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I'm considering a Whyte Carbon TS1 shaft for my Espiritu cue with 5/16x14 pin. The Espiritu has a piloted joint but the TS1 shaft is flat faced. Any issues using a flat face CF shaft on a piloted steel joint?

Jerry makes a great playing cue and that one is sharp! I'm not an expert on value but I think other posters have provided solid guidance on that.

I'll second the choice of McDermott. I think they play absolutely great. I have an old D series D-15 paired with a Jacoby Ultra Pro shaft and it plays as good as any cue, and I have had a bunch. I think you would do very well with a McDermott in your price range. For your price point, I...

I believe that you would get a very nice cue from all three of those options. Much of how the cue plays will come down to the shaft. That said, you could always buy the cue you liked the most and if the shaft doesn't play the way you like you can always get a different shaft. The Jacoby Ultra...

Looks like nice ebony to me. Like other have said, ebony can have many variations in both grain and color. I have a 1 of 1 custom Rick Howard with Macassar ebony that has several light almost brown streaks in it and I love it. Personally, I love to see some grain in the wood. I think you...

Great video!

General admission is not bad at all. It will allow you to enjoy all the tournament rooms. The main room is in the ballroom next to the casino. The vendors are in the long hallway between the hotel and casino. There are also a couple tournament rooms upstairs, stairs right outside the...

That cue gives me nightmares. I used to play an old guy with a similar Joss West and he always beat me like drum! :)

I saw your girlfriends model on the Schmelke website and the stitch rings reminded me of my McDermott D-15. I liked the one piece rosewood look. I then saw another Schmelke on their website that had stitch rings at the joint and at the butt with a cream white butt cap. I showed the picture...

Great to hear things like this! Oddly enough, I had a local cue maker build me a break cue butt that was inspired by your girlfriends cue. Get a break shaft for that butt and you'd have an awesome breaker.

I designed and ordered a custom a couple years ago and could not have been happier or more satisfied.

Wowza what a beauty!

Stunning!

This is a bargain for a great playing cue!

A beautiful classic!