I have got a humble STL-4 that plays awesome! I am now going to sell it to settle with a fancier Sch?n. All the great reviews I have read about Sch?n cues made me try one - but I wanted to have the chance of selling it if I don't like it. But I liked it A LOT!
Yours is a very nice cue indeed, congrats to it!
May I ask what do you mean by "other tapers"?