apologize. Talking smack to some one I don't know over a pool cue doesn't show much class. Read about your health problems, hope you feel better.

 

[cueaddicts]

I've never played with one, never seen one, never even known someone with one.

I think out of all of the big name guys out there I want one of his the most. A lot of the ones I've seen used straight grain maple for the forearm and I LOVE the look of straight grain maple in customs...

I'll get one one day. One day for sure.

Danny makes a nice playing cue, but....whatever....you....do....don't send him a deposit.

 

[ddadams]

Danny makes a nice playing cue, but....whatever....you....do....don't send him a deposit.

Maybe he'll like me more since Danny is my name :grin:


I never saw another cuemaker with the same first name as me and everyone said they're awesome so I definitely wanna snag one and see if this Danny approves.

I wasn't aware he was still making cues, another users post a while ago led me to believe he only made a hundred or so and quit years ago?

 

[cueaddicts]

Maybe he'll like me more since Danny is my name :grin:


I never saw another cuemaker with the same first name as me and everyone said they're awesome so I definitely wanna snag one and see if this Danny approves.

I wasn't aware he was still making cues, another users post a while ago led me to believe he only made a hundred or so and quit years ago?

Doubtful. :grin:

He held my deposit for 8 years, then refused to build the cue I ordered, trying to steer me into a really plain alternative for about the same money. So all I got was an air-barrel...felt extremely lucky to get my deposit money back....with no interest. That told me all I needed to know about D.T. as a person. Fair warning.

P.S. I am in no way a "pushy or difficult buyer"

 

[ddadams]

Doubtful. :grin:

He held my deposit for 8 years, then refused to build the cue I ordered, trying to steer me into a really plain alternative for about the same money. So all I got was an air-barrel...felt extremely lucky to get my deposit money back....with no interest. That told me all I needed to know about D.T. as a person. Fair warning.

P.S. I am in no way a "pushy or difficult buyer"

I'll take it with a grain of salt

I've seen a lot of people talk negatively about Dennis Searings communications and I'm a decade away from a cue but he always responds to me within a day by email...

One cuemaker I was told I could get a cue made from but have heard nothing back from since the agreement was Eric Crisp


I REALLY LOVE the guys work and would still kill to have my own monster made from him in the woods I want from him but I doubt it'll ever happen.

I even told him to write my name on it under the finish so he knew I wouldn't resell it LOL.

Oh well. Maybe I just need to learn how to build my own cues :grin-square:


SURELY that wouldn't be a bad idea. lol..

 

[Big-Tattoo]

Can't believe no one mentioned Randy Mobley!
His work is exquisite and its not easy to find his newer cues for sale. I remember someone offering the owner of last year's COTY submission cue double to triple his buying price but he won't barge.

If we're talking about cue makers alive with cue prices that increases Immediately after they leave shop and holds their value very well with impeccable work and almost impossible to buy from the cue maker then I'd say:

Dennis Searing
Randy Mobley
Barry Szamboti

I genuinely believe that Mobley will be right up there at the very top. I've had the good fortune of seeing his work and owning one of his recent work. It is one of the most well made cue I've laid hands on.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
I had many Cues in my Life but Randys work is PERFECT as Bill McDaniel high end Cues, NOT any flaw and super playability
oh yes Kenneth Murrell is the next coming Star(absolutly perfect in any ways)
you will not found a smarter Guy near.
Danny Tibbitts is a damn nice playing Cue, ONLY his polish Job is ugly:sorry:
That Florida Water makes them crazy
Ralf

 

[Shooter08]

I don't know why Bob Runde Customs do not get more acclaim, but you couldn't pry mine out of my cold dead hands. Rumor is he will not be building cues much longer so I would get one while you can. "Dollar for Dollar" I don't think you can buy a better custom cue. As luck has it I am picking up a 1981 original implex joint Runde Schon tomorrow (as well as a Willie Hoppe from the original owner, he paid $18 bucks for it in 1957)(no neither will be for sale) and can't wait to compare it to my current cue to see what has changed over the last 30 years.

 

[phade]

Here is how I see it. If a cue maker has been making cues for years, and makes a great cue. Many great cues. And has perfected his works. And everyone buys his cues, he is now in demand. With that said.... time passes and now he has done this for 40 + years he makes less and less each year. But still people want there cues. There goes more demand. To the point that the list is so long and the wait is for years. And the cue maker is old and taking his time. The value gets higher. . For this there are maybe 6-10 cue maker like this now. That's for the living cue makers. Dead great cue maker or retired ones are very sought after. To say any name and say he is #1 would be wrong. The OP picked two of the very best. But there still a few more to name... just my 2 cents.

 

[dakraljic]

I still challenge everyone to come up with the better playing cue than the Palmer of Gene Hackman that was refinished so well by him personally.So,the finish is like a glass,now.
:smile::smile::smile:
Ask Alan about that,he saw the cue when we were visiting Gene at his border house in Biokovo.Some amazing pool stuff he carries there.Alan went nuts and told me that he is going to ask Gene about selling the all cue to him or just any part of it, if Gene would be willing to do any of that.What he finally did and sold bumper and the tip to Alan.He still holds them as a souvenirs.Hilarious!!!!
:wink::wink::wink:

 

[Big-Tattoo]

I still challenge everyone to come up with the better playing cue than the Palmer of Gene Hackman that was refinished so well by him personally.So,the finish is like a glass,now.
:smile::smile::smile:
Ask Alan about that,he saw the cue when we were visiting Gene at his border house in Biokovo.Some amazing pool stuff he carries there.Alan went nuts and told me that he is going to ask Gene about selling the all cue to him or just any part of it, if Gene would be willing to do any of that.What he finally did and sold bumper and the tip to Alan.He still holds them as a souvenirs.Hilarious!!!!
:wink::wink::wink:

I have a new Monster Sugartree if you want,PERFECT:smile:

 

[Bavafongoul]

Without a Doubt......

