Auerbach Cues?

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I'm considering purchasing an Auerbach cues and was wondering if I could get some feedback from anyone whose played with or owned one in the past.

I'm slightly concerned with the fact theres no quick release on the joint and have heard they can be problematic to tighten.

The joint is black phenolic, 3/8-10 wood to wood joint, ivory ferrule, and the shaft is maple.
 
Looking in to one

I have been running it around in my mind also but i have no clue on how it hits.I have talked to the maker and what he states they play stiff .But if i had a penny for eveyone who said that i'll be a rich man..But i going to give him a shot and see.if not i just take the shot to the head and call it a day..But on the other hand you can't realy go wrong with some of the makers now a day you and i just might be shocked...
 
I have never played with one. I have been buying and selling cues for 6 years and I gotta say, there is a lot to be had for the money. John Parker seems to be one hell of a nice guy. I have requested a lower end one just to try the Auerbach hit and feel. They look to be very nice cues. I will keep you posted with my honest opinion. I have seen nothing but positive feed back from Auerbach owners. We may all be missing something here.
Don Purdy
 
I bought an Auerback a year or so ago. This was made by John Parker - Jim had passed away.

Mine was a pretty good deal - $450 with one shaft, malachite inlays, gold deco rings, 6 recut points. The point work was sensational. The joint is excellent, the workmanship is excellent - looks, inlays, etc. The appearance was really nice.

However, I didn't like the taper on the shaft. It was very thick and stiff, not much taper at all really. . I tried it for awhile, had it retapered, and didn't like it at all - so I sold the cue. The shaft felt dead. I tried five or six diferent tips - nothing made it hit.

I think my particular shaft was a lemon. Parker seemed like a good guy to deal with. I could have probably worked it out with him but I didn't like the balance either, which was too far forward.

Sorry, it was not my type of cue...


Chris
 
Thank for the 411 i'll look into get something cheeper.To see how it goes .The most that can happen is i'll have nice looking fishin pole...
 
The cue i'm considering buying was made by Jim before he passed. Not entirely sure if that means a great deal or not.
 
I had an Auerbach cue made by Jim. It was a beautiful, all wood cue, made of highly figured Birdseye maple and Bocote wood.

I sold the cue to a friend of mine in Japan. It was a bit too heavy for me, but it had a good hit.

Nice cue.

nbc
 
John Parker, proprietor of Auerbach Custom Cues, makes as fine a cue as can be purchased. His cues are made from 1st class, top notch, kiln dried wood. He offers several kinds of burl & can cover your Custom Cue with silver, ivory, gold & pearls if you like & have enough money. He makes several tapers, uses several methods of weighting (front, mid, rear) the cue, will put any kind of joint you want to have, offers all kinds of ferrules & tips. John Parker makes a Custom Cue.

So if you have one, that was specially made for Johnny & your name is Pete... you might wish it were a different cue or was at least different in some aspect to fit you & your tastes... but don't pass judgement on a cuemaker.

Passing judgement on a cue & the company that makes it is wrong. Just as you & I are different, we all like something different to play with. It's the old Chocolate & Vanilla scenario

I have contracted with John Parker, to make my new line of BreakCues for the BreakRAK Co. My new BreakCue will be a solid hitting Break Cue & will be made in limited styles of 6 each. I wouldn't have contracted with John Parker, if I didn't know he will make as good a cue as can be made.


Don Purdy has purchased the very first BreakCue marketed by the BreakRAK LLC. He thinks enough of my product & my design to purchase the first one off the line.:)
 
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ceebee said:
...He thinks enough of my product & my tates to purchase the first one off the line.:)
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Please DO NOT post a picture of your tates.

-pigg
 
thanks PIGGY & HIMMY for bringing my mistake to light... I've gotta sart using that Spell Checkker... Ha! Ha! Ha!
 
ceebee- How much is your break cue line going to cost?

I might be interested in one when I purchase the BreakRakII.
Hope things are going well for you and you are kept busy with sales!

Thanks,
Zim
 
Folks, I have found that John Parker and Cee Bee are good people to deal with. That is a rare comodity today. I know, I can't spell worth a nit, but I can do wonders with a peice of wood in my hand. I have delt with quite a few cuemakers in my day. Some are very good people and some are very bad people. You can't go wrong with John or Charley, people wise. That is the most important thing to me. #1) God, # 2) People, # 3) Money, # 4) Things
Don P.
 
A little history,

I sold Jim Auerbach the equipment Jim used to build cues. Jim, worked very hard at building good cues

[At that time Jim and Mike Betts were to be partners. It didn't work out for some unknown reason].

I have no idea of what Jim's cues are worth.

I also know nothing about the new owner John Parker. I met him once with Jim in Tulsa.
blud
 
here's the straight poop on the Auerbach Custom Cues Company. Jim Auerbach & Mike Betts teamed up to make Custom Cues, that partnership didn't last 4 months. John Parker immediately teamed up with Jim Auerbach & has been "the craftsman" all along.

When Jim Auerbach passed away, he gave John Parker his half of the company. John Parker kept the Auerbach Custom Cues name, but he''s the sole proprietor & sole craftsman. The sign above the door says "Where the Best, just costs less"...

That ain't bragging, it's a fact. John Parker does extremely good work.
 
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