Custom Cue, what makes it custom?

[zrx replica]

There aren't many that do that. It does happen but i don't any guys that order ten at a time. These hi-end shops are small and sometimes only one person to maybe a few building them. Takes time to do it right. Material costs also have gotten high. Want a really nice cue? Contact Cody Cash(PK Cues) in Wichita. He's on FB. He'll be 'one of those guys' pretty soon. Also Chris Nitti in Fl. Fantastic cues and he doesn't that long to get one out.

Is Cody his son following his pop? When I was in Wichita I saw Dennis Playing league at Shooters. Been ten years I like Cash cues. the other cue maker there in Wichita I went to his shop poolroom there cant remember. Had one maker and his partner both named different but same shop. Awesome peeps!
also think it was on Washington street. I went there its kinda incognito humble place. Like that.
Dang I know these but fogged! Help with the nanes...Both..The named and then the partners name other cues..Ughhhh!

 

[fattirewilly]

A Corvette that rolls off the line with a 1 of 1 paint/transmission/interior combo is not custom. Swap some custom wheels on it and install twin turbos, and it's "modified" not custom. If you could pay someone at GM to install a Ford engine (not saying that's a good move) while nobody is looking, that's custom.

Take an existing vehicle and replace say 50% or 80% of everything with whatever non-stock items the owner wants and that's custom.

Translating this to a cue company, Schmelke for example, if someone else can order off the menu and get your length and weight cue, that's not custom. If you call Schmelke and say I want something like the XYZ model but drop the Hoppe ring that I can't ditch on your website, make it 19.5 oz, and 60.5 inches, and just use a white butt, that's custom. But opinions are like Aholes, everybody has one.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

A Corvette that rolls off the line with a 1 of 1 paint/transmission/interior combo is not custom. Swap some custom wheels on it and install twin turbos, and it's "modified" not custom. If you could pay someone at GM to install a Ford engine (not saying that's a good move) while nobody is looking, that's custom.

Take an existing vehicle and replace say 50% or 80% of everything with whatever non-stock items the owner wants and that's custom.

Translating this to a cue company, Schmelke for example, if someone else can order off the menu and get your length and weight cue, that's not custom. If you call Schmelke and say I want something like the XYZ model but drop the Hoppe ring that I can't ditch on your website, make it 19.5 oz, and 60.5 inches, and just use a white butt, that's custom. But opinions are like Aholes, everybody has one.

Butt you mail the basics, even with basic info some don’t get it.

The famous Jackpots Deanoc offered up were Custom, as they were specked out, and built Custom.

 

[erle flad]

In 2020 I found a cue I liked in Jerry Olivier's retired cue section from 2013; asked him if he could make me one. He said sure, if he had or could get the materials ... well he could and did, so he made me one, arrived 4 months later; only "customization" was I requested a certain weight and a leather wrap. Does this qualify as a "custom" cue?

 

[pooldawg8]

Butt you mail the basics, even with basic info some don’t get it.

The famous Jackpots Deanoc offered up were Custom, as they were specked out, and built Custom.

You know that for a fact Coco? I have a good source that says they were made from Schmelke blanks.
Any reply ?

 

[Fatboy]

Custom is exactly like the old Burger King ad.

"Have It Your Way.........Have It Your Way........Have It Your Way at Burger King....."

"Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce........special orders don't upset us........."

Back when the food was edible

 

[Fatboy]

Even the bumper???

Actually yes.

Tony at black boar will trim the bumper how you like. The bevel he puts on it and length.

Best
Fatboy

 

[Fatboy]

For me, it is a question of audience. A cue created for the masses is a production cue. A cue created for a niche audience or individual is a custom cue.

That’s a pretty good choice of words.

The water is a bit clouded on this topic, that’s as good of a explanation as I can come up with.

What matters more is quality and is the owner happy with his pole? That’s the real question.

Price, number built is not a indicator IMO. That’s value-a different topic.

Best
Fatboy<——-figuring out how to use the cues he has…..

 

[Fatboy]

Butt you mail the basics, even with basic info some don’t get it.

The famous Jackpots Deanoc offered up were Custom, as they were specked out, and built Custom.

Here’s the dumbest question on AZB in a looooong time.

Deanoc sent me a cue in 08-09 that was a house cue chopped in half and tapered somehow. Is that a Jackpot?

Plays good, I have used it a fair bit back then. Still have it.

Thx
Fatboy

 

[fattirewilly]

The famous Jackpots Deanoc offered up were Custom, as they were specked out, and built Custom.

Famous or notorious?

Back to the car analogy, are Shelbys custom? IMO, no. IMO, they're wearing a manufacturer hat selling a tweaked or highly modified Ford. They do it enough times consistently and reliably to be a manufacturer.

If Jackpots came from whoever as a "batch" spec'd by Jack/Deanoc as the "manufacturer", not custom. If you called up or emailed Jack or Dean and said build it like this, custom.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Famous or notorious?

Back to the car analogy, are Shelbys custom? IMO, no. IMO, they're wearing a manufacturer hat selling a tweaked or highly modified Ford. They do it enough times consistently and reliably to be a manufacturer.

If Jackpots came from whoever as a "batch" spec'd by Jack/Deanoc as the "manufacturer", not custom. If you called up or emailed Jack or Dean and said build it like this, custom.

The Jackpot as I understand we’re built to Custom Specifications.

So they were Custom imho.