Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
I cannot help but wonder what happened to all of the old one-piece house cues?
I recall some really fine examples. Not all, but many were dead straight and, when shipped from the factory, must have been finished as well as today's custom cues. In my college Union, there was a particular "dark' cue that I always looked for (I now have to believe it was ebony). Some room owners took great care of their cues and kept their best house cues behind the counter -- reserved for those with respect. House cues used to be good enough that most folks did not own their own pool cues. Today, pos house cues force folks to buy their own.
So what happened to these fine old cues? Used for tomato stakes? I doubt it. Is there a house cue graveyard next to the elephants'? We know that the custom cue makers used many of the Titlists. Did they use other house cues, too? There were many examples that were definitely worthy of forming the basis of a custom cue.
I recall some really fine examples. Not all, but many were dead straight and, when shipped from the factory, must have been finished as well as today's custom cues. In my college Union, there was a particular "dark' cue that I always looked for (I now have to believe it was ebony). Some room owners took great care of their cues and kept their best house cues behind the counter -- reserved for those with respect. House cues used to be good enough that most folks did not own their own pool cues. Today, pos house cues force folks to buy their own.
So what happened to these fine old cues? Used for tomato stakes? I doubt it. Is there a house cue graveyard next to the elephants'? We know that the custom cue makers used many of the Titlists. Did they use other house cues, too? There were many examples that were definitely worthy of forming the basis of a custom cue.
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