I received my cue from Bryan just a few days ago and have played about 6 hours with it since. First I must confess that I'm a total greenhorn in pool cues. In fact, this is my first purchase of a custom cue but I thought that I would share my beauty with everyone here. Hopefully I could be of useful help to those interested in getting a cue from BCM. Here goes:
Cue specs:
Ebony forearm, uncored
8 thuya burl high-low points
1 white veneer
Linen wrap
Ebony buttsleeve
Matching burl ring
3 nickel rings at A,B and E
Moori tip
Cost:
USD$ 640
Waiting duration:
3 months and 1 week
Aesthetics
The first thing that caught my eye when I opened the package were the thuya burl points. They are AWESOME. Just feast your eyes on the picture, words won't do justice. The ebony, though not ink black, was very good as well. I remember that I told Bryan I thought that an all black ebony forearm would be boring.
The points were very well done too. All were sharp and level to within a few millimetres of each other, just a reminder that human beings were involved in crafting the cue. The original plan was to have holly points recut with burl, however after some dicussion we decided change our plans to burl points with a 1/32" white veneer. Honestly I was quite disappointed to find a little flaw in one of the veneers. I brought it to the attention of Bryan and he assured me that he had tried all he could to repair it but apparantly there was a defect in the veneer.
I chose to go with a black with white specs linen wrap but now I thought that a black leather wrap would have looked even better.
Playability
To those to told me that uncored ebony hits poorly, it's now my turn to laugh at them in the face. The first impression when I held the cue was that the blance was relatively further back compared to my previous stick. The balance point was not unlike a Meucci. Combined with the extremely smooth shaft it made stroking the cue quite an effortless job.
I would describe the hit of the cue as medium hard - just the way I like it, but this is still largely down to individual preference.
The feedback was quite amazing especially when I added a little more juice to the shot. It was meaty but not mushy, more of a medium done steak.
Conclusion
At $640++, I thought that this cue was a steal. I highly reccomend anyone who is considering a BCM cue not to hesistate and contact Bryan. It has been a most pleasurable experience to place this order with him. Besides, his turnover was very quick.
Call me anal but I'm still bothered by the damage in the veneer. The cue would have been perfect if it wasn't there. I just wish that there is some way to remove it, even if it's something drastic.
Cue specs:
Ebony forearm, uncored
8 thuya burl high-low points
1 white veneer
Linen wrap
Ebony buttsleeve
Matching burl ring
3 nickel rings at A,B and E
Moori tip
Cost:
USD$ 640
Waiting duration:
3 months and 1 week
Aesthetics
The first thing that caught my eye when I opened the package were the thuya burl points. They are AWESOME. Just feast your eyes on the picture, words won't do justice. The ebony, though not ink black, was very good as well. I remember that I told Bryan I thought that an all black ebony forearm would be boring.
The points were very well done too. All were sharp and level to within a few millimetres of each other, just a reminder that human beings were involved in crafting the cue. The original plan was to have holly points recut with burl, however after some dicussion we decided change our plans to burl points with a 1/32" white veneer. Honestly I was quite disappointed to find a little flaw in one of the veneers. I brought it to the attention of Bryan and he assured me that he had tried all he could to repair it but apparantly there was a defect in the veneer.
I chose to go with a black with white specs linen wrap but now I thought that a black leather wrap would have looked even better.
Playability
To those to told me that uncored ebony hits poorly, it's now my turn to laugh at them in the face. The first impression when I held the cue was that the blance was relatively further back compared to my previous stick. The balance point was not unlike a Meucci. Combined with the extremely smooth shaft it made stroking the cue quite an effortless job.
I would describe the hit of the cue as medium hard - just the way I like it, but this is still largely down to individual preference.
The feedback was quite amazing especially when I added a little more juice to the shot. It was meaty but not mushy, more of a medium done steak.
Conclusion
At $640++, I thought that this cue was a steal. I highly reccomend anyone who is considering a BCM cue not to hesistate and contact Bryan. It has been a most pleasurable experience to place this order with him. Besides, his turnover was very quick.
Call me anal but I'm still bothered by the damage in the veneer. The cue would have been perfect if it wasn't there. I just wish that there is some way to remove it, even if it's something drastic.
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Plus you say it Hits well. 
perhaps you should start using tan chalk on that cue as well hehehe