a cool first from a world class cuemaker
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If you would check in the history and if you would follow what people say in one or two years period you could see how easily they change what they think or better to say what they talk,So,at the start of the year the guy loves and adores James White and in the end of the year the same guy adores Sugartree and hates the work of JW, in the meantime he is the fun of and only of Brioni and speaks bad about the others.Next year you could see that he started to appreciate Arthur from Germany because he was on vacations at his Granny in Badkleinkirchen and he saw Arthur at the lake skiing on snowboard and get overjoyed with the scene.
I know he likes to wear and to be dressed nice,however I think people should be more constant and more honest as well.
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I know he likes to wear and to be dressed nice,however I think people should be more constant and more honest as well.
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I wish I had the cash for any of the cues mr bill posts... Brilliant...
that one looks much better:grin:
Just a guess but I'd bet that one is a conversion.
This is a conversion.
A beautiful one at that.
It's tucked away in a fine collection at the moment. :wink:
Bill's butterfly is as cool as it gets.
That a fabulous cue. Vibrant and alive, he draws your eyes all over it!
That negative fella is just a little negative is all.
You guys that can spot a Tasc wrap a mile away could you please share what it is you are seeing? It seems its like the Gina railroad tracks, yet poor me, I don't see it (I know Ken I'm not the expert you say I think I am).
Thanks
Kevin
That negative fella is just a little negative is all.
You guys that can spot a Tasc wrap a mile away could you please share what it is you are seeing? It seems its like the Gina railroad tracks, yet poor me, I don't see it (I know Ken I'm not the expert you say I think I am).
Thanks
Kevin
Bill this has been a fun thread for me as I pride myself on being able to spot a maker's "style" and identify most cues on sight. I see Tascarella in the wrap, diamonds, butt sleeve proportions and those distinct yellow veneers.
I lose Tascarella at the teardrops rosewood spacers and butterflies. You've brought an interesting cue to market here. I hope the thread stays on track. Despite this sentiment, I will comment on Ken's opinion.
I too have never found myself impressed with Tascarella inlay work...but that opinion has nothing to do with execution of that work or any lack of respect for Tascarella cues.
The cues are quite often deliberately traditional and austere in aesthetics. To me, they are not much to look at...but their fit and finish have been among the best cues I have ever seen without exception. Build a cue to be a world beater and "flair" of inlay work is less important. They echo earlier masters of great classic designs and need not offer more than that to convey elegance and maintain a reputation of world class playability.
I respect Ken's open comment and hope this gallery forum remains a place where every person feels comfortable being truthful about his or her feelings/opinions.
I'm not wild about this cue's look, but as an investment...or as a player with unique style...there may be few options anywhere to match it. And who knows...I once disliked the look of every box cue too.
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Tascarella cues often use smooth leather executed perfectly. Ginacues, as you are surely aware, tend to have index lines at the top and bottom of the wrap as a function of Ernie's method of installation. I didn't notice such lines on this cue which said Tasc to me. I've seen this old school style in Balabushka and Szamboti cues but most leather wraps today have texture. Tascarella, in maintaining a traditional appearance, uses the smooth classic leather, installed without railroad tracks at top and bottom, more often than most.
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Gotcha and thanks I'll look for that.
Just so you know, the tracks Ernie puts on his wraps are a "style move" which have little to do with the way he installs them, but more as a method of him signing his work when he's done.
I can see that I was a little unclear in my post. I was for sure not looking fro the tracks on this Tasc, I was wondering what it was about the wrap that made so many folks guess (rightly) that the cue was a Tasc, which you answered.
Thanks again
Kevin
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Bill... while I agree with you regarding the criticism of the Tasc cue, bringing another cuemaker into it and criticizing people for liking his cues is more than a little hypocritical.
I believe people should be able to say what they want about a cue posted the public forum. Some will like it, and some will not. Some will like other cuemakers better than the cuemaker of the cue that is posted.. that is just the way it is.
I questioned Ken on what he saw wrong with the inlay work in this particular Tasc... but I would never tell him he is not entitled to his opinion.
Just because all the response to a cue is not glowing praise does not mean you should not post cues. I am sure the number of people who appreciate your Tasc far outweigh the people with criticize it.
I find threads much more interesting when people post their honest opinions verses just a "badwagonning" thread.
I believe people should be able to say what they want about a cue posted the public forum. Some will like it, and some will not. Some will like other cuemakers better than the cuemaker of the cue that is posted.. that is just the way it is.
I questioned Ken on what he saw wrong with the inlay work in this particular Tasc... but I would never tell him he is not entitled to his opinion.
Just because all the response to a cue is not glowing praise does not mean you should not post cues. I am sure the number of people who appreciate your Tasc far outweigh the people with criticize it.
I find threads much more interesting when people post their honest opinions verses just a "badwagonning" thread.
Bandwagon vs badwagon...the point is well slipped. I hear you loud and clear and agree. there is no one size fits all or single correct opinion.
Well I COMPLETELY disagree. Below are a small sample of rare photos of my cue as it was being built and as it was completed. ALL worked with old tedious methods that many makers shy away from because as in the word's of the great Al Pachino from the movie Scent Of A Woman "It Was Too Damn Hard".
As for aesthetics, well I'll let the last photo speak for itself....
Tascarella = Beautifully Hand Crafted Precision
Didn't mean to come off as negative and I understand on this site it is a faux pas to say something that isn't a compliment.
I really like Tasc, cues and I have owned several.
I really don't like the black outline he does on his inlays. NOW, look at the cue that SKINS posted. That inlay is going (or already does) look awesome.....But a big reason is that the inlays are in ebony.
I guess if I thought Tasc was a hack, it wouldn't bother me so much. But I think he is certainly top 10 cuemaker.
But you guys asked me my opinion and when I honestly gave it, I get called negative.
"Garden Party" is a 1972 hit song for Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band from the album Garden Party. The song tells the story of Nelson being booed off the stage at Madison Square Garden, seemingly because he was playing his newer, country-tinged music instead of the 1950s-era rock that he had been successful with earlier, and his realization that "you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself".
Ken
I really like Tasc, cues and I have owned several.
I really don't like the black outline he does on his inlays. NOW, look at the cue that SKINS posted. That inlay is going (or already does) look awesome.....But a big reason is that the inlays are in ebony.
I guess if I thought Tasc was a hack, it wouldn't bother me so much. But I think he is certainly top 10 cuemaker.
But you guys asked me my opinion and when I honestly gave it, I get called negative.
"Garden Party" is a 1972 hit song for Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band from the album Garden Party. The song tells the story of Nelson being booed off the stage at Madison Square Garden, seemingly because he was playing his newer, country-tinged music instead of the 1950s-era rock that he had been successful with earlier, and his realization that "you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself".
Ken
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