Did Adam ever build Karella cues?

[vintagecollectibles831]

Closing the loop. Just got off the phone with Don Spetkar. I forgot that I actually have his phone number and have communicated with him a few years ago about something else.

Karella Cues were never built in Japan.

This cue was an upper end model, built in Taiwan most likely, maybe late 80's. They weren't built in China until late into the company's existence. I closeup of the pin might tell us, but maybe not. Believe me when I say that at that time, the Taiwan cue company, KPS and Ernie Chen, had improved to the point that they were making some quality cues. It wasn't always like that with Ernie Chen.

Hi, thank you so much for the info. That makes perfect sense. I was researching ended ebay auctions for Karella cues, and some sellers used the name Orchid with Karella, and one of the logos that I seen said "K Orchid" on it. They were calling them Karella Orchid cues, or the other way around. I thought that some of the other Karella cues that I seen looked like a Taiwan Falcon too. I knew that Orchid cues were made by the owner of Falcon cues, and some of the Falcon cues were probably also made in his Taiwan factory. So, these Karella cues are basically Falcon cues, I guess. This one that I have sure does look high quality to me. Very nicely figured BEM forearm, with real Wooden inlays, and nice ringwork. No Overlays in this cue. 5/16x14 Piloted joint pin. The Pilot looks really big too. Thanks again for the info. I really appreciate it.

 

[Mensabum]

Edit: Thanks a lot to "Cornerman" below, for letting me know that this Karella cue was probably built by KPS in Taiwan (maybe in the late 80's, he said), in Ernie Chen's pool cue factory. The same factory that built Falcon cues, I believe.

Nice looking axe my friend!!

 

[vintagecollectibles831]

Nice looking axe my friend!!

Thanks.

 

[Cornerman]

There’s a bit of timeline to this, Both Pete and Don walked away from this venture when the first batch of cues came. Several years later, Spektar restarted Karella alone. Pete gave permission to continue using the name. The Karella Cue Company were not part of Adam or Competition sports at the onset.

I can see my post is misleading or plain incorrect . Don says he never walked away from Karella.

 

[Cornerman]

Edit: Thanks a lot to "Cornerman" below, for letting me know that this Karella cue was probably built by KPS in Taiwan (maybe in the late 80's, he said), in Ernie Chen's pool cue factory. The same factory that built Falcon cues, I believe.

I’ll re-ask on the date as I think he made a mistake. (Edit: he’s now saying early 90’s)

 

[vintagecollectibles831]

I can see my post is misleading or plain incorrect . Don says he never walked away from Karella.

Did Tascarella design the line of cues that this cue came from? That is pretty cool if he did. I wish that I could find the 2nd half of this Colored brochure. This site only showed the 1st half of this line of cues. From K-2 through K-7. Is this the same line that my cue came from? K-11? Just out of curiosity, it would be cool to learn what this cue retailed for. Do you think these cues were as good quality as the Falcon line of cues? Thanks for all the info.

 

[Cornerman]

Did Tascarella design the line of cues that this cue came from? That is pretty cool if he did. I wish that I could find the 2nd half of this Colored brochure. This site only showed the 1st half of this line of cues. From K-2 through K-7. Is this the same line that my cue came from? K-11? Just out of curiosity, it would be cool to learn what this cue retailed for. Do you think these cues were as good quality as the Falcon line of cues? Thanks for all the info.

No. Despite all the rumors, Pete did not design any of the Karella cues, according to Don.