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House Cues
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I read some advice on this here forum some time ago: someone said "when you're in a slump, shoot with a house cue for a couple of days." I did just that and ended up buying the cue from the hall and using it as a player.
The hit that I experienced with that one piece house cue, is that what attracts Snooker players to one piece cues?
The hit that I experienced with that one piece house cue, is that what attracts Snooker players to one piece cues?
i will second that. I just sold my old table to a friend and had him buy a couple of the 1 piece $30 Duffs to get him started. When I set up the table, we shot a couple racks and it is a heck of a cue for $30! I knew to steer away from the Action and other brands in that price range.
I'll take a good, preferably older, hi-run over any custom cue... No bullshit.
Thanx for this info....I bought the last 1,500 Canadian Dufferin house cues...
...they are all in rooms now.....when these rooms need new cues...I was wondering who to buy from....you just made up my mind.....I'm staying with Dufferin.
I remember reading that too. I am going to use a house cue tomorrow and test this theory out. Thanks for bringing it up.
House cues
I retip about 600 house cues per year,
The Valley's and the Duff are the best in my opinion...
Personally I think some house cues are allot better then some of the production cues being sold.
I retip about 600 house cues per year,
The Valley's and the Duff are the best in my opinion...
Personally I think some house cues are allot better then some of the production cues being sold.
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What size would you say the shafts is and we're you given a choice as to what size you wanted? I remember all the old Duffs seem to have nice thin shafts and all the new house cues for some time now all seem to be tree trunks.
12.5 tip $36 at ozone. Your choice of weight
The standard Dufferin house cue for years was 12.5 mm.
I have quite a few Dufferin house cues but I also have a few of their older two piece cues. All are Green labels and a couple have some excellent quality Maple in the forearm.
Dufferin owned their own forest which gave them a nice edge in the market.
Al Selinger was a CPA and worked for a lumber company inherited by four brothers.
He basically ran the company 'cause the bros didn't have the smarts or the drive of their father. Then Al bought Dufferin and did business with the bros....then he ended up buying .their company.
And he bought exotic wood by the shipload...so many low line Dufferin finished products were actually cheaper than you could buy the raw wood for.
Ebony that would cost me $35 at a specialist wood store would cost him maybe $3.
Al and Betty Selinger were two of the finest people I knew.
I have been very happy with my Lucky & Star cues (by McDermott).
They're good cues, Lucky starts at $47, and you can get them from Muellers.com (or whoever) with whatever weight, wrap, ferrule, and tip you want. My player cost me $118, all told.
For me they're great starter cues, but for under $50 they're a solid option for house cues, if you're only buying 3-5 cues, not 200..
They're good cues, Lucky starts at $47, and you can get them from Muellers.com (or whoever) with whatever weight, wrap, ferrule, and tip you want. My player cost me $118, all told.
For me they're great starter cues, but for under $50 they're a solid option for house cues, if you're only buying 3-5 cues, not 200..
Nice :thumbup: