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How is Dale Perry able to make such beautiful inlaid cues & sell them for under $150
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dom_poppa
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I will have to agree.
DP makes some gorgeous cues comparable to a lot of high end cues.
He is doing the industry a favor while people want to bag on him because he makes beautiful cues at an affordable price.
Those that disagree are probably the ones that feel hosed for buying expensive cues.
I can spend money on a DP and get compliments while the guy with the expensive cue?....well, nobody cares about his.
Actually, you're wrong. There's plenty of information on DP cues and it's easy to research. I had one and the prevailing opinions are spot on.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
lololol. Of the four full scalloped diamonds showing on the rings, THREE OF THEM ARE CROOKED !!! nuff said.
@measureman. DP's decision to market as he has is a reflection of his professional values.
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I don't have a dog in this hunt. In fact, now I wish that I hadn't posted in this thread at all. But, I have to set the record straight, there isn't anything out of alignment on this cue. If it looks that way in the pictures it's because I suck at taking them. The points are level the rings are aligned and all inlays are perfectly straight.
dom_poppa
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probably by design. You have to see if it's the same on the other side.
I can say the same about the Ginacue on the very bottom. That the flowers are not lined up.
Or the ring work is horrible because the squares are different sizes.
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You had one....:thumbup:
Enough said....
First, you scold a guy for having an opinion without ever owning the cue. Then, you're on my case for having had one. I guess everyone is a dumb a55, except you.
No, it's very easy to see. Look at the side points on the diamonds. They do not line up with the rings. Example: the diamond above the DP logo - it's left point aligns with the bottom black ring and it's right point aligns with the top black ring(the two black rings that sandwich the metal ring) :smile: @dom_poppa your image is a poor angle on both clovers. there is no way to tell, especially since one is on a side and curving away. Regardless, there are certain tolerances that are acceptable because they are unavoidable(to a degree). Making crooked inlays(3 out of a visible 4) is not one of them.
Look, ain't no big deal if the pricing was commensurate with the quality, but at $1700 there are things that must justify the price.
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PoolGuy, I didn't take Bruce's (MM) post for not much more than his opinion based on what he read in this thread so far. Some positive and some negative opinions.
When I purchased quite a few DPs, I probably paid in the lower $200s for most of them, several years ago before the cue market dropped a bit.
To me, even at that price they were great value.
One of the things that has me a bit perplexed is the couple of posters that mentioned that the ferrules came loose. I'm not a super repairmen or anything but one thing I can say is that I have never had a ferrule come loose. That part of building or repairing isn't quite rocket science yet.
Dale told me that he uses Le Pro tips as his standard. If you're not a Le Pro fan, just change out when you get a DP.
I can't see Dale thinking, "well, now that my cues are selling for a lot less than they did a few years ago, I will take less care in building them".
Doesn't make sense from a craftsmans point of view.
People are hard to please sometimes and you can bend over backwards for them and they still wouldn't be happy no matter what they got.
I'll still stand by my word even tho I haven't bought a DP cue in several years altho I am tempted to just to compare.
For $125 to $150, you're going to get yourself a very well built cue that plays great. If you are just using it for League night and at the hall, you can't go wrong.
If you want something for resale value, look elsewhere altho I bet you could easily find someone at your local hall that would pay you for it.
Look at it one way, Dale double presses his wraps and they look great. If you were to get one of your cues re wraped, a good job like that will cost you 40 to 45 dollars. Take 40 off the 125 you paid for your new DP and see what you get, you just paid $85 for your cue.
Maybe a bad analogy but you see what I'm getting at.
When I purchased quite a few DPs, I probably paid in the lower $200s for most of them, several years ago before the cue market dropped a bit.
To me, even at that price they were great value.
One of the things that has me a bit perplexed is the couple of posters that mentioned that the ferrules came loose. I'm not a super repairmen or anything but one thing I can say is that I have never had a ferrule come loose. That part of building or repairing isn't quite rocket science yet.
Dale told me that he uses Le Pro tips as his standard. If you're not a Le Pro fan, just change out when you get a DP.
I can't see Dale thinking, "well, now that my cues are selling for a lot less than they did a few years ago, I will take less care in building them".
Doesn't make sense from a craftsmans point of view.
People are hard to please sometimes and you can bend over backwards for them and they still wouldn't be happy no matter what they got.
I'll still stand by my word even tho I haven't bought a DP cue in several years altho I am tempted to just to compare.
For $125 to $150, you're going to get yourself a very well built cue that plays great. If you are just using it for League night and at the hall, you can't go wrong.
If you want something for resale value, look elsewhere altho I bet you could easily find someone at your local hall that would pay you for it.
Look at it one way, Dale double presses his wraps and they look great. If you were to get one of your cues re wraped, a good job like that will cost you 40 to 45 dollars. Take 40 off the 125 you paid for your new DP and see what you get, you just paid $85 for your cue.
Maybe a bad analogy but you see what I'm getting at.
No I never owned one but I sure can read all the posts about the quality of them. Maybe you should have read them before you start jumping on me.
I have over 50 Dale Perry cues so I don't need to read anyone else's lies.
Someone on here gets one bad Dale Perry cue, and does an unfair review.
Don't believe everything you read here.
Now tell me again what I should read....LOL
I agree 100% with your assessment of his wraps...at least for my cue. The wrap on my DP is exceptional and feels better than the wraps on a lot of cues that cost numerous times more than his cues.
You're right. Most of the other cues I have bought have a rough feel to them. I generally put some shaft sealer on them to slick them up.
With Dale's, you don't have to do that.
And just that little fact right there should confirm to anyone, that Dale still takes care or tries his hardest to build a decent cue.
If he was a slouch, he wouldn't take the extra time to monkey with his wraps.
With Dale's, you don't have to do that.
And just that little fact right there should confirm to anyone, that Dale still takes care or tries his hardest to build a decent cue.
If he was a slouch, he wouldn't take the extra time to monkey with his wraps.
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I have bought several. I assure you the ferrules coming loose is no fantasy - it happens about as often as not from what I've seen. Most that have came loose simply appear to have never been glued. The only other problem I've seen from exactly ONE of his cues was breakage at the point where the butt sleeve meets the wrap section. There didn't seem to have been any adhesive except on the inner dowel that held the sleeve in place. The surfaces at the break were smooth except for that dowel.
That cue was one I had played with for quite awhile before selling it to another player. It had no issues at all when I sold it, save for a couple of light finish dings. I think it got abused but was still surprised to see the lack of evidence of any glue where I thought there should have been.
The clear finish he puts on his eBay cues is a bit lacking. Looks great but doesn't hold up very well.
I still think they are a great bargain overall and I've never had a problem with one that I was actually using, other than minor finish issues.
That cue was one I had played with for quite awhile before selling it to another player. It had no issues at all when I sold it, save for a couple of light finish dings. I think it got abused but was still surprised to see the lack of evidence of any glue where I thought there should have been.
The clear finish he puts on his eBay cues is a bit lacking. Looks great but doesn't hold up very well.
I still think they are a great bargain overall and I've never had a problem with one that I was actually using, other than minor finish issues.
It is funny that every Dale Perry cue says 1/1, the way I understand it is the words from Dale Perrys mouth are "every cue that is made of wood is a one of a kind, I can build 100 that look just alike and can say that they are 1/1 because there is no two pieces of wood just alike" how ever he does make a true 1/1 but it is not often!
dom_poppa
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dom_poppa
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I love how the guy thinks he knows more than the owner of the actual cue by looking at pictures.