I have owned one of Al's Valley sneakys. The hit was stout. The cue was nice with a simple satin finish with Romero burned on the forearm. It had brown phenolic at the joint with a 3/8 10 pin.
Back in the day Lil' Al was known for a killer break.
I did a deal with John McChesney for a Cognoscenti Shushiedo ebony and ivory. That cue hit a ton. I sold the cue to pay for an engagement ring.
I miss that cue's hit...
Capone Cue
Mike's cues play great. I ordered my first cue from Mike 8 years back. I have subsquently owned five other Capones.
Mikes cue play stout. I traded my first Capone cue to John Mchesney in hopes of aquiring a EOL Burton Spain cue.
I have a Tim Padgett merry widow with whitten case that I would liek to sell. The padgett is 19.3 with one shaft ivory 13mm ferral. The cue is in excellent condition with out a ding. The shaft has a little blueing. The case is in below average shape...
Guido Olandi does a great cork wrap.
I have a plain PauFerro cue by Tim Padgett that has a cork wrap. Tim learned from Bert Schager to do cork wraps and SChrager learned from Harvey Martin. The cork wrap is outstanding. The problem with cork is the pure cork has zero impact resistance. The main...