This may not be technically in the right forum,but I believe that Thomas Cases will soon be recognized for their beauty and style.The business is not all that profitable so as long as he continues to make them I will continue to buy and recomend the same,
I just noticed someone asked what about Scruggs?First I confess that I consider him to be a close personal friend who I met through purcasing his cues,but Barry Szamboti and Lori Franklin are too.
Back to the point,in my opinion Scruggs is not and up and comer,he is a living legend in the cue business,he was with Joss in the beginning,he still makes the finest sharp pointed cues in the industry,He was a contemporary with Balabushka and Gus Szamboti.His work has already stood the test of time.
Fame sheds her favour on different people in different ways,along the way some have recieved more praise than others,but I sincerely believe this is the most under appreciated (not by the large collectors like the Glenn family who are quietly accumulating the cues like I am )but by the youger generation who often lack the historical perspective that is the advantage of the older(and I might add one of the few advantages)
I heard a young guy say Scruggs is making Szamboti style cues,and I can think of no higher compliment,but the truth is if he wasn''t doing it first ,he and Gus were and both making these cues at the same time.I don't need to take anything from Gus inorder to recognize Tim Scruggs.
His health is not as good as I wish,he might retire any day,and if you miss out on your chance to own one you will soon be kicking yourself.
