soyale
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many years back i decided to get my girlfriend a cue. not wanting to spend much, i got ahold of David Schmelke through email to see what was available. I got a cheap rosewood plain jane with a nice checkered collar and matching collar on a maple shaft. I also ordered a PTO pro shaft, which at the time was Schmelke’s low deflection option. It was a laminated pie shaft similar to the OB design.
She hit a few balls with it and it got packed up into the closet for five years or so. pity, as it is a beautiful cue
I was pleased with the cue, so i had David build me a jump cue. I wanted bocote to match my playing cue and even though it’s not an option on the website he was happy to do it. Love the way it came out. hops like a frog.
now, down the road i decide to experiment a bit with my equipment, so i busted out her old rosewood to give it a try. Different balance point, different joint, different weight. Much to my chagrin, it only took a few strokes shots before the sound and feel of a delaminated shaft became ever more apparent.
as i had two previous excellent transactions with david, i decided to reach out once more. I told him what i’ve told you. He told me to send the shaft back and offered me the option of a new SKS Schmelke Kielwood Shaft, or $200 store credit.
i started drawing sketches and picking out woods. I added a hoppe ring. And in the end, i got this beauty of a cue shipped to me 2day air for the grand sum of like $54.
Even though the shaft was over 5 years old, david did not hesitate to stand by his product. He could have easily told me to kick rocks and i would have understood, but now i have a hell of a player in my case instead of an unused broken shaft in my closet.
this is a testimonial to the benefits of ordering from a man who builds cues instead of a factory in china.
long live Schmelke
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what a nice piece of curly. macasar aint too bad either!
She hit a few balls with it and it got packed up into the closet for five years or so. pity, as it is a beautiful cue
I was pleased with the cue, so i had David build me a jump cue. I wanted bocote to match my playing cue and even though it’s not an option on the website he was happy to do it. Love the way it came out. hops like a frog.
now, down the road i decide to experiment a bit with my equipment, so i busted out her old rosewood to give it a try. Different balance point, different joint, different weight. Much to my chagrin, it only took a few strokes shots before the sound and feel of a delaminated shaft became ever more apparent.
as i had two previous excellent transactions with david, i decided to reach out once more. I told him what i’ve told you. He told me to send the shaft back and offered me the option of a new SKS Schmelke Kielwood Shaft, or $200 store credit.
i started drawing sketches and picking out woods. I added a hoppe ring. And in the end, i got this beauty of a cue shipped to me 2day air for the grand sum of like $54.
Even though the shaft was over 5 years old, david did not hesitate to stand by his product. He could have easily told me to kick rocks and i would have understood, but now i have a hell of a player in my case instead of an unused broken shaft in my closet.
this is a testimonial to the benefits of ordering from a man who builds cues instead of a factory in china.
long live Schmelke
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Schmelke family has been in business of making custom pool & billiard cues for over 50 years in Northwest Wisconsin. Schmelke Cue sells both one and two-piece billiard cues, cases and accessories throughout the United States, Europe & Canada.
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what a nice piece of curly. macasar aint too bad either!
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