My new player 2001 Nitti!
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What amazes me about a Nitti cue is all of those inlay pieces and the sharpness of the points. I sold this cue and bearing in mind that the pocket for those inlays was cut with a round bit so every one of the inlays razor sharp points are finished by hand or Mr. Nitti (knows something I don't) I'm confident he knows quite a bit that I don't but I am also confident that he hand cut every single point of the inlays. That attention to detail and work ethic is seen in every aspect of this cue.
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very clean and pointy! It is good work, and this is example is older. 2001, so he has been doing this quality for a long time.
Sweet cue. I traded for a comparatively plain (four points of Amboyna Burl into Birdseye Maple, no veneers) around 7 or 8 years ago and it's now my forever player. I've had numerous cues customs over the years and when I started playing with this one, I realized that it plays as good as or better than any cue I've ever picked up.
It's incredibly solid and neutral. Like, I don't notice it being forward or rear balanced. The shaft taper feels perfectly neutral, as well. On top of that, it looks great in an understated kind of way.
Somebody else mentioned that Chris is great to work with. And while I didn't work with him to build this cue, I did email him pictures of the cue with a couple of general questions and he responded the next day.
Enjoy.
It's incredibly solid and neutral. Like, I don't notice it being forward or rear balanced. The shaft taper feels perfectly neutral, as well. On top of that, it looks great in an understated kind of way.
Somebody else mentioned that Chris is great to work with. And while I didn't work with him to build this cue, I did email him pictures of the cue with a couple of general questions and he responded the next day.
Enjoy.
Congrats on a beautiful cue!
I've always said that I'm going to be buried with mine. When I told Chris that, he said that he was going to send David (Elliot) to dig it up in the middle of the night.
I've always said that I'm going to be buried with mine. When I told Chris that, he said that he was going to send David (Elliot) to dig it up in the middle of the night.
I have an older
cue somewhere that looks similar
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I played with it for the first time tonight.
It is hard to put into words what i am thinking. It does have different feedback than any production cues ive played with.
I wanna say that its quiet? i guess as in theres no negative feedback in your hands when you hit the ball.
I feel like there is a difference with these older shafts.
Best way i can think is that it feels like a better tool for the job than some cues that i have used in the past. More Fluent at receiving the instructions from the brain.
I don't know if thats all bullshit or not. like i said having trouble describing it. I like it, hows that.
Hi, @Jimmy_Betmore
What do you mean by "The shaft taper feels perfectly neutral, as well"? I was interested in his taper design.
The shaft taper doesn't feel too long or too short. It feels just right to me.
I owned the cue that this thread is about and it plays great, it’s one of the prettiest cues I’ve owned and I was a cue dealer ( Colby Cues) and I built cues with Eric Niemera (Sierra cues) for a short time. That Nitti is a monster Cue that any maker or critic will be very complimentary of. I’ve owned thousands of cues it is in the top 6-7 lifetime of what I have had in the class of Gus Szamboti, reminds me of a Kersonbrock in its play and Mike Bender or Peterson in its point work. I haven’t owned a Nitti I didn’t like but that one stood out among them