Recent content by Sir Scratchalot

Thanks! They are the best of my modest collection - a GV Custom Cue from Italy & a Cuelees Phantom Sword 1.

Yeah, I've looked at quite a few of his cues and have not seen anything similar. To be honest, he only ever said it was a Jerry R. To people that love custom cues that almost always means Rauenzahn, but it truly could be something else.

I have not seen any identifying logos, signatures or initials.

*edited for clarity* This is a pool hall buddy's cue and I really like it. He says it's a Jerry R cue, which means Jerry Rauenzahn to me, but he's not really a cue collector and English isn't his first language, so it could be anything. If it is a Rauenzahn (beginning to look doubtful), it's...

In the interest of keeping it simple, I have no concerns over using this tip. It simply performs. It gives me a great almost old school hit (a little crispy) and just does what I ask it to do with the cue ball. Chalk retention is good and it holds shape well (after initial break-in). It's a...

I owned both a Rhino & a Cynergy shaft about this time last year, though not at the same time, & found the hit to be solid & enjoyable on both (I had put a Caiden Fighter soft on the Rhino). I was pretty impressed with the Rhino, but ended up including it with a cue that I sold. The Cynergy...

Nice! As much as I like the sharkskin wrap, I've been thinking that something truly exotic would be great on this cue.

I like it very much! I sometimes wish it was maybe just a little softer, but a couple of my favorite players are wrapless, so I don't mind a hard grip. It serves its purpose very well and is incredibly well applied. I find it quite hard to detect the seam. Same for the previous Cuelees I had...

This is the 2nd Cuelees cue I've owned (first being the Tyrant 2) and the 2nd time I've been super impressed with the cue I've gotten from them. Fit & finish is excellent and I love the design & colorway. It suits my tastes, looks so nice in person and pops nicely, without being too flashy...

The Cuetec Cynergy is the only expensive ($450) carbon fiber shaft I've ever bought & after using it for a while, I felt like I had overspent. It was good, but not great. Certainly not $450 good. I agree with several others who have suggested Rhino Must or Raven Pro shafts. I lean Raven...

I had the pleasure of knocking a few balls around with one of his cues at another cuemaker's house. The hit was fantastic! Even the cuemaker there humbly referred to this cue as a Gold Standard for its playability. I imagine you're going to be really happy with this beauty!

I'm a big fan of Raven as a company. I have one of their break cues & love it. I got to A/B it against a Predator BK Rush last night and it was just as good and costs 1/3 the price. I don't yet own a playing cue from them, but I did play a set in a tournament with one that belonged to a...

It truly was a great playing cue & beautiful to behold. A part of me wishes I still had it, but my tastes evolved and I now have several cues that look better to me & play just as well, if not better.

I don't remember seeing the word "overlay" mentioned back when I bought the cue; I wonder if they did change the description up a bit? A little disappointing to find this out, but I still really enjoyed the cue while I had it. I thought it was beautiful & during my time with it, it was easily...

I just received my O'Min cue on Friday, I think maybe the same as the OP's cue, and WOW! I am properly impressed! The weight (18.3oz) & balance are right where I like them, I had the shaft turned down to 12.5mm and a Techno Dud tip installed. This thing is delightful to shoot with and might...