Cue Sounds......

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I have a Schon that has a very good tink noise when I hit whitey. I was wondering which custom cues have a good noise to them, like a tink, pink, tonk, etc. I dont like a dull thud or a click. I have hit with a few customs that had a good sound to them, Scruggs, Mike Stacey, a Runde sneaky, and a Diveney. What other cues make a good sound, and does anyone know why? thanks.



Joe
 
I have found that SS joints and/or metal inserts in shafts are the most "noisy" in the cue family. Especially with hard tips too.

Try a Tad Kohara...woah. Any seasoned pool player can hear those suckers across the room. Now that's a sweet tune.
 
Most Hoppe styled cues <NO Bumper> will have a beautiful "ping" to them. My OMEN sure does. S/S joint, ivory ferrules and no bumper normally produces a great ping.
 
The sound can be tuned louder, harder, softer, quieter...by tip & ferrule selection & installation. As for the most part...I can take any cheap cue and install a hard SuperPro layered tip and it will "PING" with the best of them. Don't confuse the sound your cue makes with quality. :wink:
 
My Wal Mart cue has a somewhat hollow sound to it...it rings for about 15 seconds...kinda like a tuning fork........Ahh yea....Life is Good! :D

Although, it is a distracting sound....so I will prolly cut the butt off the cue, fill it with that expanding foam...and then superglue the butt back on.
 
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In the EARS of the Shooter......

My Wal Mart cue has a somewhat hollow sound to it...it rings for about 15 seconds...kinda like a tuning fork........Ahh yea....Life is Good! :D

Although, it is a distracting sound....so I will prolly cut the butt off the cue, fill it with that expanding foam...and then superglue the butt back on.

I think Kevin has an interesting and good point here :)

I've got a PH shaft I got awhile back from a fellow AZ'er that is really nice that I decided to put on a new SUPERPRO tip -- it's GORGEOUS and it has this really SWEET "TINK" sound when you hit a ball.

I love the sound and feel of the hit but, as an "Older Player" (probably half my age) tells me -- well all you have to do is find somebody else that likes that sound :grin-square:

Actually, I think for me the sound = part of the feel of the hit!? I play with all sorts of stuff and, I believe that each combination has just a little different sound or feel (= 1/2 the fun).

When you get down to it, I think it's a personal preference thing that is very subjective......but, Howie this PH shaft hit's SWEET ;)
 
I think that generally players like that dry crispy 'tink' sound coming from their cue, and I have found that this particular sound comes from different individual cues rathar than being a common occurance in any particular maker/brand. In other words, you can have 10 Scruggs on hand, and although they will all play well, maybe only 1-3 will have that sound. I think that the sound comes from a combination of woods, joints, tips, ferruls and most importanly.....................how you grip the cue.
When I watch Allison Fischer play on tv, her cue always sounds like that sought after 'tink' that I like, and I would bet that it's coming more from her grip than from her cue.
One particular cue maker I've found that seems to consistently have that nice crisp sound is Southwest. Every SW I've ever played with had that unmistakeable 'sweet' sound to it.
dave
 
Sweet "Tink" Sound......

I believe when you find the right cue that is comfortable for you and, that you like the way it feels in your hand -- that the SOUND the cue makes when you HIT the ball in perfect stroke will be the sound that you will know is just right!

No doubt the wood in the cue, shaft taper, joint material and tip will all play a part in the sound but, YOUR STROKE will be the part that makes that PERFECT SOUND ;)
 
I have owned a few cues that had a tink sound as it's called. Some have been high dollar cues, not junk! I have been told by many people the reason for this sound. It seems alot of people have alot of, different ideas of this mystery sound. It can be many reasons for the sound, joint, wood, ferruel, tip, etc. Both Ivory and SS joints I have has this fun sound. But never on a phenolic joint.
A few of the cues that I have owned over the years that had a tink-
G. Szamboti
Tascarella
Mcdaniel
Scruggs
and a few other lesser cue makers
It just happens (I guess) once in a while, and it is very disappointing when you have waited to own a certain cue maker cues, and then you get it. You go to play and it has a tink sound. NOT GOOD FEELING!
 
