These replies never fail to get ugly and stray from the original purpose. As I understand the question,it is "Does and should the term Hoppe style refer to a certain style cue and should that style conform to certain historical measurements?'
The question is not"Can any given person order or make a cue of his own to be something like an original hoppe style with his own creative additions?"It is should that cue be called Hoppe style?
The question as I understand it " Is it correct to call a cue Hoppe Style unless it conforms more or less to the original style,design and specifications of the original hoppe cues."
Again the question is not"Is a cue maker an unethical individual for claiming to sell a Hoppe style cue,when in point of fact,he has strayed from the original specs to a greater or lesser degree?"
I ordered a Hoppe style from one of the best cuemakers in the nation,Scruggs,and my good frieng Mike Cochran,one of the most conscientious cuemakers you could find,put an extra 1 inch piece of ivory under the ring as a special bonus for me.I looked forward to the cue for months,but when I got the cue I was disappointed because I wanted the single traditional ring,I never hit the cue,never liked the cue,sold it for $750 more than I paid,and ordered another one with the traditional design.No one was at fault,the term Hoppe style meant one thing to me ,another to him.
Not everyone is so particular as me,but I believe that the purpose of this thread sought to address this situation. "Is a Hoppe style cue something exactly like the traditionanal ones or just a generic term for a cue with a single ring of various sizes?
