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There's a chapter in the book "Bo - Pitching and Wooing" about his pool hustling exploits while growing up and on the road with Norm "Farmer" Webber. Freddy Guarino introduced him to me around 1990 at his Las Vegas poolroom. A very interesting person with lots of old stories and still played...

Steve "Stevie Wonder" Shaw. I thought he was originally from Albuquerque New Mexico. I ran across him in Albuquerque early 1980 at the pool hall that Jimmy Moore hung out at. The next time I saw him he was hanging out around Sacramento several years later. We hung out together for awhile...

Thanks to all who responded, it's appreciated. I've tried using lead tape at various points on the shaft and unfortunately for me the cue feels best (balance) with the lead tape affixed at the balance point of the shaft. However, It's cumbersome on those long stretch shots. I wanted to uniformly...

Is there a substance you can wipe on a shaft to increase it's weight somewhat? Preferably a substance that's also beneficial to the wood and wouldn't discolor it too much and won't affect the way it feels after drying. I'd like to add about 1/5 oz. if possible. :confused:

A few thoughts regarding the balance point of a cue. A player who holds their cue at or near the butt sleeve may enjoy playing with a wide range of BP's, whereas the player who holds their cue near the BP may have difficulty finding a comfortably balanced cue to play with. Also, in experimenting...

Back in the day, Denny Searcy.

Is the shaft made of maple? It appears to be made of a different wood. :confused:

Quite a bit, but there may be exceptions here and there. I had three brand new sets of shafts weighing 101-102 gms., 107-108 gms. and 115-115 gms. All had the current ferrule material (12.75mm. w/Le Pro tips) and all shafts were ordered with a taper on the stiff playing side. I sold the 115 gram...

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All were used cues and I only had repairs done locally. My hassles started the first time I sent a cue out to have two new shafts made to a well known and respected cue maker in 1975. :)

Since 1975 I've lost track of the times I was treated unfairly by a cue maker. If you happen to find a good cue maker and have work done by him and happy with his product, it might be a good idea to take good care of him whenever payment is due. :wink:

Yes. I believe it's the "old yellow micarta"....

I would but the Schon isn't my best pool related deal I've ever made. In the past I made "steal" purchases of two Balabushkas and one Gus. None of which I would consider "gems" but when I owned the Gus it was in excellent condition. This cue was shown on the forum in the past....

When I lived in Reno I noticed nice cues surfacing at pawn shops several months after the bi annual Reno Sands Regency Tournaments. I believe that most of these mid range cues available at the local pawn shops were the result of overindulgence at the gaming tables while participating in the...