Did Adam ever build Karella cues?

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vintagecollectibles831

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I have been trying my best to research Karella cues, and it appears that they have been made in at least several different places, or factories.

I am thinking that maybe they might have been made by Adam at one time though, because those look good quality to me, and used the same rubber bumper that Adam cues, if that means anything.

Anyways, I mistakenly purchased one, thinking that it might be a Schon, lol. I feel like such an idiot, lol, but it really has a very Schon like design to it, and also a 5/16x14 SS joint.

The pictures were pretty lousy though, but I thought it looked like a really good quality cue, with a fairly nicely figured BEM forearm.

I am also thinking that maybe these were made in the same factory that built Lucasi cues. The same factory also made cues for Adam, for a long time, I believe, but those Adam cues had the Roman Numeral numbers on them, just like Lucasi cues did, so that is why I made that connection. Also, similar ring work..

Anyways, getting back on topic. Does anyone here think that those Karella cues were very good quality?

I just can't find any info about them.

The one that I purchased is identical to the one in the pictures below.

I am thinking that the cue might be of similar quality to a 90's era Lucasi cue. Like those Buddy Hall Lucasi cues, for example. But, I do not know.

Thanks a lot for any thoughts.
 

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The cue is a k=11. Completion sports of new york owned them at that time. First time use of the name was in june of 1995. Pretty sure the cue is from around 2003 or so when Donald spetkar was the president of competition sports.
 
mikeyd88 said:
The cue is a k=11. Completion sports of new york owned them at that time. First time use of the name was in june of 1995. Pretty sure the cue is from around 2003 or so when Donald spetkar was the president of competition sports.
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Thanks for the info. Do you know who made it, and specifically where it was built? Japan, China, or anywhere in particular? Was it made by Adam? Adam made cues in Japan, and in China. Someone mentioned Thailand too, but I never knew there was a cue factory in Thailand. Thanks a lot.
 
mikeyd88 said:
I have no idea. There is a way to check shipping logs but its been awhile since i have looked that deep into a company and cant remember exactly how to do so. I will look into it for you.
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Okay, how about an opinion on the quality of these cues? This one in particular? I believe that they were not all made to the same standards. Some just look very different to others. Different style rubber bumpers, for one thing. Do you recall what price range these retailed for? Thanks a lot for any other thoughts. I just hope the cue is at least maybe 90's era Lucasi quality, for example. Thanks.
 
mikeyd88 said:
I have no idea. There is a way to check shipping logs but its been awhile since i have looked that deep into a company and cant remember exactly how to do so. I will look into it for you.
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Okay, I guess they may have been made in Thailand, if that is what the 3rd Edition Blue Book noted.

T-Dawg

Thread 'Karella Cue'

Karella

Designed by Tascarella, manufactured by Adams,straight and solid hitting,leather wrap and refinnished. 350.00 shipped and insured.

I wonder if the quality was any better then others.
 
According to the Blue Book of Pool Cues, Karella cues were made since 1993 till 2005 in Thailand for Competition Sports.
So I don't think that they were made by Adam that operated from Japan.
 
vintagecollectibles831 said:
Okay, I guess they may have been made in Thailand, if that is what the 3rd Edition Blue Book noted.

T-Dawg

Thread 'Karella Cue'

Karella

Designed by Tascarella, manufactured by Adams,straight and solid hitting,leather wrap and refinnished. 350.00 shipped and insured.

I wonder if the quality was any better than others.
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Wipe this from your memory banks. Aside from part of Pete Tascarella’s name makes up Karelia, Pete walked away from that business concept at the very beginning. Don Spektar, owner of Competition Sport, continued the business, working with various mass production builders. Spektar liked the name and kept it.
 
Cornerman said:
Wipe this from your memory banks. Aside from part of Pete Tascarella’s name makes up Karelia, Pete walked away from that business concept at the very beginning. Don Spektar, owner of Competition Sport, continued the business, working with various mass production builders. Spektar liked the name and kept it.
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Thanks bro. The amount of guessing can get brutal. We all do it to some extent but some live by it. I know some about this stuff but you are in another league sir.
 
Cornerman said:
Wipe this from your memory banks. Aside from part of Pete Tascarella’s name makes up Karelia, Pete walked away from that business concept at the very beginning. Don Spektar, owner of Competition Sport, continued the business, working with various mass production builders. Spektar liked the name and kept it.
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There’s a bit of timeline to this, Both Pete and Don walked away from this venture when the first batch of cues came. Several years later; Spektar restarted Karell alone. The Karelia Cue Copany were not part of Adam or Competition sports at the onset.
 
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