Recent content by artevt1

Good one.

Thanks for all the responses. Enlightening.

No didn't play in Italy didn't have my cue or time. Though spent 3 days there sight seeing. On 3rd day flu to Germany to spend a month with my wife's sisters family. I lived in NYC from 1968 to '73 and was at a billiard parlor practicing. An announcement came over the loud speaker and the dude...

That sounds cool!

Ball in hand behind the headstring. Ball in hand placed anywhere was created by the professionals that shot 9 ball on TV some time in the 1990's. They made up the rule if the other player fouled (scratch or missed object ball) the other player could pick up the cue ball and put it anywhere and...

The 524 or 526 ball run was by Mosconi but not in a sanctioned game. It was an exabition game. I would be thrilled if I could pocket 50 balls! Have done 22 but that was my best and a long time ago when I could see better. I am 72. Pool became my passion at age 11 when an oldder cousin told me I...

They didn't call it that but you are correct. It was simular to straight pool or 14 to 1 continues.

That sounds as if it is it. They had a different name for it but I believe the rules were as you said. I didn't know cruise ships had pool tables on them! We were on the Celebrity Constellation. Interesting game. Not hard for me as I practice and mostly play straight pool. My preference. Thanks...

I was on an ocean cruise back in 2016 to Europe ending in Rome Italy on a Celebrity Cruse ship. Believe it or not they had 2 - 8 ft. pool tables in one of their bars. The tables were set up to move adjacent to the ships movement which kept the table always level! No other ship has this...

Will silver plating on a cue tarnish to a bright gold in time or a dull black?

Hello I am a "new" poster here and pleased there is such a site to share info about pool. I started playing pool when I was 11 years old which was 60 years ago! My time flies! My older cousin used to go to a small club like place that had one coin table and we would play. He told me, then, that...

Mucci Gold Lock and Key A few more pictures.

Mucci Originals Gold Lock and Key I took some pictures of my cue and hope I can figure out how to add them here. The very small scratch on the butt key lower part is only about an eighth of an inch. Re-Plateable. Is a very nice cue I don't use it as have an Adams. Some wanted to see pictures...

Thanks Mike. You are correct in your advice. Mucci only made this cue for a short time and stopped in 1979. The Silver Key sold for $500.00 with two shafts and the Gold for $750.00 with two shafts. I have two shafts. That was a lot of money back in 1979 so not that many sold. I did call Mucci in...

Thanks Jimmy