Bob runde recently sent me a beautiful cue for in the $2000
range,I loved the cue.
I told him about a plain Hoppe style Barry Szamboti that I just bought for over $6000
Bob asked me sincerely"are they that much better than mine?"
A sincere humble question
I thought for a minute and replied as far as workmanship,they are not any better,as far as play ability They are not any better and a whole host of great players prefer the Runde
Materials ,beaty design balance ,fit finish , someone may argue either way
Why then do i pay more?
Isn't that the question people ask all the time.
The only difference is this time it is me making the comparison,i love both cue makers,I love both cues,i own both cues,but Szamboti is something
with a mystical element that causes us to admire,treasure and pay more.
What it is,I can not really say. But I will say that if you are a pool player first, and a speculator or collector way down the line
I can not see a single reason to buy a more expensive cue than a Runde,
the one i had was fancy,it is possible to get a really nice one for $1200 and
you will have a cue that is as good as it gets
i love the play of them and plan to buy all he will make for me,but at the same time I
plan to buy all the south west that laurie will make for me too,we all know what great quality and performance you get there
Bob Owen,Larry Vigus, John Nemic,,Jake Hulsey are names that come to mind as great cues,Vigus has caught the imagination of the collectors,whether it is the fresh designs,play or fit and finish,people can not get enough of his cues and they are not
easy to get and the prices are going up
Injust ordered a Paul Drexler,no one makes fancier cues,cues that play great too.
Why he hasn't been recognized by the general public as the greatest of all time
is a mystery to me,look at his Face Book page
There are others but these are the ones I love the most,I like the play,I like the looks
range,I loved the cue.
I told him about a plain Hoppe style Barry Szamboti that I just bought for over $6000
Bob asked me sincerely"are they that much better than mine?"
A sincere humble question
I thought for a minute and replied as far as workmanship,they are not any better,as far as play ability They are not any better and a whole host of great players prefer the Runde
Materials ,beaty design balance ,fit finish , someone may argue either way
Why then do i pay more?
Isn't that the question people ask all the time.
The only difference is this time it is me making the comparison,i love both cue makers,I love both cues,i own both cues,but Szamboti is something
with a mystical element that causes us to admire,treasure and pay more.
What it is,I can not really say. But I will say that if you are a pool player first, and a speculator or collector way down the line
I can not see a single reason to buy a more expensive cue than a Runde,
the one i had was fancy,it is possible to get a really nice one for $1200 and
you will have a cue that is as good as it gets
i love the play of them and plan to buy all he will make for me,but at the same time I
plan to buy all the south west that laurie will make for me too,we all know what great quality and performance you get there
Bob Owen,Larry Vigus, John Nemic,,Jake Hulsey are names that come to mind as great cues,Vigus has caught the imagination of the collectors,whether it is the fresh designs,play or fit and finish,people can not get enough of his cues and they are not
easy to get and the prices are going up
Injust ordered a Paul Drexler,no one makes fancier cues,cues that play great too.
Why he hasn't been recognized by the general public as the greatest of all time
is a mystery to me,look at his Face Book page
There are others but these are the ones I love the most,I like the play,I like the looks
