I had a Schon (mid 80's)similar construction to a Gus.
I sold the Schon and got a Meucci.
I could do everything with the Meucci that I could do with the Schon but it was easier and required less force.
Less force equals better accuracy.
The Meucci was a great playing cue until it fell apart, and that didn't take long.
I had my Gus modified,,,tapered to 12MM...caromish style
Had the ivory ferrules taken off..,
...dowels and all...now 57 inches
Cue repair guy said I was hurting the value...,told him I wasn’t going to lose my money to keep it collectible.
I started with snooker, so my cues are stiff.. like My Josses and Blacks