I just bought today a Judd with ebony and ivory- its the magican's taper from 2001. My friend bought cue in Calif. directly from Efren and lessons another 400. total was 2,440.Efren one tournament. Hit is unbelievable key is the original shaft. You can feel Efren's presence if you listen for it. Seriously my fillipino fiend said he becomes efren when playing. Joey has been working on a cue for me. thanks in advance for any comments. mark