Hit sound of a cue

[veilside81]

I wante d to know in your opinion what is that determines the sound of a cue when it hits a ball..

It is the wood or combination of woods in the butt..
It is the tip or tip ferrule combo..
Joint material
Or all the above..

I am asking this cause I've read that obviously every cuemaker has his preferred sound given to his cues which ever the materials chosen by the customer...

Please fulfill me with knowledge...

P.S. Sorry for english errors that may occur..

Thanks
Giovanni
ITALY

 

[Jack Madden]

Its the woods used in the butt, its the shaft, its the ferrule material, its the joint material, its the pin size and material, its the tip and its installation - all of these can effect the sound - some more than others.

 

[bruin70]

I wante d to know in your opinion what is that determines the sound of a cue when it hits a ball..

It is the wood or combination of woods in the butt..
It is the tip or tip ferrule combo..
Joint material
Or all the above..

I am asking this cause I've read that obviously every cuemaker has his preferred sound given to his cues which ever the materials chosen by the customer...

Please fulfill me with knowledge...

P.S. Sorry for english errors that may occur..

Thanks
Giovanni
ITALY

i wouldn't be surprised,,,ESPECIALLY if the cuemaker is a former player. this would make all kinds of sense because the player is very attuned to his instrument. i know joey gold and bill stroud are very conscious about how their cues hit. the sound would be a manifestation, a characteristic of that hit as would any other element of the cue.

however it would also surprise me if EVERY cuemaker was particular about all the nuances of a cue's performance.

 

[veilside81]

I knew it was a combination of al the components, but I was trying to figure out what was the dominant component that if changed could change the sound of a cue..

 

[bruin70]

I knew it was a combination of al the components, but I was trying to figure out what was the dominant component that if changed could change the sound of a cue..

imo, the nose.

when you say "the sound of the cue", i take that to mean the WHOLE cue resonating because really, you can't separate the parts.

good players who are tuned in love the sound of a good hit, and though it is usually overlooked, i've noticed that even your average player becomes aware of great sounding cue.

the tip/ferrule combo obviously has an immediate effect on what you hear, but imo, it is local to that part of the cue and the actual tip-to-cb sound. however, cues resonate, and that comes from the body of the cue, imo, and thus the most noticeable difference in my experience has been the differences in the nose,,,,like your harder woods like ebony tend to ping,,,,while other woods "donk or doink" etc etc with varied noses.

all this changes, of course, with different construction techniques which is to be assumed.