Not a Good Tink Feeling.....

I have owned a few cues that had a tink sound as it's called. Some have been high dollar cues, not junk! I have been told by many people the reason for this sound. It seems alot of people have alot of, different ideas of this mystery sound. It can be many reasons for the sound, joint, wood, ferruel, tip, etc. Both Ivory and SS joints I have has this fun sound. But never on a phenolic joint.
A few of the cues that I have owned over the years that had a tink-
G. Szamboti
Tascarella
Mcdaniel
Scruggs
and a few other lesser cue makers
It just happens (I guess) once in a while, and it is very disappointing when you have waited to own a certain cue maker cues, and then you get it. You go to play and it has a tink sound. NOT GOOD FEELING!

I guess it's whether or not you think the sound is a good or bad feeling!?

I understand that there can be a clicking sound that maybe associated with a loose ferrule or bad tip job but, I thought the original poster was asking about a sound he may have associated with a good feeling he had with a particular hit on his cue :confused:
 
I guess it's whether or not you think the sound is a good or bad feeling!?

I understand that there can be a clicking sound that maybe associated with a loose ferrule or bad tip job but, I thought the original poster was asking about a sound he may have associated with a good feeling he had with a particular hit on his cue :confused:

Yup, I enjoy the sound quite a bit. It is true that not all are the same though. I recently sold an old Schon that actually hit better than my Schon LTD, however, it did not make the same tink noise, nor was it as noticable. I have three different shafts with three different tips, the loudest by far is the OB1 with a Wizard hard (you can hear the tink from across the room), the second loudest is the original Schon shaft with a stock ferrule with a Wizard medium (still pretty dang loud), and last is a Predator 314/2 that barely makes a noise. I like the OB1 best in large part due to the noise, but mainly due to the feel of the shaft. I have also heard a Lambros being played with, and man it made a nice sound, any others out there?
 
The sound can be tuned louder, harder, softer, quieter...by tip & ferrule selection & installation. As for the most part...I can take any cheap cue and install a hard SuperPro layered tip and it will "PING" with the best of them. Don't confuse the sound your cue makes with quality. :wink:

Ill keep you in mind if I buy a cue that looks and plays great, but needs to be tuned;). I may have something soon.......
 
It's not really on the brand or maker per se (although, generally, reputable cue makers offer quality woods) but on the kind of wood(s) woods being used if we're talking about "sounds/tones/pitches" given everything else constant (ie, tip, ferrule, shaft, joint materials).

This is more noticeable with 1pc-butts. A solid 1-pc Purple Heart butt will "sound" differently compared to an Ebony, Koa, or Maple. If you mix woods, you'll even create a different tone. What tones these woods create is up to you to discover :wink: If you want to hear the tone and pitch of your cue, I suggest you hang it like a pendulum then strike it, gently of course :grin:

The wood's quality also affects the quality of the tone: if it's of high quality, then the tone is fuller; if it's not then it sound kinda "dead" since the wood's density affects its resonating characteristics.

Other factors such as hardness & type of tips, type of ferrule, and type of joint pin & collar will also affect the natural tone of your cue
 
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I have a Schon that has a very good tink noise when I hit whitey. I was wondering which custom cues have a good noise to them, like a tink, pink, tonk, etc. I dont like a dull thud or a click. I have hit with a few customs that had a good sound to them, Scruggs, Mike Stacey, a Runde sneaky, and a Diveney. What other cues make a good sound, and does anyone know why? thanks.



Joe
Every Schon shaft i have had made this sound. I use to love to here it. I could always tell when i was hitting the ball good. My OB 1 does not have any sound.
 
I've hit with some Bobby Hunters that had beautiful sounds. Like musical instruments.

It reminds me of the difference between clinking regular glasses and clinking crystal glasses.
 
Every Schon shaft i have had made this sound. I use to love to here it. I could always tell when i was hitting the ball good. My OB 1 does not have any sound.

Most people think the butt of the cue has no effect on sound or hit, but I tried all the shafts on both of my Schon butts, and my LTD made a noticably louder and different tink. Using my OB1 was like hooking up an amplifier to the butt, lol.
 
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