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    Schrager joint

    Bert Schrager played three cushion billiards at Tiff Payne's room in North Hollywood. The cue everyone used at the time was a Martin which is stiffer than a pool cue and used a large metal screw between the butt and the shaft. I have a cue with that type of joint and I will find the cue and...
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    Detachable Bridge

    The pool room with the most action in Los Angeles in the late 1960's to the early 1970's was Mr Pockets on 6th Street one block West of Western Avenue. It was a great room, there was enough space between the 14 tables that you did not have to wait for the player on the next table to finish...
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    Mika Immonen not doing well

    The Big C is a tough game, it sounds like he is getting good care and I hope he recovers.
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    Pool Ball Weights

    I stopped playing pool 25 years ago and I was shocked to see the various cue balls weigh the same. In the 1970's the Blue Circle cue balls played better than all the other cue balls. After a Blue Circle hit the object ball the Blue Circle acted like it was heavier because the Blue Circle would...
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    Is Cypress a good choice for butt components??

    I've spoken with a couple of excellent cue makers and they all said hardwood is the best material for making a cue. I like what Chuck Truesdale, a maple supplier in the early 1990s said about supplying maple to cue makers. "If there is a better wood than Hard Maple for cues, everyone would be...
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    Does playing pool make you smarter?

    I can't say pool made me smarter but pool allowed me to develop skills that have helped me all of my life. The work habits I used to learn to play pool also helped me succeed at my jobs and relationships.
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    Thank you everyone and I will list my cues again and watch them carefully.
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    Gus Szamboti Pool Cue with U.S. Fish Game Department Evidence Tag

    This cue was taken by the U.S. Fish and Game Department when I left the cue with Ernie to be refinished. The cue was returned to me because they said it didn't have ivory in it. I decided to not refinish the cue because the cue now has a unique history. With this cue's documented history I am...
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    Yes but it looks like my post is gone, I'll post it again. I had the Szamboti on eBay for 25K and 20 on AZB. Now that I have an answer I going to delete this post
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    Thank you and the post looks like me but the pictures are not. I'll repost my cues.
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    Thank you and I will message you when I post the cue again.
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    Thank you and I will post my cues again.
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    I'm trying to find my post for a Szamboti and a Tad for sale

    I thought I posted a ad for my Gus Szamboti and my Tad cue and I cannot find it. Anyone that sees ad please reply to it. Thanks!
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    Blue Mountain Irish Linen

    The best Irish Linen available in the 1970s was from Blue Mountain.
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    James Walden?

    My name is Don and I am hoping you know or saw Shorty playing at Lambert's. I'm trying to contact him. Also were you there the week Lambert had his One Pocket -Nine Ball tournament?
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    What do you think the best shotmakers have in common?

    Great shot makers don't always play the best position because they do not have to. If their position isn't perfect they will run out anyway. Position becomes important later in your career when you can no longer make everything you shoot at.
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    Gus Szamboti 70's

    I have new and used Gus Szamboti cues for sale, I'm asking a lot because they are many for sale and his cues were consider the best at the time.. I'll add more about the cues tonight.
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    Are there any Brunswick 7’ tables with superspeed cushions?

    I use to recover pool tables and I seem to remember that the rubber on Valley Pool Table Rails were a little smaller the full size Super Speed or the K66 rubber. I'll ask a guy that use to work at Imperial International to confirm.
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    Bizarre situation / rules question

    I'm not going to fault the TD but do not think it is logical to call dropping the cue ball into a pocket a foul. It's not in the rules but I think a foul occurs while the player is addressing the cue ball or after the cue ball is struck. Is it a foul if I accidentally or intentionally drop the...
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