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Here is a picture of my Schmelke Red Heart sneaky

Herbert Eckes was a key figure in Marshfield WI notably serving as an influential mentor to David Jacoby of Jacoby Custom Cues during the early development of Davids cue-making skills. I bought my first Eckes Cue from Herbert in the 70's. He made his own cues on a lathe he had set up in his...

After much research and thought I contacted Dave at Schmelke and ordered a Red Heart Sneaky cue 18oz w/12.5mm tip for 147.50 shipped. After shooting with it for several hours a few times I have to say I am impressed with the quality and feel compared to much higher priced cues. It will work...

I have a friend I play against quite often and every time we get together to shoot he is always getting upset because I get lucky. He says I am the luckiest person he knows. 3 weeks ago he got so mad when I missed a shot and left him completely buried that he dropped his old Viking cue from...

He didn't say he was broke, just that it was not financially sensible since it was single elimination and 3 to four hours from the nearest airport.

I love the hit and balance of my Meucci. A solid feeling hit, with no vibration. Excellent response when using spin/english.

One problem is that it sounds like the seller has already spent the funds and does not have the means to offer a refund for at least a couple weeks.

Ordered a keilwood shaft from tg_vegas a while ago and was thoroughly impressed with his work. It took longer than expected due to circumstances beyond his control, but he went above and beyond to make it right for me. Then I sent my original Meucci shaft to him to be turned down and refinished...

They do not have them sitting in stock, which is why they state that there is up to a 10 week lead time since they are made to order. I have heard from people that have purchased cue's from them recently that their quality issues have been taken care of. My 95-11 is an awesome cue with no issues.

M Mine from the 90's is awesome as well. No issues whatsoever. I did recently send the original shaft to a member here to have it turned down to 12.5 and cleaned up a bit after 31 years.

They are Ultraskin tips. She has taken on Cue Components out of Michigan as a distributer for her, and when you order from Walmart they ship from Cue Components. They sell for 9.95 each so that Cue components and Walmart both get a share. I don't know how much Cue Components pays for them but...

Lately I have been storing my tips in small air tight containers that my wife's blood meter strips come in.

Since the super billiards expo was just a little over 4 months ago, and he ordered it since then- someone is lying. They do state on their site that there is a 10 week lead time.

Walmart is selling them for 9.95 for one. They are now back to quantities of 10 again like they were. https://www.layeredcuetips.com/

I like my Meucci 95-11