How far can the sneeky pete name go?

[bBurton]

I always thought of a sneeky pete as a hustler cue something that looks like a wall cue. How much can you add to one before it becomes a wrapless or just a full splice cue? After you add ring work, joint and butt cap what is so sneeky about it?

 

[Realizm]

I always thought of a sneeky pete as a hustler cue something that looks like a wall cue. How much can you add to one before it becomes a wrapless or just a full splice cue? After you add ring work, joint and butt cap what is so sneeky about it?

When you put rings and wraps on it it's not so sneeky no more.. I have a great old sneeky it has dings in it looks like hell but the shaft is great..
and it looks like a old used up house cue..

 

[patrickcues]

Once you add ring work and joint and butt cap then its just a beefed up Sneaky Pete! Thats no so sneaky!!

 

[ridewiththewind]

In all reality...the minute you add anything more than a pin, it is not a sneaky pete anymore...it's a full splice cue at that point.

Lisa

 

[almostgood]

not so snaeky

dickies sneaky petes are nice cues starting at about 400. He actually calls them "not so sneaky" the play great though

 

[pescadoman]

the minute you string three or four racks together it doesn't matter how "sneaky" the cue is... :wink:

 

[cuesblues]

Sneakies

I think the old "hustler" cue is a thing of the past, as far as being sneaky.
Nobody is sneaking up on people anymore with a tuned-up converted bar cue.
You can minimize it by not going in with your elephant skin tooled Jack Justis case though.
Why not make them a little fancier and call them full spliced cues.
It doesn't seem to make any difference.

 

[tattoo]

the minute you string three or four racks together it doesn't matter how "sneaky" the cue is... :wink:

you aint never lied........i am still trying two string two on them.....:grin-square:

 

[Thunder Thighs]

I refer to my TS as a "fancy pete". It has black joint collars and a butt cap, an ivory Hoppe ring and a linen wrap. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[PDX]

Anything more than a pin and it should be called a conversion.

 

[XxMerlinxX]

In all reality...the minute you add anything more than a pin, it is not a sneaky pete anymore...it's a full splice cue at that point.

Lisa

Can't say I agree with this, I think you can do a few things to a cue without going over the "sneaky" line. Changing the tip, taper, weight, balance point, ferrule even, all have the ability to greatly enhance the playability of the cue, without making it obvious that it's not a house cue. Once you add anything cosmetic that's blatantly obvious, like rings or inlays, then it's basically a full splice.