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Right now I have JOsey cue which I have owned for 8 years and looking to get something new or something else or different, whichever way you want to look at it. I love the cue and paid around 1900 for it with two shafts and want to sell it and get something else???

I just dont want to wait 6 months or a year or more for one. If you had a couple thousand dollars what cue maker would you contact? I am really wanting something with more black and white look to it then the darker cocbolo wood that I am currently using.
 
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My 2011 josey with two shafts for $2200. I have two josey cues. Pm me uf interested and I will give more info

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Mike Lambros or Mike Capone. Both are Maryland based so I might be a little biased, but if you search around here on AZ both are highly respected and produce great hitting cues. I shoot with a P2 but soon I'll probably break into that 4 figure barrier and buy a nice custom. My budget is more for their low end but they produce great cues regardless of price range.
 
I would personally first contact Paul Drexler and see if he had anything, or if there was anything of his in that price range. Barring a PFD, I have seen some gorgeous stuff of Jerry Rauenzahn's on these forums and I am seriously considering buying a cue from him myself (and seeing as how I am starting to make cues myself, that is saying something). Paul Dayton is another that springs to mind, having browsed his website, some of his work is very impressive. There are literally dozens of cuemakers out there who would be more than happy to provide you with a cue in that price range, I suggest you look around a LOT and see what strikes your fancy and start making a couple of phone calls.

Jim Notestine
 
ohioguy said:
Right now I have JOsey cue which I have owned for 8 years and looking to get something new or something else or different, whichever way you want to look at it. I love the cue and paid around 1900 for it with two shafts and want to sell it and get something else???

I just dont want to wait 6 months or a year or more for one. If you had a couple thousand dollars what cue maker would you contact? I am really wanting something with more black and white look to it then the darker cocbolo wood that I am currently using.
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If you are going to spend that much money, why would you want the cuemaker to rush? A 6-12 month wait is nothing...

You've played with the Josey for 8 years. Why not wait until you get a cue form a high quality cuemaker? In my experience, problems occur when you rush a cuemaker.


Just my opinion of course. Good luck in your search.
 
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If you are going to spend that much money, why would you want the cuemaker to rush? A 6-12 month wait is nothing...

You've played with the Josey for 8 years. Why not wait until you get a cue form a high quality cuemaker? In my experience, problems occur when you rush a cuemaker.


Just my opinion of course. Good luck in your search.
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Agree - if it's time for a new cue why not just have one custom made for you. 6 months is nothing.
 
Not that I am wanting to rush anyone...Im just not sure that I want to drop that kind of money on a cue not knowing what the finished product will look and hit like? I was asking merely for direction and probably would buy something they already have made. That is how I bought my Josey cue.

I will be out in NJ at the billiards expo and thought, that may be a good way to sell my Josey and maybe purchase something there that catches my eye. I really like my Buddies Nitti but just cannot buy one or I will never hear the end of it..lol...
 
im a big fan for curtis robertson's cues. now i don't know how soon he could get one done. i've seen his work i've played with his sticks and i go to the shop about every other day.
 
I just had a Dishaw made last year took about six months to get it. I too was worried what it was going to play like. The cue I had made plays phenomenal!!!! I think it is the best hitting cue I have ever owned or played with and I've seen just about everything. I also have a Cognoscenti that is a close second but I don't play with it much because they are all 57 1/2 inches and it's too short!
 
If You've Got That Much.....

The notion of having a custom cue sounds appealing but when all is said and done, if you go to sell your cue you'll probably realize a loss since appreciation is tough nowadays in the resale market.

Speaking personally, if you're making the leap into a higher end cue, I'd look around at the cues made by some legendary cue-makers that you can score in your price range. Heck, even Black Boar cues have sold for as little as $3k and right now, there's a gorgeous Ed Prewitt cue going for only $4100. In this market, there are Paul Mottey cues that can be scored for $2500, in addition to cue-makers like Tim Scruggs, Bill Stroud, Verl Horn, Richard Black, Bill Schick cues.......and many of these cues are 1 of 1 cues.

OMG.....I don't care which contemporary cue-maker you might have in mind.........are their cues truly, and let's be honest, in the same league as Mottey, Scruggs, Black, Stroud, Horn, Shick, etc. Anything you buy from one of these esteemed cue-makers has significant opportunity to appreciate and your likelihood of losing any money on a sale would be slight as long as you take care of your cue.

So if it were me, I'd take the time to own a cue from one of the greats rather than a cue from a contemporary cue-maker.........the re-sale market remains horribly weak and so there's enormous deals to be had on those cue-makers I mentioned. But you have to be actively looking and be ready to act fast when the opportunity arises. You can't take a couple of days to think it over. See the right cue, make an offer and negotiate from there for a fast close. Trust me, the seller will appreciate your straightforward demeanor and be sure to be candid at all times with the seller.

In any event, I realize to each their own and maybe you just have something different in mind than my taste in cues. Good luck with ordering your cue or perhaps buying a previously owned one. But keep in mind the only wait on buying a used cue is the length of time it takes to find one you like. The cue could be in your hands in a few days or a month from now........GL.
 
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Well I am now a huge fan of pfd studios "Paul Drexler" I think.you should contact him!!
 
Over the last 10 years I have had the pleasure of owning more than 40 cues so I've seen a few. Most of mine have been customs and most over $1000 and a few over 2. This year I decided to buy a lambros(my first one) and after changing his stock tip I couldn't be happier.
 
If its going to be your playing cue the only smart way to do it is go out and start hitting cues. Buy the one you like.

A great place to do this is at the Super Billiard Expo in a few weeks.

If you are buying with the major consideration being resale then look around the for sale forums and see what cues do not stick around very long. Personally I wouldn't spend $2K plus on a lot of cues mentioned in this thread so far if resale was my goal.

All that said if I was going to buy a used cue sight unseen with the intent being to play with it, have it hold its value and my budget was $2K I would buy a Sugartree that hasnt had the shafts messed with.

If you want to order a cue and get it in 6 months to a year then I would call Andy Gilbert. You get a lot of cue for the money and he doesnt take forever to get cues out.
 
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Burton Spain if you can find one...
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I agree if you can find a Burton Spain for two grand you should absolutely buy it. If there are some $1500 Bushka's next to it I would probably buy those too.
 
Do you know what dimensions/specs you want in a cue (weight, balance, length, tip and butt diameter, joint type , ferrule, stiffness, LD/traditional, etc.)? It would be unfair to a cuemaker if you complain about how a cue hits if you did not provide guidance for what you wanted. It sounds to me that you might want to think a bit before rushing off to order something. CMD gave you good advice about being patient after placing the order. There are lots of great choices for cuemakers in the price range you mention.
 
If I had 2000-2500 to spend on a cue specifically....

I'd contact Pete Ohman of Omen Cues and request to recreate, in my opinion, one of his most beautiful pieces of work ever....and wait about 8 months to receive it. Quilted maple and ebony...match made in heaven. *sigh*
 

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Andy Gilbert....absolutely great to work with one a custom order and you can get a really nice cue in that budget.
 
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