For the love of God, please.....

dave sutton said:
even worse the hoppe rings are some of the forearms. who spends all that time perfecting pointS just to sign your name horribly between them. i like no sig at all anywhere
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Sometimes it's all about what the customer wants, when it comes to signing, I hate doing it but I've done it a few times on the forum.
 
Just to maintain some semblance of sanity in the roscoe family I will make a very selfless offer .... anyone with a cue that has a signed hoppe ring may send it to me for safe keeping. Given that roscoe hates Canada, and that I promise not to bring or ship the cues back to the USA, this arrangement will keep these monstrosities away from 1proscoes sensitive eyes.

Just trying to help.

Dave

PS I will also store cues that have rings too big to be called hoppe rings, and those with out-of-place rings ... it's just the kind of guy I am.
 
Michael Webb said:
Sometimes it's all about what the customer wants, when it comes to signing, I hate doing it but I've done it a few times on the forum.
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its funny because some people LOVE to have cues signed by the maker. guess it adds more value :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
Sometimes it's all about what the customer wants, when it comes to signing, I hate doing it but I've done it a few times on the forum.
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you are right.i hate writing on a cue anywhere for one b/c my penmanship is atrocious and for 2 i think it takes away from the cue in most cases.i just did my first one this week where the customer wanted me to sign my initials really bad so i did.i sprayed finish over it today and i hate the way it looks,but it's there now.
 
So far I have signed all my cues for the customer and put there name on them in an obvious place. The customers want it , so they get it.
My writing-printing is poor at best, not to mention using paint.
I offer to remove it when I show it to the customers, but nobody has taken me up on that yet.
The usual request is Happy Birthday .... Dad , Mum etc
I guess, it really makes it set apart from a store purchased cue.
Neil
 
dave sutton said:
its funny because some people LOVE to have cues signed by the maker. guess it adds more value :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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NO, It adds that personal touch that some just prefer no matter how bad the sig. may be. The line about adding value is just bullshit they use in the for sale section.
 
Michael Webb said:
NO, It adds that personal touch that some just prefer no matter how bad the sig. may be. The line about adding value is just bullshit they use in the for sale section.
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I was and am one of the guys mentioned that wants the cue signed. I was always disappointed any time I received anything that had a signature stamped, or just an insignia/logo. Even coming up in school receiving awards or getting a player edition glove or bat, it drove me crazy.

With pool cues, it always seemed to me that it seemed more "productiony" (I know it's not a word, but let it slide this time, please. :grin: ) if there was something machined or stamped on the cue. I want that mental image of the cue maker taking the extra time and care with each of his masterpieces to sign it. For me, it just seems like leaving a rounded point on an inlay. Unless it's specifically asked for, I just feel like it is forgetting to cross a "T" or dot an "I".

That's just my opinion, and it's worth exactly what you paid for it. :sorry:

Edit: As for signing the Hoppe ring, I agree with the original poster: DON'T DO IT!
 
Personally I would not buy a cue with someone elses name on it. I don't mind a small logo if it's cool looking. I even make the car dealership take their stickers off a car I am buying.
 
1pRoscoe said:
STOP SIGNING HOPPE RINGS!!!!!

It's one thing if you have a small logo or a nicely small engraved name that you would like to put on a hoppe ring to mark you cue..... but please, PLEASE don't hand write your name on a hoppe ring.

I can't tell you how many cues I've seen and said, "oh, that looks pretty nice........ WTF?!?!" once I got to the buttsleeve. It's not pretty, it doesn't even remotely look good.... especially if you take up half of the freakin' ring in the first place.

What to do:

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What NOT to do:

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Now I know that the second picture is not the actual cuemaker's name because I really don't want to cast ill will towards someone's work per se - however - I have seen a few cues pop up in the for sale section that had the latter in a big way.

Please - either get a logo, sign the forearm, the buttsleeve, whatever - just DON'T sign the hoppe ring!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your urgent attention to this matter.
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i guess this one fits under the what not to do category
i just happen to know the owner of this cue and he likes it ;)
my personal cue

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What's that cue?????

From another point of view, It sure does help identify a cue years later. How many threads are there, need help identifying cue. Yes, some cues are obvious to the knowledgeable but to the other 99% it can be a little bit of a problem to identify,prove or sell. Some form of marking, name, initials or serial # helps eliminate this!

no-sho
 
I don't want to have my cue be a billboard for the cue maker or company.

My suggestion is to put markings on the pin, or on the butt.. under the bumper or around the edge of the bumper, on on the flat joint face, but NOT where it will spoil the looks of the cue.

There are rare exceptions... imo. I like the signature on my Sugartree and there may be others where the sig is done artisticly.
 
I'm happy with a reasonably neat signature between the points or a small logo on the butt cap. Can't beat a Tascarella sig....or TS logo. clean and consistent.

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Could someone mention this to Andy Gilbert...:wink:
 
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