lilbukka said:I was interested in getting a new lambros cue made and I wanted to no if any of you are familiar with his cues I hit with one years ago,and I like the hit then butt has any tried the new ultra joint?
Fred Agnir said:Get it. Great cue. I've not tried the new ultra joint, but if Mike feels he improve on the old Ultra Joint, he must have come up with a winner.
Fred
Bruce S. de Lis said:What is a Ultra Joint
Fred Agnir said:IMO, they (Schuler and Lambros) are the best engineered joints in the business. The jury is still out on the Universal Shaft, but it has the same goal.
Fred
Koop said:Fred,
Have you looked at the Layani joint? Are there any similarities?
Thanks,
Koop
Fred Agnir said:It's nice to see that Lambros continues in his quest for improvement. IMO, they (Schuler and Lambros) are the best engineered joints in the business. The jury is still out on the Universal Shaft, but it has the same goal.
Fred
JimBo said:Hey Fred, what about the Layani??
Jim
Fred Agnir said:Different animal, but probably the same intentions. The Layani Joint is also a compression joint, but using a conical tapered-face fit rather than the more common flat-faced fit. The taper allows the Layani cue to have a surface contact area much larger than the flat-faced joint. IMO, it's technically more challenging because if it were done incorrectly, you'd get more vibration out of the joint. Fortunately, Thierry and partner did their homework, used proper materials (one has to compress compared to the other) and have come up with one of the best joints in the busines, IMO.
The downside is that their joint is non-standard. The pin is on the shaft, and of course, the conical look makes people second guess the whole idea. OTOH, Burton Spain made cues with the pin on the shaft as well.
Fred <~~~ happy to own a Layani Cue
lilbukka said:I was interested in getting a new lambros cue made and I wanted to no if any of you are familiar with his cues I hit with one years ago,and I like the hit then butt has any tried the new ultra joint?
Why did you get rid of them?GeraldG said:I've had a couple of older Lambros cues. They were very well made cues...workmanship is top-notch.
lilbukka said:Why did you get rid of them?