Recent content by Sealegs50

I’m just guessing, but a possible name that hasn’t been mentioned is Jack Colavita. Like Irving Crane, he held down a 5-day a week job to support his family. I played against him twice. Money was never mentioned. He just wanted to play.

“Yes, I’ll be there” - I might be there.

Old video, but still funny.

The cue has a loyal following. Not many people would be willing to sell theirs. I won’t. It’s my only cue that made me more money than it cost me. I used to play with it in a bar tournament years ago. I made more prize money than the sum of my entry fees with enough left over to cover the...

I’ve owned this Meucci Sneaky Pete since the early ‘90’s. It was my third Meucci and the one I kept and still play with. The common belief about Meucci is that their shafts are whippy. Not this cue. It has a taper very similar to my Schick shafts.

Of course, you should verify. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/underappreciated-cue-makers-section.585457/post-8441311

This was the closest I found. Separately, I am only aware of Jim Murnak making cases, not cues.

You posted a few minutes ago that your cues were Maddens. Have you confirmed they were made by Jack? I would agree that Madden is possible, but I haven’t seen an exact match for the signature. But his signature has changed over the years. Jack has in the past used polished aluminum for his...

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Worthwhile effort. Really great work!

When I was purchasing my Gus, Barry examined it and found that one of the shafts had been broken and repaired. The repair job was so good that he didn’t notice it initially. I only hit a few balls with that shaft because it was a lot thinner than I normally play. But it hit fine.

I assume you’re aware, but minor dings in wood shafts can usually be repaired.