Bob Frey

thedude

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Just thought I'd start a thread on Frey, as a lot of his SP's are made available on the board. Does anyone have any experience with his more fancy cues?

I have a pretty standard ebony SP, with 2 shafts one with a sniper tip, the other with the triangle tip. I haven't hit with the shaft with triangle tip. I really like the balance of the cue. It seems to be pretty well balanced, from the shaft to butt - the weight isn't too much in the rear as some would think with a dense wood like ebony in the butt. The shaft hits really nice, and I love the feel of the hit. I like the wood to wood joint. Have no problems with the shaft loosening up during play - I did when I first bought it, but I was coming from using steal jointed cues with the insert in shaft, and I was simply not tightening the shaft hard enough as I it took me awhile to become comfortable with the wooden threads. The shaft isn't as stiff as the shaft on my Jacoby, but I wouldn't call it whippy either.

In anycase, it is my main playing cue. I haven't hit with a cue that I really like the hit of more. Sure, there are fancier looking cues out there(tho the ebony used in my cue is just beautiful) I don't get too much into a lot of decoration. I just want a cue that shoot wells, and has an excellent hit and good balance. The cue gets a thumbs up in all these areas. i'd recommend them to anyone that wants an awesome players cue, without dropping an arm and a leg. In addition, JP(cuesnthings.com) is good person to buy cues from. If there's any problem, he'll take care of it - and he's good about staying in touch to provide info. on the cue being shipped etc. nor does he mind when a customer calls with questions. Excellent cue, Excellent customer service... what else can a customer hope for? :)
 
bestkites said:
Contact information for the cuemaker?

Your best best is to contact JP @ cuesnthings.com as he is the distributor of Frey's cues, and if you want a custom made cue to your specifications he can put in contact. His contact information is on his website, in addition he is a frequent contributor on this board so you could also drop him a pm here at his user account Jon P. Nusbaum.

JP is a great dude to deal with, and he is the person to talk to get hooked up with Frey cues. I definitely recommend Frey's cues... He apprenticed and worked under Tim Scruggs, who better to learn how to make cues from?:D
 
My fancy Frey cue.

I have one of his fancy cues and I absolutely love the cue. The combination of colors inlays and ringwork look amazing to me. In addition it is my current player and has been for a couple of years. I like this cue so much it would be hard for me to ever sell it. I have posted these picture before but here they are again.

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he actually lives about 20 minutes from my house. his shop is in his basement, and i've been there a few times over the years to get shafts turned down and retipped. I owned one of his sneakys a few years back and absolutely loved it. I had to sell it a few years ago cuz i was doing bad at the time... to this day i regret doing so.

nice cue btw, very reminiscent of timmy's work.

a really good player named Tony Long had one of the fanciest frey's i ever laid eyes on.. flat out beautiful cue.
 
frey sp custom

i bought a some what custom frey ebony sneaky from jp a couple months back...has a great hit and balance...getting ready to order another one soon..joe
 

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I love the green veneer on that cue! Not to mention the inlays!

Is nice to see some more freys, it seems from his simple to more intricate cues - he does nice work all the way around. I couldn't be happier with my SP, and its just a basic ebony model. But after looking @ kevin L.'s cue, it may be time to spend some more money. :)
 
I love mine, I had a custom shaft built to my specs and now this cue is my main player...


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Bob Frey Cues

As Bob Frey's distributor I felt it would be nice to post photos of a cue that Bob and I worked on for over a year to complete. I feel it's a stunning example of Bob's capabilities. He can only produce 1 or 2 custom cues a year at this time as we are so busy completing the player's cues, that are selling as fast as he can make them and I can ship them.

JP
http://www.cuesnthings.com

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Great Work

Just got my Frey Coco sneaky last week, and I would of written something sooner, but since I got it, I haven't left the pool hall! :D

Bob's work is outstanding. If you are looking for a very high quality player, I strongly recommend you get on the phone with Bob or JP.

Additionally, I just want to thank JP, as he was a pleasure to deal with!
 
I love my Frey. I have an early 90's SP with a piloted wood to wood joint and white butt cap. I have been shooting with it for about a month now and the hit, the balance, and the results have all worked well for me.
 
I got a coco Frey SP about 2 weeks ago and love it.........

Looks great, shoots great, feels great, priced great.........
 
Bob makes a GREAT cue!

I've had several of Bob's SP's and they all played great!

Here's a couple pics of a 59" veneered cue that Bob has signed Cue # 1 >>>>

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Excellent playing cue :)
 
Another one of my Bob Frey cues

Another one of my old school dark forearm Bob Frey cues. This cue plays great as well. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

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WOW :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Kevin Those cues look amazing.

Ken, yours isn't something to hide either!

If I remember correctly, Mr Frey said he could make a cue on a drill press better than some cue makers with lathes! I don't doubt it.

I def enjoyed the pics!
 
That's one of the nicest BF cues I've seen!

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Another one of my old school dark forearm Bob Frey cues. This cue plays great as well. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

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That's an AWESOME Frey.....congrats Kevin!!! :cool:
 
In new condition

This dark forearm cue has just been refinished. In addition I am having the ringwork from the other 2 shafts transfered to new larger shafts. As those original shafts had been turned down to 11mm and 10mm whic is way too small for me to use.

Kevin
 
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