custom cues, hand signed v logo

[michael4]

This is probably a non issue for most, but I see many custom cues that are hand signed, and many with the company logo on the butt. Of course whether its signed or not has nothing to so with the quality of cue, but I personally much prefer a cue that is hand-signed, sort of makes it seem more "custom" to me.


Kinda like a painting, original art work is signed, not stamped..

 

[cubswin]

I'd rather just have a subtle, very subtle, logo with the date.

 

[axejunkie]

I much prefer a logo. If signed, then I definitely like it on the sleeve. Huge signatures on the forearm are hideous to me, looking like a piece of auctioned sports memorabilia.

 

[Allen Brown]

I like a signature too, but I only need one man's signature on my cues.

 

[Bavafongoul]

I like a signature on my customs....... but the cue-maker's penmanship has to be neat.......there are some signatures I'd insist not be on my cue and instead rely upon the logo.

The other thing I have done on my custom cues is the completion date.........my Owen cue has my mom's birthday & my Rauenzahn uses my oldest daughter's birthday. Both of the cues' completion dates coincided on the calendar with those two birthdays and so I asked Bob & Jerry to add those dates.

Those two fellows are just the nicest people to work with having a custom built made and last week I just ordered another cue from Bob and also one from Jerry. This is the first time I have two customs being built concurrently........I expect to similarly provide dates for these two cues underway when the month of completion is actually known.

Matt B.

 

[Terry Aeschliman]

signed cues

I have a Scruggs sneaky that went back to the shop for an upgrade, black collar and butt cap and a new shaft. Tim signed the butt and shaft under the clear. His signature was always fairly small and neat. To me, it adds to the cue rather than detract

 

[PoolBum]

I like fingerprints under the finish on the forearm.

 

[heresy]

Non-issue for me, but I will say that I've always loved Pete Tascarella's signature. I also find the logo on my Jim Ingram cue really appealing. Pressed in with a hot iron.

 

[Colonel]

Non issue for me as well. My player is Bob Frey's 1st cue which he signed Bob Frey Cue #1 as well as his normal logo. He didn't sign many cues so I think it's kind of nice

 

[Baron]

Non issue for me as well. My player is Bob Frey's 1st cue which he signed Bob Frey Cue #1 as well as his normal logo. He didn't sign many cues so I think it's kind of niceView attachment 390964

You've posted that cue before and I always really liked the look of it. 60" too, right?

 

[ddadams]

Signed for me all day...

 

[cueman]

I used to sign my cues, but my signature is not very pretty so I started engraving my CH logo and then our H logo and now am engraving HIGHTOWER on the butt cap. The advantage of a deep engraved and filled name or logo is that the cue can be refinished without losing the logo or date. Where as signed or surface applied logos usually get sanded off when the old finish is sanded off.

 

[maplecap]

I was lucky enough to get one of Burton Spains last cues, which feature his true full splice. He signed only the last cues from that series before he died. I cant imagine anyone not wanting a masters signature on their cue.

 

[Colonel]

You've posted that cue before and I always really liked the look of it. 60" too, right?

Yes, it's a 30/30 split