cue cases
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cuefeene said:i was wondering if there's someone or some place that sells cue cases made in the style of the old engles or fellini cases. i really like that style, but without the high price. thanks for any info.
If you are asking if someone makes a lesser expensive vinyl version of the above-mentioned cases, the answer would be, to my knowledge, no. The oval extruded PVC(?) tubing is not a massed produced item, and must be customed ordered to tha maker's specs...thus they are paying for tooling/set-up fees...as well as the source for this tubing is closely guarded.
The only casemaker ACTIVELY making this style of case, but more along the lines of the Centennial cases, with the wood endcaps, is Ron Thomas. His basic 1x2 case is gonna run roughly $290...and that will be from Roy @ IndyQ.
Sam Engles is no longer making his style of this case-type, and even used, these cases are typically garnering in the $300 and up range on the secondary market.
Your best bet at this point, is to consider one of the It's George cases..which are fairly often offered here for sale, and on eBay. It is my understanding that HighEndCues.com has some of these available for sale, brand new. I may be wrong, but I believe he was asking $150 for the 1x2 and $250 for the 2x4. If you check out his website, he appears to have a very wide selection of leather styles and colors available.
Other than the above-mentioned, you can always check out eBay, every now and again you will find someone who doesn't have a clue as to what they have...but usually others have found it too.
Unless you are willing to pony-up the $ for a used Fellini, Gore, Kelli, or Engles case....or a new or used Thomas case, for that matter...your best bet may well be the It's George cases. It may not be exactly what you are looking for, but the general intent of this style of case is all the same.
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Only Ron Thomas
Many years ago there were some fellini style cases being imported from Asia, and sold out of Texas. Forget the sellers name, but I think the supply has long dried up.
Now only Ron Thomas of Louisiana make this style start at about $195.00. He has the market, and charges imho a fair price. Save for one if you want one .
Many years ago there were some fellini style cases being imported from Asia, and sold out of Texas. Forget the sellers name, but I think the supply has long dried up.
Now only Ron Thomas of Louisiana make this style start at about $195.00. He has the market, and charges imho a fair price. Save for one if you want one .
Ron Thomas is your best bet, cases are cheap for what they do, I have been carring the same George 1X2 case most of the time since 86, it looks almost new, it has the old style slide clasp not the flip up one, I did carry a 3X6 when I was flipping cues at the pool room, but I awalys kept my personal cue in the George case, I still do. I do have a AWESOME Whitten real alagator 2X4 i carry on trips but for just going to the local pool room and at home to protect my cue its the old case I got in 86, I paid $110 for it then and SouthWest cues cost $350 back then, so all things being equal good cases are a bargin. Vinly cases suck.
