De Roo Cues
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Donald A. Purdy said:Do any of you know much about De Roo custom cues from British Columbia, Canada? I just picked one up with five snakewood floating points and five snakewood inlays in the butt. Cue has 10 diamonds in the inlays and an extendable butt. I was wondering about the value. Thanks!
Don P.
Hi Donald, I'm from Vancouver Canada which is very close to where Kevin Deroo lives.Although I have no idea as to how much your cue is worth, I will say that DeRoo has a reputation around here for doing quality work.Local pro Paul Potier uses his cue. If you are wondering what your cue is worth you can email Kevin at the following website:
http://www.deroocues.com/
Despite his good cuemanship Kevin DeRoo is not well liked by my cue repairman who is also a Layani dealer. Kevin has made his version of the Patended Predator shaft and also is apparently going to experiment with copying the patended Layani joint. My cue repairman thinks Kevin's copycat antics are somewhat shameful on his part.
Hello, Donald. My friend Paul Potier www.poolschoolinparadise.com uses Kevin De Roo's cues. He was in at christmas and brought about 6 or 8 of them to my house. The highest end cue he had on this trip was about $3500. Absolutely gorgeous, especially the ones he wraps with leather. He had one that had a pigskin wrap - turned on the cue like linen instead of a one piece with a seam. Wow, very nice. They all felt good to play with, as well. Having said all this, I'm not an expert or a collector of cues.Donald A. Purdy said:Do any of you know much about De Roo custom cues from British Columbia, Canada? I just picked one up with five snakewood floating points and five snakewood inlays in the butt. Cue has 10 diamonds in the inlays and an extendable butt. I was wondering about the value. Thanks!
Don P.
Paul gave me one of his jump sticks and I must say I'm not as impressed. The shaft - no problem. The butt - looks like someone completely different built it. The quality just isn't anywhere near the same. Could, however, be a price point thing. GM makes a Cadillac as well as the Geo Metro. Anyway, he has a website at www.deroocues.com and I know Paul would give you an honest testimonial or help you with its value. Hope this helps a bit.
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I can't even get the site up??? Maybe I clicked it wrong......I try again!
I got in thru the first link.......I would be interested in feeling one of the " now ya see, now ya don't " things in person. What you think of it Don?
I got in thru the first link.......I would be interested in feeling one of the " now ya see, now ya don't " things in person. What you think of it Don?
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Thank you for your reply. Don P.
I see that he has made a pie shape laminated shaft. However, I doubt he has hollowed out the end, filled it with foam, or uses a thin walled ferrule. It does not play like a predator shaft either. The workmanship is excellant and the butt extension sure comes in handy on long bridge shots. Overall, I think it is a fine cue. I would hope that you are not allowed to copy a patented joint. I have a great deal of respect for most cuemakers and their functional art. I also like the Layani cues. Since your remarks about De Roo and his shameful tactics is second hand, I will ignore it. I am aware of the hudge egos of most cuemakers firsthand. If you doubt this, get in a room full of them.recoveryjones said:
Thank you for your reply. Don P.
I saw one of Pauls cues also he loved it the one he was using at the time was 4000$can the telescoping extension is cool. He does make a Predator like shaft not sure how exact, but I doubt Predator was the first to make one and are elaborating on an idea from a guy like Kevin.
Donald A. Purdy said:I see that he has made a pie shape laminated shaft. However, I doubt he has hollowed out the end, filled it with foam, or uses a thin walled ferrule. It does not play like a predator shaft either. The workmanship is excellant and the butt extension sure comes in handy on long bridge shots. Overall, I think it is a fine cue. I would hope that you are not allowed to copy a patented joint. I have a great deal of respect for most cuemakers and their functional art. I also like the Layani cues. Since your remarks about De Roo and his shameful tactics is second hand, I will ignore it. I am aware of the hudge egos of most cuemakers firsthand. If you doubt this, get in a room full of them.
Thank you for your reply. Don P.
Hi Donald, I respect your reaction to a second hand comment about a cue maker.Although I heard it first hand, I regret posting it and wish I hadn't. I really hope you enjoy your new cue because I know Kevin does quality work.
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Cue looks and plays great. The butt extension is handy. No rattle or noise. The 10 diamonds set it off. The ol'lady calls it the Bat Masterson Cue. She always names my stuff. I had the Ol'Yeller Cue that Juston is going to put in the gallery soon. Talked to De Roo yesterday. Cue sold for $2,000 US 1/12 years ago. Doesn't even looked played. He made two.NOSAJ03 said:
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Have a great day, Don P.
No offence taken my friend. The shaft is a 9 piece pie. Standard on his cues. He sent me a picture of a joint he used on his break cues. Is this the joint you are talking about? He says he does it for strength. It is one pretty, well put together cue.recoveryjones said:
Have a great day, Don P.