Scruggs/Frey SP experts.

Buzzard II

Buzzard II

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OK, I know Bob Frey made a lot of sneakies for Tim. My question is about Bob's newer sneaky petes. I have two, both quite different. One is his standard model with
a black joint collar, Hoppe ring with his stylized F in the ring.

The other is sold as his true/sneaky. No collar and the stylized F up in the lighter prong. The grip section seems to be a bit thinner. Even at the same weight the T/S feels a touch lighter.

Which of the two is closer in play to the cues he made for Tim?
 
Black-Balled

Black-Balled

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They made a lot of variations, wood to wood with big pin, phenolic joints into wood with big pin, piloted fixtures...

I don't think there's a simple answer to your question.
 
$TAKE HOR$E

$TAKE HOR$E

champagne - campaign
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I’ve had dozens of them, the roughest ones played the best...no idea if it had anything to do with anything but the ones I had with the delrin buttcap and no joint ring seemed to be at the top of the spectrum.
 
mikemosconi

mikemosconi

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My understanding is that Scruggs himself, over the last 15 years of his cue making, only made the "fancy" SPS with the TS logo on the bottom of the butt - most of those were Bocote into straight maple.Many of those had ivory piloted joints and ivory ferrules. These ARE the best playing SPs from that shop- IMO- and some have said that TS had also made this comment to others. As far as Frey is concerned - no doubt they play very well- but one thing I have heard more than once is that the PILOTED wood jointed cues do not play as tight after continued play- probably not true with his flat faced big pin SPs if ordered that way. This is NOT gospel- just info I have received and some of my own personal experience.
 
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