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I usually just use them to creep people out... :D

I think that a lot of people that have played with a Balabushka have done so with a heavy butted, thin shafted cue. Most of the ones I have seen were very representative of the dimensions that many people used at that time that Herman Rambow had made popular for the top pool players. George...

Love the barbed wire!

Vincitore makes a nice embossed leather case for the money. Here's one on Ebay for just under $139.88 shipped. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vincitore-Leather-Tan-Croc-Embossed-2-Butt-4-Shaft-2x4-W-Jump-Butt-Pocket/273397161596?hash=item3fa7bd9e7c:g:eT8AAOSwOd9a3l75

Whether Fatty was a world beater or not, the man did something cool for me that I never forgot that happened five decades ago. When Fatty would play various exhibitions around the country, he would "autograph" one dollar bills with a stamp. I didn't realize he didn't read or write much. I...

I know that The Terrible Turk and Happy the Chinaman always had trouble with him! :D

The Beatles? :D

Great pickup! Old Bushkas are just as desirable as a cue gets. Love the Hoppe style butt!

Couple of things to be considered when getting or giving weight. If you're giving the weight, never give up wild balls on the break. All wild balls need to be call shots. It's amazing (when you give wild balls with no parameters) how many times your opponent will make balls they weren't planning...

I have recently been fortunate enough to pick up a couple of cases that I figured I'd share with you all. Excuse the bad pics, but if you look at all of them, you sort of get the idea. These are all genuine and not pressed leather. They are comprised of Engles, Fellini, Kelli, Centennial...

Great looking Bushka you've got there! :thumbup2:

I still have a couple of goodies from the era. An original poster and the 1st edition, 1st printing of Tevis' hardbound book. I used to own the original handwritten score to the theme song, but sold it to a bigger collector than I am. I loved the movie!

Hi Jon, Here's how the project case came out. It became a 1x4 real alligator case that will hold my Balabushka, which has four shafts. Thanks for supplying the tube! Best, Hunter

Not red, white and blue, but, pretty patriotic....:thumbup:

I consider Mark to be a friend and a great guy, even though I've never met him in person. He and Joe helped me find some extra shafts for my daily player, and I talked to Mark on the phone quite a few times during the process. We talked again after the search was over and he sent me a couple of...

I would usually think of Jimmy Ingram right away, but Jimmy usually marks his cues. I have seen Paul Huebler cues with this type of diamonds. One other possibility I can think of is John Guffey. I had a cue that had those diamonds on the butt with a Szamboti forearm. Just a couple of ideas. Good...

I'll take the JB, Jon. Send me your Paypal address and I'll get you paid!

It is with great sadness that I wish Nubs Wagner (Nova Cues) a bon voyage after losing his life in a car accident earlier today. I never got the opportunity to meet Nubs, but I have talked to him and wheeled and dealt with him on many cues and guns in the past years, and I truly feel I lost a...

I have a Bushka that was built with a thinner handle and butt than most, and it plays really sporty. I have a soft tip on the shaft that I occasionally play with and it has an ivory ferrule. It is almost fifty years old, straight as an arrow and the workmanship is flawless. If you compare the...

Congrats to Mr. 600!