I have just purchased this from my German brother, Berny who acted as an agent for Vollmer cues. Michael Vollmer has just finished this cue. As he learned his craft with Tony Sciannella, you can expect Vollmers to have more than a hint of Black Boar about them. No change here then as you can see. This even goes for the type of construction (Deep knife cut ebony points with central maple core from joint to butt). The inlay work and overall execution is perfect. More importantly, the cue plays as good as any other high end cue I have used.