#1 Danny Tibbits #2 Hercek......#3 Prewitt....#4 Szamboti

But Danny is the man.........I'd order a cue right now but I'm afraid I'd reach room temperature before I ever got my hands it since Danny's waiting list is so friggin' long.

 

[albu]

I still challenge everyone to come up with the better playing cue than the Palmer of Gene Hackman that was refinished so well by him personally.So,the finish is like a glass,now.
:smile::smile::smile:
Ask Alan about that,he saw the cue when we were visiting Gene at his border house in Biokovo.Some amazing pool stuff he carries there.Alan went nuts and told me that he is going to ask Gene about selling the all cue to him or just any part of it, if Gene would be willing to do any of that.What he finally did and sold bumper and the tip to Alan.He still holds them as a souvenirs.Hilarious!!!!
:wink::wink::wink:

Yep,still have it .. :thumbup:

 

[kvinbrwr]

HOF-fact.
Not waiting years-fact.
A Searing is not a Ferrari-fact.
The best at Old Brunswicks-fact/opinion.
The most cue for the money-opinion.
Three out of five, close enough.

Except one of your "facts" is wrong. So you have one wrong "fact", 3 opinions and one ridiculous statement (a cue is not a car). That leaves us with the fact that Jerry R does not have a waiting list of years. This lack of a waiting list is what you base your assertion that he qualifies as the #1 most in demand cue maker? This fact would seem to invalidate your point.

As a matter of fact, what is your point?

Thanks

Kevin

 

[kvinbrwr]

Searing, Barry and Hercek all make, lets say 15, cues a year. They all have waiting lists past 10 years. That's a minimum of 150 people on their lists.

Southwest makes a minimum of 100 cues a year with a 10 year wait list. That's 1000+people (with some repeats) on their list.

I think Southwest has the largest list, but one of the reasons their list is so big is that they make more cues, which means there is more of their product available in the secondary market, which would seem to make them less in demand than say Searing or Barry.

Ernie is a whole different story. He makes (maybe made is a better word) a little over 100 cues a year. His list for a batch (which he made every 4 months) would fill up in 4 months time. If he would go to making 15 cues a year, assuming the people that would be in the past be willing to wait 4 months would now be willing to stick out a longer wait, he would fill a 10 year waiting list in a little over a year. Ernie has made 100 cues a year for 50 years (with a 15 year break), that means there are some 3500 (less due to all sorts of factors maybe) of his cues "out there" in the secondary market.

Kevin

 

[YubaCushion]

Except one of your "facts" is wrong. So you have one wrong "fact", 3 opinions and one ridiculous statement (a cue is not a car). That leaves us with the fact that Jerry R does not have a waiting list of years. This lack of a waiting list is what you base your assertion that he qualifies as the #1 most in demand cue maker? This fact would seem to invalidate your point.

As a matter of fact, what is your point?

Thanks

Kevin

My point was that there are other cue makers that could make a cue just as good as any of the cue makers in this thread for half the money and one fourth the time and most if not all the people on this thread couldn't tell the difference. The cue and car comment has to be read as part of the back and forth between the other person. It was humor. I'll run my jokes past you before posting next time. I understand I went off topic on this thread. The snobbishness about cues is what makes me get off topic. Other cue makers have respect for one another and I doubt you would hear them talk about each other like people on here do.

 

[kvinbrwr]

My point was that there are other cue makers that could make a cue just as good as any of the cue makers in this thread for half the money and one fourth the time and most if not all the people on this thread couldn't tell the difference. The cue and car comment has to be read as part of the back and forth between the other person. It was humor. I'll run my jokes past you before posting next time. I understand I went off topic on this thread. The snobbishness about cues is what makes me get off topic. Other cue makers have respect for one another and I doubt you would hear them talk about each other like people on here do.

In fact, from my small experience in talking to cue makers, they do indeed talk about each other exactly like people "on here" do.

Your point about cues being just as good from less recognized makers has been made over and over and over again (although your "proof" of a guy that isn't in the HOF is a HOF maker has maybe never been tried before).

You might want to choose someone else to run your jokes past as I obviously don't grasp your sense of humor (or your use of facts, or for that matter, your point).

Thanks

Kevin

 

[YubaCushion]

In fact, from my small experience in talking to cue makers, they do indeed talk about each other exactly like people "on here" do.

Your point about cues being just as good from less recognized makers has been made over and over and over again (although your "proof" of a guy that isn't in the HOF is a HOF maker has maybe never been tried before).

Thanks

Kevin

Your small experience could of been between two people who didn't like each other. For the most part respect is given between people on that level in any craft.
I blew it on the hall of fame thing, that was dumb. I assumed he was in for his work. It's a shame he's not. Then come to find out guys like Palmer and Huebler aren't in either. That's not a hall of fame then.