Bandido's cues

Edwin, those are some incredible cues, and those joint protectors are the classiest I've seen. And this is coming from someone who prefers plain janes.

A bit of background for those who read Blue's posts about Edwin's cues in Japan. Billiard supplies in Japan are inflated far beyond what overseas shipping or any other reasonable incidentals justify. Cues here typically sell for double what they do in the US, sometimes more.
 
LC3 said:
Edwin, those are some incredible cues, and those joint protectors are the classiest I've seen. And this is coming from someone who prefers plain janes.

A bit of background for those who read Blue's posts about Edwin's cues in Japan. Billiard supplies in Japan are inflated far beyond what overseas shipping or any other reasonable incidentals justify. Cues here typically sell for double what they do in the US, sometimes more.
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Will that be true for "nice" cues in general (assuming they are quality cues made by renowned or skilled cue makers / artists)? If so, why do you think it happens?

How about production cues like Predator or Meucci or Mezz which is a Japanese brand right? Are the prices also so much above what the markets in other places dictate?

Just curious...
 
LC3 said:
Edwin, those are some incredible cues, and those joint protectors are the classiest I've seen. And this is coming from someone who prefers plain janes.

A bit of background for those who read Blue's posts about Edwin's cues in Japan. Billiard supplies in Japan are inflated far beyond what overseas shipping or any other reasonable incidentals justify. Cues here typically sell for double what they do in the US, sometimes more.
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Thank you, LC3. My approach with design is simplicity of form and balance of elements and proportion. I try not to border on gaudy.

As you know, Japan 5-7 years ago reached the tail end of the seller's market era with regards to custom cues. And I think that this era was what you were referring to with custom cue pricing. It has been a while now that Japan has been a buyer's market due to the price wars that is occuring between dealers of same brand custom cues. This price war has sent the prices of custom cues plummeting and unfortunately it is not just the dollar amount that's affected but something more important to the buyer/collector. The cues "value".
 
bandido said:
The Chinese Zodiac series, of which "Stay Away" (Tiger) is a part of, has a project time frame of 4 years as it is composed of 12 cues. One for each animal. I am presently working on the "Dragon".
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I was born in a dragon year (who cares right?) -- fire dragon. They say that it goes well with the Rooster (who cares again right?).

Anyway, 3 cues per year - can't wait. Awsome cues for sure. Do the cues have owners already or is this a special project for you?
 
Can't wait to see the pictures posted here!!! Im sure that the cues will be a great work of art!!!! Keep em coming Mr. Bandido!!!!!
 
Edwin, how can we aspiring new cuemakers ever hope to equal masterpieces like these? You Cuemasters keep rasing the bar of excellence higher and higher. Nice work Edwin, Nice work indeed!
You really have a keen eye for cue art and the talent to bring it to life.
 
Originally posted by Monski
Will that be true for "nice" cues in general (assuming they are quality cues made by renowned or skilled cue makers / artists)? If so, why do you think it happens?

How about production cues like Predator or Meucci or Mezz which is a Japanese brand right? Are the prices also so much above what the markets in other places dictate?
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Yes, cues in Japan are expensive across the board. The production brands I've noticed are Viking, Predator, and Joss, and they were double US prices. Same with customs. As Bandido says, the cue market in Japan isn't what it used to be (nothing has been since the bubble burst), but it's still inflated. Japanese are used to paying a lot, especially for luxury or niche items. I'll never buy a cue here.
 
If you guys think the cues looked nice when you saw them in the pictures, wait till you see one of Edwin's cues in person.

Drool city!

I have had the pleasure of playing with a couple of Edwin's cues... and of seeing lots of his cues...finished and in various stages of production.

All are functional works of art.

Hopefully, Edwin will make me a cue someday. :) (hint, hint... lol)


nbc
 
nbc said:
If you guys think the cues looked nice when you saw them in the pictures, wait till you see one of Edwin's cues in person.

Drool city!

I have had the pleasure of playing with a couple of Edwin's cues... and of seeing lots of his cues...finished and in various stages of production.

All are functional works of art.

Hopefully, Edwin will make me a cue someday. :) (hint, hint... lol)


nbc
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Your right! Can't wait to see it.....:)
 
Recently completed except for the matching joint protectors.
 

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A work of art it is!

Awesome and elegantly-crafted cues.

Any person who owns such a cue is someone that will definitely catch everyone's attention in a pool hall.



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Thanks, guys! Here're some new ones for your viewing pleasure.
The Amboyna series:
 

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Some models in the Schrimsaw series:
 

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Close-up of the butt designs in the Schrimsaw series. Left to right: Koi pond, Native American, Wild Cats and Tribal Dragons.
 

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The cue at the bottom (custom ordered) is similar to a picture referred to as Derik's cue. Do they have the same specs with different inlays or are their specifications very different all together?

What do you that design where the the inlays seems to be on top of one another?

Thanks.;)
 
monski said:
The cue at the bottom (custom ordered) is similar to a picture referred to as Derik's cue. Do they have the same specs with different inlays or are their specifications very different all together?

What do you that design where the the inlays seems to be on top of one another?

Thanks.;)
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The design concept is the same but the elements are different. Derik's inlays are ovals of the same size (length and widths) while Saito's ivory cat's eyes are bigger than the abalone cat's eyes.
 
bandido said:
Hubie's pre-finish stage
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Oh my god this guy must be really lucky to have this cue!!! And he has the same name as I do!!!! Lucky you Mr. Hubie!!! :D :D :D
 
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