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Brunswick tends to be very helpful directly. Probably part of the reason they are still around. Their online historic materials are invaluable. Hats off to them again for creating and maintaining that.

I did get a different cue today, not the one that is the subject of this thread. It was shipped in a flimsy box that got crushed but the cue is fine.

Yay! There is hope!

I don't let it bother me. What's funny is when they can't tell at all. About 11 years ago I had a conversation with a guy about a cue he was trying to sell. He did have some experience and had some nice customs. The cue he was presenting for sale was a Taiwan made overlay cue but he said it...

Interesting. I saw the policy criticized. There are many contributing factors here. We could also talk about the relative work ethic between the various generations. I just want my cue. I am aware that the longer it takes the more likely something will go wrong. Talking about it here is...

It's in Orlando! Getting closer! Oh yeah, I get it. It's can be like putting your kid on a bus/train/plain and waving goodbye. LOL! Did you know that people used to actually mail children through the USPS?

Certain design elements have been copied and repeated all over the place, with various stylistic variations and interpretations. The TCOM cue design elements are an example, but there are numerous other examples. Looking at your Orchid cue and then this cue is a perfect example. LINK...

About the level of Adam/Helmstetter cues. As far as I can tell that's real ebony as well. The values of such cues get dragged down by the source and the fact the same brand sold crappy decal cues. Also, many won't like branding and logos on a cue in general. You will notice that many...

Thanks for showing off! I have been sort of moderately curious about such laminated cues over the years. I have a Bob Renis cue, but that's just for my collection. It's an interesting cue to play with. I have looked at the Jacoby cues like this but never felt motivated enough to grab one...

My cue is now in Texas. I guess it got bored in Chicago.

Yes, I have 3 of the "best" ones. I don't remember if any of mine might have "USA". There were actually several varieties of logos, markings, etc., some of which were not marketed in the US. Whether or not it is marked USA does not seem to have anything to do with the quality from what I have...

Orchid was (is?) owned by Ernie Chen of Falcon cues. Generally low end Taiwan but the better ones were pretty decent and they had a "pro" line sold in Europe. They also had decal cues. I didn't see that one in my catalogs. Looks like real inlays. Could fetch 100 to 125 maybe even 150 on...

Thanks. I was definitely overthinking that.

There ya go.

PM me your references please. I could have sent you PM but I posted this publicly for a reason.

The infrastructure is breaking down. It's not about corporate leadership or government. It's cultural. It's about individual people doing their job. I'm getting a short fuse on this I guess. I reflect on our sport getting into legit space. Pros making what they should. Tournaments being...

My daughter is an artist. She ordered some prints of her work in early February. They shipped FedEx with tracking. They were last tracked in Georgia months ago. They arrived today.

Darn nice. 👍 I collect cases and still don't have a Whitten.

Figures.... :ROFLMAO:

Is that called "well seasoned" maple?