Help with info on Biagio cue? Made by Joss possibly?

TATE said:
Yes, KPS Taiwan became Falcon (Ernie Chen was founder). These same blanks were also used by Palmer in the 1980's.
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Falcon gave me a deal on some low priced cues ( retail $200 ) if I bought 24...
...they weren't made in Canada....I threw three of them away.
there is a lot of locally made Falcons that still play good.
 
pt109 said:
I think the Brunswick cues you had were made by Falcon....I've had both.
Unmarked, some models of Brunswick and Falcon are hard to tell apart...Dan Janes had a lot to do with setting up Falcon...the parts intermix.

Dufferin of Canada also made a lot of Brunswick cues...I still have a couple.

I see a Brunswick by Falcon every week...I sold it to a friend.
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The older Falcon cues (from the 90's for example) were really nice players. I loved the way they hit, maybe even more then most of the Joss cues I had over the years. Falcon cues were great cues. I heard they moved the cue company to China (not sure when).
 
I have owned 3 Biagio Cues. My first one was clearly a much higher quality than the the others. Featured Brazilian Rosewood forearm, butt sleeve with 3/8 x10 pin,SS half joint with woven phenolic collars and rings. Also it had a killer super tight grain shaft with old Micarta ferrule. From the build, I believe this cue was made in England BCE ? by real craftsmen in the late 70's early 80's.

The other 2 I have owned were veneered 4 pointers with 5/16x18 pins and were nice but not the same overall quality as the big pin model. I believe they were later production models ( late 80's early 90's) were made in Taiwan and looked much like the one on eBay you posted even though it has a 'Made in England' sticker on it. It might have been 'finished up' in England with Taiwan blanks, joints etc.

Just my take,

-Kat,
 
Here is one I own presently. Dan Janes verified he only made 10 of them with 4 veneers and the MOP in the aces. It plays as good as my Runde Era Schon IMHO. It's going back to Joss to be refinished soon.
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Jedivman said:
I will have this cue forever. I have the original shaft but I use my original 314 on it.
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I love the cue. I think I have only seen one before.

That's a keeper for sure.

If I were you I would have a second shaft made for it when it gets refinished.

EDIT: In fact I think I saw that cue on AZB before. Did you buy it from somebody here? I could swear I have seen that broken butt cap before.

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I posted pics of it 10 years when I first bought it. I don't have access to my old account any longer.

It will be getting a second shaft as well. I was pondering having the Biagio removed when refinished by I think that will ruin the history and questions behind the cue.
 
woodyosborne said:
i believe if a cue was made by joss for biagio, joss is prominently shown on the butt of cue. I think the ebay cues are way overpriced, also.
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check out the archives at crystal leisure. biagio cues is on of their brands.
 
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Had a sneaky pete , bought at pool world great price . They we closing the owner died. Played it for years,until stolen, had get feel, almost like an extension of my finger, have never seen one since.
 
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