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He is not.

Make sure he is coating the shaft threads not the pin.

If this is wood threads and you have a local cue repairman they could tighten the threads up by coating the threads with CA glue.

All three are made by Hall of fame cuemakers with Burton Spain Blanks. And I wish I owned all three of them. So there are somethings they have in common.

The opposite is usually true. Old maple is less likely to warp when tapering.

Yes there are several different tightness in Joint screws.

I don't like it to where you have no chance to come back. I don't mid the shoot again option but time limit makes the end boring.

Agreed.

What he means is the owner Lee Malacoff passed away. Brianna was his daughter and he named his business after her if memory serves me right.

I would think that is a good range to fit the level of player we called shortstops back in the 80s.

Your definition kind of fits what I have thought it meant. Not a touring pro level player, but still a local champion. He is the local guy that you have have to beat to get out of the place with any real money. Just as in baseball you have to get the ball past the shortstop to get on base. The...

I was not addressing Mezz at all or any one China made brand cue in particular. I was stating that cue repairmen have been showing pictures of various China made stuff that is very poorly made. Yes of late people are often wanting butts made to match their collection of Carbon Fiber shafts.

Follow some of the cue repair threads and see how some China production are made and see if you still feel the same way.

I am still building a good bit of what I consider the lower end of High end cues. Like $1500 and up for the butt. I mention for the butt because the current shaft craze has made it to where people want a really nice butt to be made to play with their shaft collection. No kidding people are...

I watched them both play in the late 80s. They seemed about even then as far as who they were winning against. But Efren had a flair about him with his getting out of impossible situations much more than Parica. Parica would play a safe back on you with his kicking, much like, but better than...