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Madam I'm Adam? Madam I'm Adam? Nick

Constraints Hi, I think that the key element in this discussion is which game puts the greatest constraints on the ability to control the cue ball. For example, does the game and situation allow me to hit the object ball at any speed, and use that speed to help my position? Clearly this is...

Balk line Hi, Without feeding the argument over the inclusion of billiards, I think the balk line games require absolute and precise control over three balls at all times and are the most challenging. Nick

Mammoth ivory It is my understanding that trade in mammoth ivory is legal. I know this is true for fossil corals as well. But local laws may differ. Mammoths and mastodonts were different species (and higher taxa) than extant proboscidians, Loxodonta and Elephas. Hundreds of thousands of tusks...

Ivory These might help as a start: http://library.fws.gov/IA_Pubs/asian_elephant_ivory03.pdf http://library.fws.gov/IA_Pubs/african_elephant_ivory99.pdf http://www.internationalivorysociety.com/Home/ivory-links/laws http://www.cites.org/eng/prog/ETIS/index.shtml FWS in the US Fish and...

Need a new screen.... Hi, Still had screen problems--finally got it all. I think the fellow to the left of Greenleaf (far right) is the referee or other official--he does not have a cue. The next fellow, short and bald, is the one who I think is Onofrio Lauri. 10-man round robin fits with...

Screen too narrow - and only doing the black suits. Just noticed that my screen had cut off the last player. Onofrio Lauri (?) Nick (not shown)

Long ago, and far away... Ponzi, Caras, ?, Mosconi, Taberski, ?, Rudolph, Greenleaf (?) Nick

d) If only the cue ball interferes, then it is placed as follows: if the object ball is in front of or on the head string, the cue ball is in hand behind the head string; if the object ball is behind the head string, the cue ball is spotted on the head spot, or on the center spot if the head...

8-10-5 Simple and efficient. Bonus-if something goes desperately wrong on position off the 10, the 5 could be used as a break ball. In the other sequence, the 10 would be a poor break ball.

5x10 Hi, I am fortunate to have acquired a 5x10 Kling a couple of years ago. I had it set up with 4 3/8-inch-wide pockets (measured at the points) and 2-inch-deep pocket ledges (measured from the line across the points to the center drop point). Might be the toughest table in Texas. The table...

Nationals? Hi, They remind me a bit of some National cues--not certain of the exact color because of both the camera and the rendition on my LCD computer screen. Nationals usually had veneers that are a bit thinner than those on Titlists. Interesting find. Take care, Nick

Johnny Irish Tin Man, Fez Kasem, the old timer who lived in El Paso, considered Johnny Irish to be right at the top of the heap. That's quite a recommendation from an insider who knew most of those greats, and hung with Jimmy Moore. Nick

Who's got what? Hi, I did forget to include fiberglass, which visually (embedded in the micarta) likely would be indistinguishable from asbestos. Polarized light microscopy is the standard (and simple, if you have the equipment) way to distinguish these fibers when in a free state. Trickier...

So many micartas.... Hi Again, In case you have trouble blowing up and reading the Westinghouse catalog (if you have not already purchased it), note the varieties: Absorbent paper Fine, medium, and coarse weave fabrics Asbestos fabric Asbestos paper Kraft paper Glass silicone cloth I hope I...

Old catalog on e-bay Hi All, If you are really interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/Westinghouse-Micarta-Laminated-Plastic-Catalog-Asbestos-/380068455733?cmd=ViewItem&pt=BI_Books_Manuals&hash=item587dd86535#ht_3522wt_909 Take care, Nick

Hi, Of the more unconventional grips that I have shot with -- hard rubber on a Brunswick Vulcanite, cork on some old Brunswicks, carved wood on Riepers and Sampaios, anodized aluminum and fiberglass on some early 1960's junkers, woven silk on an Eisenmeister -- I most appreciate the checkered...

Hi, The antique French Brunswicks that I have seen have the propeller logo burnt or impressed into the wood. Take care, Nick

Hi, The color and size of the butterflies are similar to those I have observed on on a labelled Rieper; many details are distinct from those I have seen on the 360 and 36 from Brunswick. A handsome cue--most likely a Rieper. Congratulations! Take care, Nick

Classic The Science of Pocket Billiards Jack H. Koehler