By no means am I a youngster or even remotely close but when reading the above titled thread recently I got to thinking about the old masters and collecting.
I managed to acquire a fair number of very interesting cues over the years and have always been intrigued by the work of these "old masters". I thoroughly enjoy playing with a wide cross-section of cues appreciating the nuance and varying characteristics these cues have to offer. Some you can almost tell blindfolded who made them like so many of us 'oldsters' could tell the sound of a Mopar slant-six engine coming up on us without ever having to see it, sounding like an old Singer treadle sewing machine. :smile:
So, mixed into my collection are a couple of nice Bushkas, one representing GB's very early work (late 50's or very early 60's) with a titlist front and a very appealing (at least to me) swirly green plastic adorned and colorfully veneered buttsleeve. The other Bushka is an ebony ultra classic with the obligatory MOP notched diamonds and dots. What a sweet cue!
Back to the purpose of this thread:
While reading the "Youngsters/Masters" thread I was thinking a lot about how impressed I've always been over the amazing quality achieved by the true masters and George and Gus in particular. The hit, playability and craftsmanship on many of their cues are nothing short of amazing. At the same time this thread was running there happened to be a monster Bushka for sale and I couldn't help but to think how nice this would be to have as my new bar player. :groucho: :yikes: :groucho: j/k Long story slightly shorter, I took the Nestea plunge and couldn't be happier. This is a true collection centerpiece quality cue. Thanks Ken for making our transaction such a pleasure and thanks skins for getting me thinking about it.
To all of you "youngsters" out there, I know these master cues can be very expensive to own but I sincerely hope that at least there's an appreciation for what they are and how incredibly ahead of their time these guys were. It's astonishing to me. If you get a chance to hit a few balls with one, please do. Of course, I know you can play high level pool with a $300 production cue but there really is something magical about these.
If you ever run into me and I have one with me and you're under 35, I'll let you hit a few with mine.
best,
brian kc
I managed to acquire a fair number of very interesting cues over the years and have always been intrigued by the work of these "old masters". I thoroughly enjoy playing with a wide cross-section of cues appreciating the nuance and varying characteristics these cues have to offer. Some you can almost tell blindfolded who made them like so many of us 'oldsters' could tell the sound of a Mopar slant-six engine coming up on us without ever having to see it, sounding like an old Singer treadle sewing machine. :smile:
So, mixed into my collection are a couple of nice Bushkas, one representing GB's very early work (late 50's or very early 60's) with a titlist front and a very appealing (at least to me) swirly green plastic adorned and colorfully veneered buttsleeve. The other Bushka is an ebony ultra classic with the obligatory MOP notched diamonds and dots. What a sweet cue!
Back to the purpose of this thread:
While reading the "Youngsters/Masters" thread I was thinking a lot about how impressed I've always been over the amazing quality achieved by the true masters and George and Gus in particular. The hit, playability and craftsmanship on many of their cues are nothing short of amazing. At the same time this thread was running there happened to be a monster Bushka for sale and I couldn't help but to think how nice this would be to have as my new bar player. :groucho: :yikes: :groucho: j/k Long story slightly shorter, I took the Nestea plunge and couldn't be happier. This is a true collection centerpiece quality cue. Thanks Ken for making our transaction such a pleasure and thanks skins for getting me thinking about it.
To all of you "youngsters" out there, I know these master cues can be very expensive to own but I sincerely hope that at least there's an appreciation for what they are and how incredibly ahead of their time these guys were. It's astonishing to me. If you get a chance to hit a few balls with one, please do. Of course, I know you can play high level pool with a $300 production cue but there really is something magical about these.
If you ever run into me and I have one with me and you're under 35, I'll let you hit a few with mine.
best,
brian kc