My new Carmeli

painfullyslow · Feb 15, 2020

I received it yesterday after several weeks of hunting this thing down through different hands. I was specifically looking for a cue made with burl with a linen wrap, and not completely over the top in terms of price and inlays.

Absolutely worth the effort and wait...looks beautiful and plays even better. I picked up a CF shaft for it as well since I figured if I was going to have to adjust to a new cue, might as well do it with the CF shaft as well. So far, positive results.

Ebony, amboyna burl, black irish linen wrap, and other 'natural materials'

And here it is with the CF shaft. I have to say that I am impressed with it so far, both in terms of playability and fit/finish. The joint mates up pretty darn close to perfect.

TATE · Feb 16, 2020

Cool, I like each and every molecule, but I'm regretting the day they stuck 12 megapixel cameras in smart phones.

painfullyslow · Feb 16, 2020

TATE said:
Cool, I like each and every molecule, but I'm regretting the day they stuck 12 megapixel cameras in smart phones.

Ouch, I just noticed that this pictures are massive. I guess I need to find a hosting site that actually allows me to tailor the size of the linked picture...

TATE · Feb 16, 2020

painfullyslow said:
Ouch, I just noticed that this pictures are massive. I guess I need to find a hosting site that actually allows me to tailor the size of the linked picture...

You should be able to edit size on your phone or whatever software. Lacking that, you may want to email your pics to yourself in small size, then attach those. A good width is 1000 pixels.

I really do like the looks of your cue. The black and burl look is my absolute favorite. Is that an Olhausen table? I had the same model from the 1990's a wile back.