Recent content by RAMIII

I understand and look forward to updated results when motivation kicks in! Thanks for sharing your prior findings!

Have you updated your list for this year? I am curious if more players began playing with CF or Kielwood? I'd be curious to learn what you find out.....

My understanding is that he taught Gus, and their cues have similar playing characteristics. I paid $1,100 for one of my Frye's with original Cortland wrap and it does play like a Szam! It's a fantastic cue and encouraged me to finally purchase a Szam.

This is Dennis' personal cue that he built after selling a Gus that he loved. He's quite proud of this cue because of the tight workmanship it displays. It's a fantastic player obviously 😂

Here's a pic of the full butt

Here's what I found....

Very cool and congratulations on getting it repaired so well! No doubt Pete and the Tascs do a wonderful job, but this work also saved a beautiful piece of history! Congrats again!

I have a Searing that Dennis built to Buddy's specs. I'll try to get specs and pictures. It's a gorgeous hoppe cue with blue veneers and an extended wrap section.

I walked over to get a beer the other day at Rack Daddy's and my Magic Chalk cube "disappeared." I was so irritated that I had five more beers! 🤣 #goodchalkisn'tsafe

Get a Brunswick Centennial and your wife won't ever give you grief because you'll have a stylish table!

I've never seen a cue with a longer joint collar/piece, but could you make a longer ivory joint? Maybe sleeve it over a small maple piece you attach to bring it back to 29"? Or just have a longer ivory joint? Interesting project!

Pete Sr. could be curt and require specific details, but plenty of good artists/craftsman have far greater faults. He also handled hundreds of inquiries a month and developed an approach that ensured he could accurately price a cue and ensure customers were on the same page. I was initially put...

Smart decision. Try a Hoppe and take the bolt out, which creates some nice resonance. Traditional ones are nice too, but the Hoppes hit really nice.