Buddy Hall Cue Specs

[Butterbean150]

Greetings all, I am searching information for a book on Buddy Hall I would like to pen. I am searching for his personal cue specs. weights, lengths, diameters, how long the tapers were, tip preferences and so on. any help will be appreciated. I've conversed with Bob Meucci and a few others that Buddy has had sponsorships with and they have been helpful but I am searching for more firsthand information. thank you.

 

[Matt_24]

Greetings all, I am searching information for a book on Buddy Hall I would like to pen. I am searching for his personal cue specs. weights, lengths, diameters, how long the tapers were, tip preferences and so on. any help will be appreciated. I've conversed with Bob Meucci and a few others that Buddy has had sponsorships with and they have been helpful but I am searching for more firsthand information. thank you.

That would be interesting to know.

From what I've read and heard over the years, Buddy could play with a new cue, win a tournament, then sell the cue after said-win, and then switch to a new cue and repeat that procedure. He could adjust to a new cue very easily because he knew so well what he liked in a cue and how it should feel.

Buddy could play with any cue. I know that Buddy played with Leonard Bludworth cues for quite some time. He played with a Bill Schick cue, apparently Joss Cues for a period, Meucci off and on for decades (he clearly liked how they played), and he was the first sponsored Lucasi Cues player when they started out in the late 90s. He even won his last US OPEN 9 Ball championship using a Lucasi in 1998. I believe he beat Tang Hoa in the finals.

I look forward to seeing if anyone possibly owns a cue used by Buddy to provide those specs.

 

[axejunkie]

I'd be interested to know too...I own an Eddie Farris cue and supposedly Buddy liked how those played. I do know it does not help me hit those balls like Buddy though!

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

I would contact Nick Varner down in Owensboro. That's not too far from Paducah/Metropolis where Buddy grew up.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Buddy I would think played well because skill.

Not his Cue,

 

[merylane]

59" or 60" long 20oz a little forward balance , 12.75-13mm extra long ivory ferules

 

[The Old Jaybird]

I would be curious to see this info for many top players past and present, Johnny Archer Schons for example.

 

[RAMIII]

I have a Searing that Dennis built to Buddy's specs. I'll try to get specs and pictures. It's a gorgeous hoppe cue with blue veneers and an extended wrap section.

 

[skogstokig]

he won the DCC one pocket with a lucasi. i have the same cue

 

[Butterbean150]

I have a Searing that Dennis built to Buddy's specs. I'll try to get specs and pictures. It's a gorgeous hoppe cue with blue veneers and an extended wrap section.

measurements with calipers every inch along the shaft would be Awesome!!!

 

[RAMIII]

Here's what I found....

 

[RAMIII]

Here's a pic of the full butt

 

[RAMIII]

 

[RAMIII]

 

[RAMIII]

This is Dennis' personal cue that he built after selling a Gus that he loved. He's quite proud of this cue because of the tight workmanship it displays. It's a fantastic player obviously

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

About the same time that Buddy was playing with a Lucasi I believe Tom "Dr Cue" Rossman was also sponsoring Lucasi cues. You might contact him through his website to see if he could shed any light here.

r/DCP

 

[Mensabum]

59" or 60" long 20oz a little forward balance , 12.75-13mm extra long ivory ferules

 

[Mensabum]

This is Dennis' personal cue that he built after selling a Gus that he loved. He's quite proud of this cue because of the tight workmanship it displays. It's a fantastic player obviously View attachment 904471

Classic wand right there!!

 

[Matt_24]

59" or 60" long 20oz a little forward balance , 12.75-13mm extra long ivory ferules

That is right. I remember that amazing cue you made for Buddy. Perhaps my favorite cue of yours. Could you share a photo of it on here?

 

[garczar]

That cue may have had ivory ferrules but Buddy rarely used ivory ferrules, at least post '79 when i met him. I knew him well enough to just ask if i could hit a few and he always just handed it to me. He could/would/did play with just about every cue you can think of. He was not 'cue anal', he played a lot with 58's that's why his hand was always on the sleeve. He did tend to slightly favor flat face cues, some of his finest play was with Meucci and Blud. Lil sidebar: when Buddy lived here in Tulsa he had a big salesman case full of cues. He would play with 5-6 cues a day and he played EXACTLY the same with all of them. I had a Schuler he liked and he called them up and they sent him a freebie. This was a common deal with Buddy, none could tell the Rifleman no. I bought one of the shafts(came with four) and a friend still has that cue. For the money the early 5/16x14 Buddy Hall Lucasi's are some of the best playing cues you can find, not because of the pin but just the overall package felt great.