Balabushka
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Loving the red rings, man oh man this cue looks like a player, congrats.
That is what a Poolstick should look like!
Congrats,
Nick
Congrats,
Nick
Don't care what any one says, George was "the" man for putting class into a cue.
Poor design?
Sorry, but I disagree on the aesthetics of this cue. The black-white-black ring above the wrap clashes with the red-white-wood-white-red theme of the butt. The thick black bands are totally out of place, and detract from the overall look of the cue, or, more precisely, of a photo of the cue.
Take care,
Nick
Sorry, but I disagree on the aesthetics of this cue. The black-white-black ring above the wrap clashes with the red-white-wood-white-red theme of the butt. The thick black bands are totally out of place, and detract from the overall look of the cue, or, more precisely, of a photo of the cue.
Take care,
Nick
Blasphemy ! Sir you will be hung at dawn.
This was put together in the 70's - Almost everything at that time would be clashing now... For that period George hit it right on the nose. That cue is awesome - Classic.
Hi again,
Cover up the butt of the cue and just look at the forearm and the offending (to me) black-white-black ring. The ring is even a misfit to just the wood and decorative elements of the forearm and wrap.
I realize that criticizing a Balabushka is anathema to many (and hence the Sorry in my first post), but design is design.
Take care,
Nick
Cover up the butt of the cue and just look at the forearm and the offending (to me) black-white-black ring. The ring is even a misfit to just the wood and decorative elements of the forearm and wrap.
I realize that criticizing a Balabushka is anathema to many (and hence the Sorry in my first post), but design is design.
Take care,
Nick
In a time most were using a toothpick off the wall, this was the Bugatti of cues. It is much easier to criticize in the days of cnc, computer aided design, etc... This cue and inlays were made with an old lathe, band saw, and a drill press. And many of them still play great today, because of their construction.
The design fit and even surpassed the time. It even surpasses our time in many ways. But the bands did more than just add a bit of character/color above the wrap. It served a functional purpose for Bushka. You can look up what that was. While looking good is cool, is it more important than having the best hitting cue at your disposal? The players of the time did not seek out Bushka because his cues were "pretty". Always remember, World Champions sought him out, not the other way around...
The Balabushka Team
Crane
Balsis
Hopkins
Mizerak
Murphey
Lassiter
Liscotti
Margo
Martin
I am sure I am missing a few guys that WON championships with their cues. However, its a pretty solid roster considering they all paid for their cues.
JV
You did miss one I know of, the biggest one in fact. Mosconi lol... Unless you were just speaking of winning championships with the cue. Mosconi had retired is the only reason he did not. But he still sought out Bushka...
BTW, what a list that is.... Crane was my favorite. The man bought class to a pool table...
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You did miss one I know of, the biggest one in fact. Mosconi lol...
He had one, but to my knowldege didn't win with it. There are a bunch of guys that also had them, I left them off but they are a great bunch of bench warmers.. lol
JV