Those are nice,had one just like it and a few other Horn cues I was lucky enough to spend a few afternoons with Verl when I was in the Air Force stationed at Altus. Verl was a good cuemaker and a really great story teller.
When I used to play in tournaments I always dressed nice,casual and comfy . I always had the mindset that it can't hurt my game to dress decently. I never put much thought into clothes when I was hitting balls at a local hall.
I just had a sneaky made from a Duff house cue without veneers. Mine looks like a house cue unless you look close,no collar ,just a brass insert in the shaft with a 3/8 x 10 pin. It feels very solid as you would expect from a full splice cue. I would not sell mine for $275 and it has just 1...
A few years ago I bought a GC1 and drove around 500 miles to pick it up. I met the seller halfway. The table was in his Suburban and we reloaded it into my Tundra with a 6 foot bed.There were no issues at all with making it fit. I did put the rails and the plastic skirting inside.Frame and...
I am also having a s/p made by Randall Busbee .. The butt will be from a Duff 1 piece cue I sent him. It will have joint collars and rings for a bit less worry about splitting. I gave Randall some general specs ie around 19 oz ,12.75 mm shaft . I pretty much left it to him to build it however...
I loved the Ok pool scene when I lived in the Sooner state.I hope some good video of Matlock comes out of this. Perhaps J Walden will make an appearance.
I have owned a couple of Donald Bludworth cues many years ago. I bought a sneaky and a pretty elaborate cue from him at his old shop in Quitman Tx . There were always many Bluds...both Leonard and Dons for sale in the N Tex Okla area. Good players .
I would have D Searing make a cue with a butt of African Blackwood and shafts made of platinum...the inlays joint and ferrules would be of the finest unicorn horn..This being just a dream I would like a pigskin wrap made from a football the Browns will win the super bowl with. I am sure my...
There will be so many thoughts on this the OP biggest issue will be how much do you want to spend or are you willing to wait years or be put on a waiting list for a Searing or Showman .