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    Buy a cue pre or post SBE

    So I am headed to the SBE and its time to get into a new cue. I have been seeing a lot of deals pop up and I am assuming people are freeing up funds to get into new cues at the SBE. I am more of a performance guy and do not need a lot of ivory or fancy inlays (as much as I appreciate them)...
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    Cue choice at the expo

    I am headed to the expo with a grand in hand. What cue would you pick up? Wanting to try a barnhart, durbin, chudy and maybe a carmelli.....
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    help on turning a broomstick into a shooter

    A few months ago I found my first cue cleaning out a closet. I purchased a mali in 1987 for 185.00 at a pool hall (which is not worth 50 bucks). I tried a bollman shaft I recently purchased but it does not go with the stainless joint. I plan on taking it to SBE and have the shaft retapered...
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    wtt carmeli 3/8 for 5/16 shaft

    Shaft is traded.
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    refinish with a restain question

    Thank you in advance for your expertise and advice. I love this forum and appreciate everyone's time. Cleaning out a closet the other month I found the first cue I ever bought which was a mali that I got in 1987. I played with it and I love the stiff hit after a tip change. It is a very ugly...
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    ft. pierce 6 pointer ebony and wenge wood

    Up for trade is my pierce six pointer. Ebony into wenge wood (as i was told by previous owner). Beautifully done. Very classy and subtle. Yellow veneer which fits well with the color tone of the wood. 19.2 oz with adjustable weight bolt. Leather wrap with fantastic texture. One shaft with...
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    shaft thread retap advice please

    I purchased a sugartree shaft years ago that was supposed to have a 3/8 10 thread. When I received the shaft, I believe it is a 3/8 11 because it does not fit on my carmeli southwest style pin of my jim pierce cue with an acme thread. When I tried to contact the seller, he disappeared off of...
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    sugar tree shaft

    I was cleaning out the closet and found my old sugartree shaft in an old 60s style brunswick hustler case. Shaft is close to four ounces. Black ring. Not sure of the tip and ferrule material. I believe its a 3/8 minor because it wont fit on my pierce acme thread or carmeli southwest style...
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    used balls after the sbe

    I thought I have read in the past that you can purchase the balls used in the tournaments at a discounted price. Any info would be greatly appeciated.
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    please help asap liveactionpooltv.com

    so I just went on to poolaction tv and went through everything to buy a weekend pass. I get an immediate email stating that my credit card was charged with a reference number. Then I go back to actionpool and look in order status like I am supposed to and nothing appears, There are also two...
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    please help asap liveactionpool

    so I just went on to poolaction tv and went through everything to buy a weekend pass. I get an immediate email stating that my credit card was charged with a reference number. Then I go back to actionpool and look in order status like I am supposed to and nothing appears. And there are two...
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    bill mcdaniel info

    Hello, Does anyone here have contact information for Bill McDaniel. I am in the process of my next cue project and have heard banner things from fellow AZers on the way Bills cues play. I would like to see if I can get an entry level or mid level cue made by him. Thanks in advance
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    Fire Sale Carmelli Custom Cue

    I am getting married in a month and regretfully I have to sell my Ariel Carmeli Custom Cue. This is hands down one of the best cues I have ever shot. It started with martin from Superior Cues picking out the best Davis Blank that he had based on tone, quality and density. Ariel took that cue...
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    the ebony hit confusion.....

    Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your opinions..... I have read time and time again about the hit of ebony and purple heart. I recently was conversing with a reputable cue maker about a custom cue. He stated that ebony is a pretty wood to work with but since the cues are cored with...
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    Anyone have any texas ebony that is stabilized

    Several years ago while doing some research, I read a statement that Eric Crisp made in reference to "texas ebony cues seem to have that x factor". Since that statement, I have always had it in the back of my head that someday I would test his hypothesis. I am planning a new cue and now is as...
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    do more points mean a different hit?

    I recently read somewhere on AZ about someone commenting on the hit of a black boar 8 pointer compared to his 4 pointer. Do more points change the hit of a cue? Thanks in advance for your opinions
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    forward balance with a bigger butt

    I have shot with a decent amount of cues and recently moved up into the custom cue world. I currently have a whisler, pierce and a carmeli in my case. They all hit great but I kind of miss the bigger diameter butt on the hueblers I used to have as well as a ned morris that I just sold. I...
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    tone and density in wood

    Can a cuemaker determine that a cue will have high tone, density and feedback when picking the stock wood before they make a cue. My reason for asking is because last year I contacted Martin at Superior Cues and he hand picked out a black from John Davis with high tone and density and...
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    advice on tips from cuemakers

    Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your opinions and expertise. I am very grateful that you take the time to continue interest in pool and I appreciate it. Can someone comment on the types of tips you use in relation to the ferrules and shaft taper and stiffness.... The carmeli I...
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    FT/FS Ned Morris and Scott Whisler

    It's time to get rid of some of the cues I do not shoot with too often and was hoping to trade for other cues considering the current market. Ideally, I would love to trade both cues for another cue. I have a few cuemakers in mind but I am open to any trade offers. Ned Morris black linen...
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