I think what OP is saying is what is the point of buying a 3000.00 cue. Do they play better? I think it expected they should if you are paying that much. Everybody knows the skill of the player is a factor etc.
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I think what OP is saying is what is the point of buying a 3000.00 cue. Do they play better? I think it expected they should if you are paying that much. Everybody knows the skill of the player is a factor etc.
Heres my take.
A high volume production cue company(think Lucasi,Viking,McDerrmot) when the worker grabs a piece of wood it gets a quick look over to make sure it's reasonably clean.
For many of the same reasons that a Mercedes is more expensive than a Kia...
Voila........some cues do cost more and hopefully you understand the basis why a little better now.
Assuming that the cue is coming from somebody with a reputation, tell me where else you can get the time and craftsmanship for the same price? Cues as a general rule are underpriced, not overpriced. The hobby builders keep the price artificially suppressed.
Cue prices should start at about fifteen hundred dollars instead of under five the last I knew. Try going to a similarly equipped shop for a set of custom kitchen cabinets! Even your lawnmower repairman is getting a hundred an hour or more.
Hu
Come on Hu, we both know all it takes is a few minutes, maybe an hour for make a cue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EL8yPt4aw
Side note: I've been waiting over 2 years for a Dieckman blank to be finished by another master.
I'll wait. If I expire in the meantime. My kids have some walk'n money.
Somewhat surprised no one mentioned supply vs. demand. Call some builders and they will tell you that the wait time on your cue is likely to be a few months. Then others will tell you "sometime next year," or even longer.
Just like any custom/high-end product, whether they be cues, bamboo fly rods, cars, guns, etc., demand dictates a large part of the final price point of any product.
I think I could make a cue in about an hour on my big wood lathe. Pretty sure it would look like a cue made in an hour too!
Rest in Peace Dieckman, a true one of a kind! I wonder if anyone else is resting in peace around him?:thumbup:
Hu
I think the ones who mentored Dennis are happy with the results of their labor.
Most will leave it at that, rather than dwell on other things.
Can you please elaborate on the deek-a-mon's mentors?
I've got one of his too, a pool cue, sadly:shrug:.