Cue maker Noli Alejandro

[deep]

Looking for some info on this cue maker.

Picked up this cue last year when i was getting back into the game. First time owning a Filipino cue and I have been very impressed with it. Construction wise the point work is some of the best i have seen, carbon fiber pin and everything feels very solid. Cue plays very nicely, everything is arrow straight, only down side is that its a bit on the light side for me.

 

[chuckg]

People on this forum tend to question and often belittle cues from the P I . I have owned a few and have been pleased with the quality and workmanship . Your cue looks good . I have a Miranda cue that is close to 15 years old and has held up well ,

Chuckg

 

[mikemosconi]

I have owned and handled a few top name P I cues. Overall I would say that they are OK - but certainly not up to the standards of top U.S. cue makers. Issues: shaft tapers can vary widely and are often lacking in proper taper, many have " leather" wraps that are way too slick and have to be changed out here in the U.S., point work can be good- but often spotty in terms of consistency, the cues do not hit as solid as say a Scruggs, or most top U.S. makers, most makers used cheap cue tips that had to be changed out.

Prices may be low, but you get what you pay for- my comments are generalities, some of the cues from topPI makers are OK- but just OK, IMO.

 

[garczar]

I think that pin is most likely G10 and not cf. PI cues in the past were notorious for warping. They often were loaded with inlays that looked good new but cues didn't last long. Have no experience with current makers.

 

[Benelli]

I bought a couple of Bennie's cues for house players. The shafts all warped within a month of getting them but the butts have stayed straight.

They serve their purpose of making a guest think I'm letting them play with one of my high-end cues while not risking anything that can't be jacked up

 

[mikemosconi]

The PI cue maker’s answer to warping shafts was to make shafts that were very thick with very little taper - so when received here in the U. S. one had to engage a cue maker to re- taper the shafts and then pray that they would not warp out - which they mostly do bc the shafts were never cut and aged properly from the beginning and the maple was not AAA grade. Tips were cheap too and had to be changed . I won’t touch a PI cue again - they just do not incorporate proper wood conditioning procedures - they are not financially capable of setting up a proper shop that can age and store wood between cuts in climate controlled facilities- just look at the videos of pool rooms in Manila.