$300 Paypal gets it... tonight only.

ONTHEBREAK said:
This cue plays very good... The shaft is still very playable and evidently isn't a major deal to fix. I'm gonna take a big loss and move it as I don't wanna wait for it to be fixed. First one to PM me gets it for $300 PayPal shipped.
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First and what cue?:smile:
 
ONTHEBREAK said:
This cue plays very good... The shaft is still very playable and evidently isn't a major deal to fix. I'm gonna take a big loss and move it as I don't wanna wait for it to be fixed. First one to PM me gets it for $300 PayPal shipped.

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I would suggest if i may,that if you like everything else about your cue,That you just get a straight grain shaft made for it. Curly maple is a poor choice for a shaft. maybe the person that made it would do so at no charge? since using curly maple for shafts is not commonly done and for this very reason. It can't hurt to ask i suppose.
 
I have a curly maple shaft that plays really good. I guess it all depends in the taper, ferrule, and tip combo. Mine was made from pettit (sp? ) from Seattle

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I purchased it upon recommendation from other members here. I can say I tried it and it does play very well. But I am a steel jointed guy at heart. The curly shaft does get a lot of Wow responses when it comes out of the case. I have had some responses but nobody has said I will take it. I will consider trades also.
 
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mel_smOg said:
I actually heard that curly shafts are much better, and much more expensive
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If that were true wouldn't Gus and George have used it as there primary wood of choice for shafts? In a ten thousand dollar cue, ten extra bucks for shaft wood would not bother anybody. if it was "the best" it would be used.
It's pretty but not well suited for a shaft.
 
Maybe you just could not get it back in the days
I read somewhere on forums that Tony from Black Boar think its the best choice for shafts and I think he is one of the best cuemakers out there
 
jayman said:
If that were true wouldn't Gus and George have used it as there primary wood of choice for shafts? In a ten thousand dollar cue, ten extra bucks for shaft wood would not bother anybody. if it was "the best" it would be used.
It's pretty but not well suited for a shaft.
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Gus also believed birds eye maple was a "diseased wood" and should not be used in cues, which is why he preferred straight grain as his forearm wood of choice. However, we all know now birds eye is a great wood for cue building which plays excellently. Just because one of the legends of cue making believed something, doesn't mean it should be set in stone. That being said, I've had a few curly maple shafts and they played excellently.
 
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