It got tight when screwed to the very end only.
But even 1mm back and it would wobble. It was a metal joint. Metal should not wear out like that at all.
There were inlays and stuff, so I figured it was upper middle class.
And yes - a friendly, navigatable, informative web site is how I also judge a company.
It's just plain unfriendly and inconsiderate to NOT have that.
Cheers,
M
Very strange. Metal should not wear?
So what is your explanation? Inferior materials?
It sure sounds like you tried a well abused cue.
I thought we were talking about cues, not companies. But, OK. The web site could be a lot better. But that, of course, has literally nothing to do with the quality of their product.
I am in business, and have been in executive level management in IT, so I understand your emphasis on the web site. But did you realize that as of 2014 half of small businesses did not even have a web site?
I like to use this for an example:
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Personally, I like the fact that you can pick up the phone and talk to Dan Janes and it will be a great conversation. People met him at the SBE. A couple people contacted me that ordered customs from him there.
The "upper middle class" observation is interesting. The level of a Joss really has nothing to do with the quality or play-ability. They are very consistent and the lowest end cue should play just as the highest cue. This is not as easy to achieve as some might think.
At any rate, except for a few dissenters and a few that suggested other brands or makers not on the OPs list there seems to be a consensus that the best selection from the list the OP was working with is Joss.
In that price range there are many options...and I would strongly consider a used custom. But that was not in the pool of choices.
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