Cue question? Adams cues anyone play with them

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I have found a AH 26 that has the combination of high low points that i have been looking for. Jacoby make one simiular but this appears to be far more reasonable in price.

I know you get what you pay for but I am not playing as much as i have in the past. Would love to get some feedback on the Adams cues. Thanks
 
bought and sold plenty of the Adam, Helmstetter,George Balabushka line of cues,,, the only problem I've encountered was warpage, not just the shaft but the butts, too...

If it's new and you're buying thru a dealer, you have a warranty; from an individual, make sure it's straightor you can return it and get your $ back...

hope this helped................... J
 
There are two types of Adam, Adam Japan, and Adam.

Adam Japan also builds some high end cues, such as Mushashi, and they are very nice cues. They are built in Japan.

Adam is mass produced in China, at the same place where they produce Predator, Lucasi, and other brands.

Hope this helps,
Richard
 
go to www.adam-japan.com to see the complete line,,,most are not offered by any distributor in the USA,,,

click on the Japanese writing on the left side of the screen,,,pages and pages of cues,,,if you have spent a lot of time looking at cues offered by USA distributors, you'll recognize lots of models sold under different names here...fun to look, even if you don't read Japanese.......... J
 
intellone said:
I have found a AH 26 that has the combination of high low points that i have been looking for. Jacoby make one simiular but this appears to be far more reasonable in price.

I know you get what you pay for but I am not playing as much as i have in the past. Would love to get some feedback on the Adams cues. Thanks
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In my opinion, the Adam "Balabushka" is one of the best mass-produced cues ever. Jack Flanagan's advice about warpage is perfectly sound, but I haven't had any experience like that myself. It retails for somewhere around $500 and is well worth it. GF
 
I'd stay away from them. Mine warped in the first winter of use... I haven't gotten a new one, yet. Go figure.
 
Hello, I do not know what the price difference btween the two cues that you mentioned is, but it would probably be worth it to spend more. I just wanted to say that I own three Jacoby cues including a one of a kind custom. I think they are some of the best cues around. They are not ridicuously priced either. They are worth every bit of their market value. I had one of my less expensive jacoby cues in the car in the same case as a cheap cue owned by my girlfriend. Her cue warped badly, and the Jacoby was as straight as the day I got it (still is). Just wanted to reccomend them highly.
 
intellone said:
I have found a AH 26 that has the combination of high low points that i have been looking for. Jacoby make one simiular but this appears to be far more reasonable in price.

I know you get what you pay for but I am not playing as much as i have in the past. Would love to get some feedback on the Adams cues. Thanks
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If you are talking about the old Adam A/H 26 with all the fancy inlays, these were made in Japan in from the mid 1970's to early 1980's and they are a very solid cue. My old Adam from this era was a terrific playing cue.

If it hasn't warped by now, it probably won't. Adam cues were relatively inexpensive, so a lot of them were mistreated, kept in car trunks that sort of thing.

Chris
 
I own an older "Stanley West" model produced in the early/mid 80's.. before Helmstetter left to go play golf...extremely good cue!!!... and I have to say the company gets big props also.. I contacted them out of the blue about the West cue and the V.P personally tracked down the info for me..went as far as contacting one of the Managers in Japan just to make sure I got good info...all of that for a cue I was buying used from a private person.... so far the cue is fine..havent got to put massive hours in with it yet..but the 15 hours so far have been wonderful!!!

Just my two cents
Shane
 
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I play with a 1978 Adams Jim Rempe JR-3. It is one of my favorite cues, It has a real good solid hit. :)
 

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George Fels said:
In my opinion, the Adam "Balabushka" is one of the best mass-produced cues ever. Jack Flanagan's advice about warpage is perfectly sound, but I haven't had any experience like that myself. It retails for somewhere around $500 and is well worth it. GF
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I agree. I have an Adams Balabushka, and I think it looks and hits great.
 
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