First Custom Cue

I agree

lsabado said:
How about an Andy Gilbert cue? They hit great and is priced right.
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While Andy's cues are not the bargin they were years ago, they are still a good deal.

I have owned several, he is as good as anyone out there. Resell is good, as good as anyone in this slower market.

If there is a entry level custom, I would recommend Gilberts and Rick Howard.

You can get in reasonably, resell without getting raped.

I disagree some with the above posts, being the cheap guy that I am. I can sell a Howard or Gilbert at nearly the price I paid. While with a production cue such as a Joss or Schon, the resell starts at about 1/2 of retail on cue. Frankly, it just makes $ense for me to spend the same amount on a custom.

JMO

Ken
 
I would recommend Josey, Darrin Hill, or a Blackcreek. Travis makes a wonderful cue that plays great.
 
I haven't had the opportunity to try a Josey, the cue that got the most responses. I do have both an Olney and a Dayton. Both are great cues and fabulous values. Jeff Olney has about a 5 year wait, but Paul Dayton's about 3-4 months. I just ordered another Dayton cue.

I have an idea that may help you. I'm going to take a guess that since you've played mostly with a Joss and a Schon they both had 5/16 X 14 SS joints. I think you should try a few large pin (Radial pin or 3/8 X 10) wood to wood (usually with a Phenolic collar) jointed cues. It's a different feel, but many/most of them hit really well. You might like them and you might not, only you can say...Tom
 
tpdtom said:
I haven't had the opportunity to try a Josey, the cue that got the most responses. I do have both an Olney and a Dayton. Both are great cues and fabulous values. Jeff Olney has about a 5 year wait, but Paul Dayton's about 3-4 months. I just ordered another Dayton cue.

I have an idea that may help you. I'm going to take a guess that since you've played mostly with a Joss and a Schon they both had 5/16 X 14 SS joints. I think you should try a few large pin (Radial pin or 3/8 X 10) wood to wood (usually with a Phenolic collar) jointed cues. It's a different feel, but many/most of them hit really well. You might like them and you might not, only you can say...Tom
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Tom brings up a very good point here. Save for a very few cuemakers, you are going to find a difference in the feel of the hit between a SS and W/W(generally phenolic collar) jointed cue. I would say that the if you are used to SS, the W/W is going to feel 'softer'. The big attraction for those who prefer W/W, big pinned cues (my fav) is that there is usually more feedback than with a SS jointed cue...however, this is not always the case, dependent largely on a particular cuemaker's construction technique...I have hit recently with a SS jointed cue that provided every bit the amount of feedback that a W/W joint generally does....was a huge surprise, and until I saw a recent photo of it again, I had totally forgotten it had the SS joint!

Lisa
 
Joints

Being new to Florida it will take some time to meet people and try many different sticks. I am looking forward to trying the different joints. Thanks to everyone who has helped with my post. If anyone lives near Port Charlotte, FL and would like to meet up and show me there custom cues that would be great.

Ken
 
Check out ....

Arnot Q website: http://www.arnotq.com/

They are located in Lake Worth, Florida.

I like how he has his website organized and menu system.

(We have emailed back and forth, mostly about Yorkies).
 
I am also impressed with ArnotQ - He makes some of the best hitting, beautiful cues I have ever seen and I am seriously considering Arnot for my next cue.

www.arnotq.com/

Check out his work, you will not be disappointed! Below is an example of Mr. Wadsworth's work.

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Pictured is "Bob Carr's Malachite Fantasy"

This cue includes the following:

Ebony Butt with 2 elongated Ivory diamonds with 1 malachite inlay and 2 double elongated Ivory diamonds with 2 malachite inlays
Ivory Joint
2 Terminator Shaft?
4 Razor sharp ebony points with Ivory/Malachite Diamonds
White/Green Veneers surrounding points
Bird's-Eye Maple Forearm
Teja Lizard wrap
Ivory Inlayed Joint Deco Rings Bordering Ivory Joint
 
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I am going to try to make a trip over to the Arnot shop to check it out. I think it's great that they have cue building classes.
 
juvieco36 said:
I am going to try to make a trip over to the Arnot shop to check it out. I think it's great that they have cue building classes.
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I believe your search is over. Good luck! IMO, he is one of the best you will ever find in the cuemaking business!
 
Juveico, Buy a Custom!

I think any custom cue would be a step up from Joss or Schon, simply for being an original cue built to the customer's specs.

I think when a pool player is using a custom cue he's showing respect for himself and respect for the traditions of the game of pool. A custom cue is an emblem of honor. It means the pool player isn't just swinging wood.

I think a Dayton cue is a very traditional looking custom cue and everyone I've ever talked to who has owned one ABSOLUTELY LOVED the way it played.

If you're a beginner who isn't sure they even want to play this parlor room board game, :p then go ahead and buy that elusive $120 McDermott that plays as good as any stick you can find. I've never found that McDermott but everyone's always telling me it's out there. ;)

You could buy a nice custom cue used from this forum. In fact, there's a used Tim Scruggs for approx. $875 (a price to die for) and the grain is very attractive on that plain jane made by a cue legend.

Go custom - it shows you have class.

Go custom - it means you've got a pair!

Go custom - You Deserve It!

You'll never catch The Woim playing with a production cue! :cool:
The Woim
 
I talked to Paul Dayton on the phone today. Just so happens that i knew him when i was younger. We played at the same pool hall in Albany, NY. I remember seeing the first cue he built. When he first started building cues he had a few for sale at the Golden Cue. He was great to talk to and i am going to make a trip to his shop in the near future.
 
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