Gina Cues

Ken Barlow

Ken Barlow

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Does anyone know if Gina Cue has a website / homepage or any other sites to go to, to have a look at a consolidated collection of the cues? I seem to be hearing more and more about these cues lately, and I'm not all that familiar with them but everyone seems to be rating them as some of the best around.

I've googled the name and so far have not found and decent hits.
 
Ken Barlow said:
Does anyone know if Gina Cue has a website / homepage or any other sites to go to, to have a look at a consolidated collection of the cues? I seem to be hearing more and more about these cues lately, and I'm not all that familiar with them but everyone seems to be rating them as some of the best around.

I've googled the name and so far have not found and decent hits.
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http://www.classiccues.com/cues/ginacue.htm

These are some Gina's we had over the years.. check other dealer sites also.

JV
 
Yeah, I heard this Gina guy makes a good cue, But will he stand the test of time or is this just buzzzz. Hey wasn't he trained by Schick or was it Southwest?

Andy:p
 
send me your email address and i'll send you pics of the catalog and the 2006 price list.

guy
 
i go to Ginacue about every 2 months, Ernie is doing very good, he is building the best cues he has ever made with out a doubt. You cant go wrong with any of his cues, a basic 5 point cue is around $1700 if my memorie is right, he also makes some huge $$$ super fancy cues, luckly I have one and it plays great too. Ginacues will awalys be worth $$$.
 
Gina cue

I'm surprised that not many people are more familiar with these cues.Gina cues IMO are some of the best cue Work done.There is a guy here in town with one and it looks amazing.He like to put a lot of color with ebony and ivory.And they are pricey.I've seen Gina's sell for thousands.Definately one for the collectors.But he has been making cues for a while now.
 
I honestly looked at buying a new Ginacue and couldn't find a good straight new cue. The older Ginacues are made much better in my opinion. Both the cues and shafts all had wobbles in them. I called and asked Ernie if he warranties his work on new cues as far as warping and he said "wood moves". I plan on spending my money elsewhere.
 
That's the first time I've heard something bad about Gina cues and it's pretty significant. If the maker can't stand by their workmanship or problems with materials (which happens) and keep their customers happy (especially for high end cues) then this is not a good sign.

Has anyone else had any bad experiences?
 
A little role out

Thats something that I can't really knock a cue for. The ONLY way you can be guaranteed that a shaft will roll straight is if its made of something other than wood. Wood is wood.Its doesn't grow in straight lines, the grain isn't straight, there isn't anything to make it stay straight. Treating a shaft helps emmensely. But at the same time its still wood. I know a lot of cues stay good and straight but some have a little role out. Its not gonna affect your play IMO. Here is one of my quotes " if you never roll it, you never know it ".
 
I guess that's a fair response.

"If you never role it, you never know it"...."If you never role it, and you know it"....now that's a different matter.
 
I looked at 3 Ginacue Titlist from the 1960's and all had original shafts and the cues and all shafts were straight. In other words they were well seasoned wood.
 
Ernie makes a pretty cue with great playability, but I don't wanna pay top dollar for a cue and it already is warped.
 
DawgAndy said:
Yeah, I heard this Gina guy makes a good cue, But will he stand the test of time or is this just buzzzz. Hey wasn't he trained by Schick or was it Southwest?

Andy:p
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There is a girl named Gina making cues?

:D
 
gpeezy said:
Thats something that I can't really knock a cue for. The ONLY way you can be guaranteed that a shaft will roll straight is if its made of something other than wood. Wood is wood.Its doesn't grow in straight lines, the grain isn't straight, there isn't anything to make it stay straight. Treating a shaft helps emmensely. But at the same time its still wood. I know a lot of cues stay good and straight but some have a little role out. Its not gonna affect your play IMO. Here is one of my quotes " if you never roll it, you never know it ".
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That is why aged shaft wood is highly coveted. Some of these guys like Bill Stroud have Canadian maple that has been aged for 20 years or more. It's done most, if not all, its moving already. I'm no cue expert by any means, but I can usually tell the difference between a good shaft with aged wood and a new one without.

The older Ginas all had nice clean straight shafts. I liked them too. I will reserve judgement on his new cues. I personally think that Ernie has made the most innovative designs (and most copied) in the cuemaking industry for years (although I sure do like what Samsara does too). And his craftsmanship is of the highest order. Playability wise it becomes very subjective. To each his own.

For a playing cue, I like the feel of Ned Morris cues and Keith Josey's and I never felt a Tad I didn't like. But hey, that's me.
 
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