HOLY SH!T, JOE!!!!!!
are you THAT much of an idiot. I would NEVER,,,,EVER order a cue from rubino! this is truely unbelievable! i own or have owned petersons, tads, jw's, kershenbrocks, blacks. why in god's name would i EVER want a rubino! let's cut short THAT fantasy rumor right now.
let me guess,,,,,I'LL BET VIC TOLD YOU THIS!!
omg! how dumb are you????? the mere fact that you would even believe ole vic, knowing full well the kind of cues i like, clearly discredits anything you would say that resembles coherent thought. i think you'd better go back to ole vic and ask him "are you leveling with me because i'm about have my foot placed firmly in mouth for defending you"
and about paul's "workload". paul was notorious for disappearing without contact, and if there was any WORKLOAD it was the two or three cues per year he would tarry on. his fault! during that period that i knew both of them they were working feversihly on the book. so in between paul's total lack of commitment to building cues and vic's excuse that they were researching the book, rubino was maybe the most inert cuebuilder around.
addendum: here's a little anecdote about your unctuous buddy, victor. years ago, early 90's when i knew him quite well, he tried to sell me a schuler with maple widows in rosewood. THE WINDOWS WERE CROOKED with glue visibly filling the 1/64" spaces, and glue filling the tips of the pantographed points. now,,,if anybody here knows anything about schuler they'd know he was fully capable of such horrendous workmanship on such a simple task. i pointed out the lack of craftsmanship( so okay, in that blunt way i have) and ole vic never spoke to me again. and laugh of all laughs, victor had put in an order with schuler for a 3k or 5k cue!! now i don't know if victor ever followed through on his prder, but how dumb can one be to order a high end cue from a builder who was only capable of executing plain jane cues. THAT'S the mindset of your friend.
