thanks for putting up the pics, I have heard alot about that cue, the wrap was giving Barry a hastle.
Barry puts more effort into #100,#200,#300 etc, I'm lucky enough to have #400 and it is stone cold perfect, every veneer is the same length of the other ones on the points the wrap is triple perfect, inlays i mean everything is perfect it looks cnc perfect, I appericate the painstaking work he puts into his regular cues but on his "Special" cues they are amazing and a step up from his regular cues. I'm lucky enough to have 3 that fall into that catagory,
Cue #500 I would buy in a minute for way more than its worth because of the other cues I own, hint hint
I was really hoping to see pics of it, second to the "Tribute To Gus Cue" it is the second nicest looking Barry cue I have ever seen, 3rd is the Nick Myhilove(SP?) Rosewood 4pt. with peacocks in the points & butt sleve. and 4th is cue #400. This ranking is just my opinion as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I want to be the beholder of #500 hint hint

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First congrats to Barry for building this work of art, Gus would be so proud of Barry, Barry has carried the family name well and this is one more celebration of that-this is something that I can relate to as I'm a only child and lost my parents who were my best friends and I carry on in there honor, that to me is more important than anything, same for Barry. And secondly congrats to the owner of this cue and thanks for letting Ken post the pics. And thanks to Ken for posting them, Ken is ok too

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thanks
eric