Mendoza a/k/a Schuler
Anyone else has a schuler?????
Have you looked at Noel Mendoza's website? He is now making Schuler cues after having worked with Ray Schuler for over 14 years. I have two Schulers and one Mendoza and the shafts he makes are the same as the Schuler shafts.
PL Cue and Repair
2545 Elder Lane
Franklin Park, IL 60131
847 451-1731
708 214-5117
ueme82@yahoo.com
http://www.mendozacues.com/
In another thread on AZB, none other than Dennis Dieckman stated that he considered Noel to be the true heir to the Schuler tradition, having toiled there many years: post 144 in
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showth...t=schuler+noel
"Dieckman Sayzzzz - 08-18-2009, 11:34 AM
Schuler cue, read Terry and Brian Trim, are now the agents for cues that Jacoby will be making to Ray's specs, Ray having died about 7 years ago. So if you want a Schuler good luck. In my mind the only guy that can today make a true Schuler is Noel Mendez {sp} who workede in Rays shop for 14 years before getting shit canned by the Trims. NO NOTICE, NOT SEVERANCE PAY, NO SHIT !!! Noel was hired by Ivan Lee, then production manager for Ray, and then took over Ivan's position when Ivan left for Atlas Billiards. This is all second hand and hearsay but I believe it is very close to what happened. It was in FEB of this year that the TRIMs sold everything at auction and let NOEL go without notice.
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I have been shooting with a Noel Mendoza cue for a few weeks and I ran a 47 Friday and a 31 Sunday and a few 20s yesterday. When I get more used to it, I might be dangerous.