I recently purchased a beautiful Tascarella from Kenney and the process with him was excellent. We corresponded by phone and text, Kenny was very responsive with additional photos and videos, the cue was exactly as described, he shipped on time and the packaging was very well done. Next time...
I don’t get it. Richard makes a great kielwood shaft. It might cost a couple hundred more than you want to spend but he can meet your specs. It’s not like you can’t afford it. You have many nice and expensive cues which you like to show us. An extra $200 to get what you want. Why not?