Its' a combination of both. He was a tractor maker who bought a Ferrari had trouble with the car, complained to Enzo and was told to pound spaghetti and here we are. Your 8th Lambo.
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Who is the #1 most in demand cue maker in the world today?
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Its' a combination of both. He was a tractor maker who bought a Ferrari had trouble with the car, complained to Enzo and was told to pound spaghetti and here we are. Your 8th Lambo.
OK I'll bite
If you want the best, its Blackboar, 2nd Mike Cochran (RIP, can't get anymore) next Cory Barnhart, I'll take a Barnhart over a Searing any day.
If you want the best, its Blackboar, 2nd Mike Cochran (RIP, can't get anymore) next Cory Barnhart, I'll take a Barnhart over a Searing any day.
tried S for few shots and suport your opinion about Barnharts
I would not say such things if I were you, Playing pool with a Searing can cure cancer.
Read as sarcasm.
Doing wonderful. Thanks.
Its not that Searings can cure cancer, but the jury is out on which of the cue makers cause it
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Let me rephrase that.
Don't get me wrong. Searing puts out a great cue. Its just me personally I would pick a Barnhart over a Searing.
Don't get me wrong. Searing puts out a great cue. Its just me personally I would pick a Barnhart over a Searing.
Highest demand here's a few, Southwest, 12 year wait till your name comes up. Barry & Joel, not even accepting requests, Dennis has orders for life, Scruggs, Schick, retired. Many others in the 2-3 yr range. JR will get you a cue in under a year and DON'T think that means they are inferior they AREN'T! John Bender probably a year to maybe less and all HAND MADE and they PLA Y. More I am sure.
A lot of makers have been mentioned here and it's always going to be hard to pick a winner.
I just want to give an honorable mention to Ling Chou Lucasi.
He is the senior cue maker at the Lucasi plant in China.Quite an accomplishment for a 16 year old.
I just want to give an honorable mention to Ling Chou Lucasi.
He is the senior cue maker at the Lucasi plant in China.Quite an accomplishment for a 16 year old.
Ling Chou does great work considering the heaviness of the chains that secure him to the lathe for 22 1/2 hours a day. Another 5 years and he will graduate to 3/4 of 1/2 a bowl of rice a day and have his work day cut to 21 hours.
Fact is, he lives better than most of us (whatever his name is), he's probably a good 3 years away from total credit-card debt slavery and other lovely benefits modernization has in store for him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdg36QHYJa8. 2009 CUEMAKERS round table discussion.
Its definitely one of those two guys. However I am sure that there are people that have Tascarella, MOttey, White. et al on tops of their personal lists.
What I am wondering is when the last time a "custom" cue was used to win a world championship? Szamboti, Rodney Morrison? I heard a few of the Asian pro's played with South Wests but I cannot confirm that.
JV
What I am wondering is when the last time a "custom" cue was used to win a world championship? Szamboti, Rodney Morrison? I heard a few of the Asian pro's played with South Wests but I cannot confirm that.
JV
most Taiwan Players use SW's
Mike Gulyassy
Get one of his playing cues and a jump cue and break cue and your quest for the best is over. Just my opinion only. Rich aka the skunk.
Get one of his playing cues and a jump cue and break cue and your quest for the best is over. Just my opinion only. Rich aka the skunk.
Demand should be broken down between new and used. I have heard there is a 10 year waiting list for some makers. If they only make 12 cues a year than that only 120 buyers. Not really that much demand when there are millions of pool players.Just because someone can charge $4000 for a cue and someone is willing to pay that doesn't make them the best cue makers. They just know out of the millions of players there has to be a few who make really good money and can afford their high end cues. Doesn't make them better. Just RARE. Those that spend $20,000 for a cue and I may be wrong but they probably make outstanding money. Doubt there are many buyers downgrading their lifestyle so they can afford to buy a SW. 12 cues a year for 10 years is 120 cues. Makes them RARE but not in demand.
I don't know Southwest production but I'd guess between 50 and a 100. Hercek maybe 50. A note as well that $4000.00 is on the high side I maybe wrong but I believe when I ordered my Hercek Joel's basic cue started at $2500.00. You are correct that just because a cue is expensive doesn't mean it plays. If it doesn't play it becomes art. I will tell you from experiance Joel's, Mike Bender, Schick, Gus &Barry's, Perry Weston, Scruggs, Black , Gina , Searing, have all been players. Are they the best I don't know are they the most experianced, yes.
Hercek kicks out 50 a year? Wow...seems like a lot for a top tier cue maker.
It's more like half of that...