Best Production Cue

Best Production Cue

  • Falcon

    Votes: 5 0.8%

  • Jacoby

    Votes: 43 6.8%

  • Joss

    Votes: 53 8.4%

  • McDermott

    Votes: 52 8.3%

  • Mezz

    Votes: 99 15.7%

  • OB

    Votes: 25 4.0%

  • Pechauer

    Votes: 62 9.9%

  • Predator

    Votes: 94 14.9%

  • Schon

    Votes: 213 33.9%

  • Others (Specify Please)

    Votes: 42 6.7%
  • Total voters
    629
After this poll started and my last post I have acquired a Pechauar Pro series cue and can make an informed comparison to my Lucasi.
Workmanship and fit and finish gos to the Pechauer by a one level, clearly better.
The Pechauer has a more solid hit. Could be the tip. The Lucasi has a Triangle and the Pechauer a Moori.Also the Pechauer has an ivory ferule and the Lucasi is the stock one. I feel no difference in balance. Looks are very subjective. I showed both cues to 5 non pool players and 3 liked the Lucasi better and 2 the Pechauar. I wobble back and forth on looks.
I seem to be able to draw the cue ball better and with less effort with the Pechauer-Tip?-shaft? Don't know why just know it does it better.
 
measureman said:
After this poll started and my last post I have acquired a Pechauar Pro series cue and can make an informed comparison to my Lucasi.
Workmanship and fit and finish gos to the Pechauer by a one level, clearly better.
The Pechauer has a more solid hit. Could be the tip. The Lucasi has a Triangle and the Pechauer a Moori.Also the Pechauer has an ivory ferule and the Lucasi is the stock one. I feel no difference in balance. Looks are very subjective. I showed both cues to 5 non pool players and 3 liked the Lucasi better and 2 the Pechauar. I wobble back and forth on looks.
I seem to be able to draw the cue ball better and with less effort with the Pechauer-Tip?-shaft? Don't know why just know it does it better.
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it's funny you say that. lucasi's have a longer taper which i always figured was because it makes whipping the CB around easier. can you post up some pics and specs? if it's not too much trouble

you know now that i see what the tips are it might just be the tips. if you got one of the old school moori's i'd say that's what it is hands down!
 
As long as Jeff olney have a plain jane cue for 350-400$.. i would not change my mind to play with any production cue. Keith josey sneaky pete is around 300$ also...
 
Its not a production cue but you can get a Mace jump break for $325 and they play as good if not better than most playing cues.
 
Schon, Schon and Schon!! My STL 17 (my player) is over 20 years old and is still mint. Even their most austere sticks are gorgeous in person, top notch wood selection and phenominal attention to detail/quality control.

As for the comments about stiffness and the hate over SS joints, that's just preference. I've used flat-faced joints (McDermott D models) and liked them for years, just came to love the sound/feel of SS (kind of like a golfer falling in love with a titanium "ping" on a Calloway driver!)...that, and it's a classic old school style I can't put away.
 
Pechauer

Pechauer.....Man everyone that I know that has one WILL NOT sell it!!! The are production, but there are less than 4 people in thier shop and they do not produce thousands of cues a year. They even own the forest that thier cues are made from. How about that for quality control!!! Cannot beat the customer service, or quality. A truly top-notch cue.
 
Schon is not a production cue!!!

This poll is not even fair.
I have attached the exact wording directly from Schon's own web site. http://www.schoncues.com/html/about_us.html

"Schon Custom Cues came into existence in 1981 and we have been at our Burnham St. location since 1986. We have a miniscule output , sometimes going 2 weeks without actually finishing any cues. I frequently hear the all knowing term “production cue” applied to our cues with an implied sneer. The fact is that we are one of the oldest custom cuemakers in the world with a total staff today of 5 people. I personally design, finish and test every cue myself. Everyone here is a full time craftsman, not telemarketers or corporate hypsters. The only thing we do is make cues...Evan Clarke 1-11-05"

Schon cues should be compared to custom cue makers, like and Olney, Scruggs, Sugartree, Carolina, etc...

Then you will see where they rank.

I personally don't own a Schon yet, but they are on my wish list :smile:
 
twal said:
This poll is not even fair.
I have attached the exact wording directly from Schon's own web site. http://www.schoncues.com/html/about_us.html

"Schon Custom Cues came into existence in 1981 and we have been at our Burnham St. location since 1986. We have a miniscule output , sometimes going 2 weeks without actually finishing any cues. I frequently hear the all knowing term “production cue” applied to our cues with an implied sneer. The fact is that we are one of the oldest custom cuemakers in the world with a total staff today of 5 people. I personally design, finish and test every cue myself. Everyone here is a full time craftsman, not telemarketers or corporate hypsters. The only thing we do is make cues...Evan Clarke 1-11-05"

Schon cues should be compared to custom cue makers, like and Olney, Scruggs, Sugartree, Carolina, etc...

Then you will see where they rank.

I personally don't own a Schon yet, but they are on my wish list :smile:
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with all the standard repetitive models i think it's fair to call them a production outfit.
 
twal said:
This poll is not even fair.
I have attached the exact wording directly from Schon's own web site. http://www.schoncues.com/html/about_us.html

"Schon Custom Cues came into existence in 1981 and we have been at our Burnham St. location since 1986. We have a miniscule output , sometimes going 2 weeks without actually finishing any cues. I frequently hear the all knowing term “production cue” applied to our cues with an implied sneer. The fact is that we are one of the oldest custom cuemakers in the world with a total staff today of 5 people. I personally design, finish and test every cue myself. Everyone here is a full time craftsman, not telemarketers or corporate hypsters. The only thing we do is make cues...Evan Clarke 1-11-05"

Schon cues should be compared to custom cue makers, like and Olney, Scruggs, Sugartree, Carolina, etc...

Then you will see where they rank.

I personally don't own a Schon yet, but they are on my wish list :smile:
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it deponds on how you define the "production and custom cues".
 
It's a personal preference question. There are many good cues on the list, but for me it was easy...Schon.
 
bobroberts said:
You left ot Dale perry.Im no fan of his but i understand he makes really nice production cues even though he calls them 1 of 1.
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Dale perry cues.
I have had a few DP's chucked up in my lathe for repairs.
I would have to disagree with you.

The DP's I have worked on the glue had failed leaving the cue to fall apart at the joint and ferrule.
 
mortuarymike-nv said:
Dale perry cues.
I have had a few DP's chucked up in my lathe for repairs.
I would have to disagree with you.

The DP's I have worked on the glue had failed leaving the cue to fall apart at the joint and ferrule.
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He buys the glue that Meucci feels is too good for their cues.
 
I'm going to interpret "Best" as meaning "best for the money" and answer the Player's HXT series (assuming you want an LD shaft).
 
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