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I know, man. I was just razzing you. The type of people you initially talked about are exhausting and I do my best to limit my time around them. Take care and Merry Christmas, Mr. Cowboy.

And if Jimbo and his army weren't all Own Horn Tooters, you wouldn't have anything to talk about here. I don't mean that in any kind of a-hole way. All I'm saying is that it truly does take all kinds. Some of the most famous people in our little corner of this world are as famous as they are...

The shaft taper doesn't feel too long or too short. It feels just right to me.

Over the course of my life I've been around enough people who operated in less than legal areas to know that it's not my business to talk about their dealings.

Apparently I did miss the point. I try to be a student of life, though. So if you'd like to explain it, I'm all ears.

Fair enough. But do you want to be the guy who tells a brand new member who, based on their post, doesn't seem to care who makes the cue as long as it's got ivory that a cue maker you personally know is still using ivory? I wouldn't. I'd leave that between the new guy and the cue maker. And...

Unless the cue maker weighs in, I don't think anyone here is going to be able to accurately speak to whether a specific maker is still using ivory. A lot has changed in the past 10-20 years. Having said that, reach out the the maker you'd like to work with. This will serve two purposes...

If I had this and was trying to sell it, assuming it's super straight and there are no noticeable dings in the finish or shaft, I'd probably price it around $300 to gauge interest. If it sells immediately, great. If I have to entertain offers, so be it. For the "it's just a Dufferin" crowd...

Nice looking cue. How much is the seller asking for it?

Super sharp and classy wand. (y)

I love seeing you guys innovate and try new things. I haven't played enough in past few years to give the carbon fiber trend a try, but I see no real downside to it. And this looks like it could blend the best of both worlds. If the answer to this question is proprietary or whatever I...

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Bob has the correct tap for this. But even if he doesn't I'm sure he could plug and rethread it with live tooling. Bob's work is incredible and if you haven't checked out his cue making videos on YouTube, I highly recommend it.

See if someone will let you play with their Meucci. Bonus if you can find one with a tip under 12.5mm. I had one back in the mid 90's and it honestly didn't play bad. I'm not sure how easily I could go back to that now that I'm used to a much, much stiffer taper and harder hit with more...

Oh really, Mr. Smartpants? Then how "whippy" is a telephone pole? Hahaha!!! "A typical telephone pole is about 40 feet long, with approximately 6 feet buried underground, leaving about 34 feet above ground. The base diameter is usually around 20–30 inches, tapering to a tip diameter of...

No doubt. It definitely looks better than the typical import. I'd consider cleaning it up a bit and taking it for a test drive. Who knows? It might play lights out.

I'm going to agree with you here. Excluding some kind of insane geometry or construction technique, I'd say the shaft taper and tip are probably the two biggest factors in how a cue hits. But, like you, I've tried the same butt with different shafts and the same shaft with different butts...

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Fair enough. And for what it's worth, an old stitch ring Schon R2 is about the only cue I'd still consider buying even though a new cue is that last thing I need. To me, they're just aesthetically the perfect cue. Many moons ago played with an older early to mid 90's Schon that was very...

Unfortunately, there's no way anyone can accurately answer this. All cues from every era are going to have variations in how they hit as, even if they're the same design with the same species of woods, no two shafts or butts are exactly the same. I will say, though, if you can find an older...

Do you mind mentioning the cue's maker or posting a pic? In a lot of cases, the cue's maker and when it was made are clues as to whether the material in question is or isn't actual ivory. That's not to say that any cue maker never used a white material that wasn't ivory. But there are some...