History of Schon

If its on the Internet it must be true..

I know that Bob Runde and Terry Romine started
Schon back in 1981, and Bob retired in 1992 which everyone knows that's when Evan took over..

My question was Evan there from the beginning or did he not only take over but also come from the outside in 1992 ?

I never actually heard how that worked out?

And what happened to Terry during this whole thing? I never researched it but where did he go in all this?

Chris
 
I dont know if Evan was there from the beginning, I kinda doubt that based on age. However he was there for many years with Bob Runde, and made a lot of the cues that people think of as the Runde cues.
Chuck
 
ChrisOnline said:
If its on the Internet it must be true..

I know that Bob Runde and Terry Romine started
Schon back in 1981, and Bob retired in 1992 which everyone knows that's when Evan took over..

My question was Evan there from the beginning or did he not only take over but also come from the outside in 1992 ?

I never actually heard how that worked out?

And what happened to Terry during this whole thing? I never researched it but where did he go in all this?

Chris
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Isn't Romine the one that owns the High Pockets room in WI? Last year's Jr Nationals were there, but I did not know then that it was owned by the guy that was with Schon, or I would have tracked him down to talk to him.
 
I was in Milwalkee on business and stopped in at Romines. I knew that Schon was based in WI but didn't know that Romines was owned by Terry. That is until I went in. Schons galore! You could even rent one for a dollar (factory second) but I was in awe of the $14000 in the display case, and I had to order mine online.
 
Funny schon story

About 8 or so years ago I was on business in Milwaukee and had an afternoon off so I looked up online where there factory was. I left on my search hoping to possibly hand pick a great cue. Took a small car ride and found a small building somewhat in the middle of a neighborhood/industrial section with a small schon sign. No door bell but the door was open so I walked in, walked thru all the cue building area with nobody making a single cue, looked around and heard talk within a room in the corner, walked into it and found 4 or so guys playing pool. To make a long story short we hit some balls around for a couple hours and had some fun chat. Eventually I asked do you guys ever make cues? They laughed and replied if we rush to make cues there will be to many...... Wow really, anyways what was really funny is they were playing pool and sharing a Panther 100 dollar cue, said it plays fantastic.... On my way home I bought a Panther cue. True story
 
I just thought the info on this particular link was amusing and amazingly inaccurate. Terry and Bob started the company, Evan came from Mcdermott a few years prior to Bob leaving in approx 92 and took over designing and production. Bob took a couple years off prior to starting to build his Runde custom cues which he is still building to this day, but he himself has told me he does not know how much longer he will be. There are plenty of other stories floating around and the myths are all intriguing as crazy as some are. I recently acquired a old Hoppe cue from a gentlemen who used to play with Terry and Willie Munson way back in the day and If he tells me any great stories I will be sure to pass them along. Unfortunately Terry passed away recently, RIP.
 
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Chuck Fields said:
I dont know if Evan was there from the beginning, I kinda doubt that based on age. However he was there for many years with Bob Runde, and made a lot of the cues that people think of as the Runde cues.
Chuck
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Over the years I've gotten to know Bob well and consider him a close friend and talk to him at least once a week. There's one thing about Bob, he's as honest as the day is long. I tell him about these threads and he just laughs. He's as down to earth as it gets. I'll tell you straight from his mouth about the Schon Cues that Bob built while he was there .And when he was there, there were no cues that came out of the shop that he didn't build. From the day he started at Schon to around 1992 when Bob sold his percentage of Schon to Evan, no one even put a tip on a cue or helped Bob build one. Anyone that worked there swept floors and got to watch Bob build Schon Cues. When he sold his share, part of the deal was, he would not build a cue for one year and he didn't. This info that I'm sharing is straight from Bobs mouth, no grapevine involved. Hope this helps straighten out some of the mystery of who built Schon Cues.
Thank You, Greg
 
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Rep to you Greg for clearing up much of the misinformation regarding Bob.

I own quite a few of Runde's early cues and never get tired of looking at this one.

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Great to have that kind of inside info isnt it. Thanks for sharing with us. I love hanging around Billy Schicks place. I can listen to him talk about the old time players and the cues hes made over the years for hours. Im lucky enough to only live minutes away from his place.
 
Wishing John and Schon continued great future success, maybe we can get him to bring sharp points back. Will call soon. THx for being so great to us, if you still review posts. Tom
 
Well I owned an older Schon which I think was an R4 and it played great, then it was stolen after a having it a couple years (this was in the late 90's). Recently I picked up a newer Schon CX69 and the hit feel and balance of the cue is almost identical to that old R4, the new style points are different but it is still that same old Schon. As far as the post and history of the company, as well of the rest of the cue makers on that page I think it is a bit of a cliff's notes and obviously there are some major misses. I know that Joss had employed at least one if not two other cue makers that did well on their own.
 
Shooter08 said:
I just thought the info on this particular link was amusing and amazingly inaccurate. Terry and Bob started the company, Evan came from Mcdermott a few years prior to Bob leaving in approx 92 and took over designing and production. Bob took a couple years off prior to starting to build his Runde custom cues which he is still building to this day, but he himself has told me he does not know how much longer he will be. There are plenty of other stories floating around and the myths are all intriguing as crazy as some are. I recently acquired a old Hoppe cue from a gentlemen who used to play with Terry and Willie Munson way back in the day and If he tells me any great stories I will be sure to pass them along. Unfortunately Terry passed away recently, RIP.
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Check out what he has to say about other cue makers. He has Balabushka dying in both 1962 and 1975. About Joss he makes no mention of Billy Stroud. I wonde where he got this information, not to mention how childishly it is written.
 
Older Schon

I tell you that those older sharp pointed Schons were pretty dang nice cues.

For a flipper that I used to be, I sold them very quickly and profit.

I am not a fan of the CNC Schons.

Ken
 
macguy said:
That is more trust worthy since everything came from the cue makers themselves. You were interviewed for the information or filled out a questionnaire. The information is as accurate as the cue makers chooses it to be. I say this because since it was basically written by the cue makers they could BS a bit if the wanted.
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There are plenty of inaccuracies in the Blue Book.

While it might be the best resource, it isn't the gospel either....;)

Ken
 
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Bob started making cues in1975 in his basement. He later went to wqrk for Jim McDermott , Then in partnership with Terry Romine started the Schon cue co. Schon pronounced with the (long o sound ) not Shawn,It was Terrys idea he said it meant pretty.When he started Bob did everything he later when he could give him enough work brought Evan over from McDermott. He sold Schon in 92 In 95 started making a few cues (Runde,s) .And as Gregg say,s one of those guys who defines honesty.I am honored to be a friend . One of those handshake guys.Bob gave me a gift many yrs ago and in a pinch i sold it,for 10 yrs almost i regretted that. recently i had the chance to get it back (for almost triple)and it was like my bucket list. Cant wait for him to get home its warm enough to golf .
 
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