Rick Howard.
I recently bought a Dz fancy sneaky built from a Kelly Peterson, of MVP Cues, full splice blank.
Bolivian Rosewood, Juma joint and Tomahawk ferrule.
My Howard is 4 pt ebony into BEM, full ivory joint and ferrule. (other shaft old micarta ferrule).
It'll be several more months to give a fair assessment of how the Dz compares because of the difference in build
materials, but in the short time I've played with it it's already a top contender of anything I've ever used.
Next best of anything production wise, that I've had and have is, without a doubt, a few D and E series McDermotts.