If you own more than a Southwest Cue

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Cocobolo Nut

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I had inquired about ordering a Southwest Cue about 30 days ago, and was told 7.5-8.0 year wait. So I am considering getting on the list, as even if I do not want it when my turn come to build i can sell the cue for the a profit.

If you are the proud owner of a Southwest, is the wait you had worth the Cue you got, as 7.5-8.0 year wait is a very long time.

Would I be better off order a blank blank, or blank now, and just forget about the 7.5-8.0 year wait. As the one Southwest I got to play with was great, but I can only imagine there are other good hitting Cues in the world today, or with a shorter wait time.
 
unless you want a southwest you designed why not just buy one off the secondary market?
 
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you will never regret getting a southwest. they are the best playing cue I have ever used. One thing to bear in mind, if you get one on the secondary market you pay a premium, but what is 8 years of time worth to you? 100 bucks a year extra is about what the added secondary market price is for a southwest- I personally think that is okay. It turns out to be an extra 2 bucks a week you are paying to have your southwest now, and with inflation heading up, your money will be worth way less in 8 years. Get one now and still put your name on the list.

take care

Ryan
 
Why don't you just buy one right now on the aftermarket?

The only thing for which I waited 7 years was a handful of tickets to the Bozo's Circus TV show, produced in Chicago. My grandmother ordered them when I was 7. Two cousins accompanied me who were not even conceived at the time the tickets were ordered.

Can you imagine the humiliation of a 14 year-old boy in an audience of kids half his height?

There was one priceless moment that didn't make it to the air. Bozo alway pulled a few kids from the audience to play a game: toss a ping pong ball into one of five numbered KFC buckets and win a prize commensurate with the bucket's difference from you.

One child, about age 8, cried, "Shit!" when he missed.

"Whoa-ho-ho-ho! That's a Bozo No-No!" warned the clown.

"Bite me, Clownie!" replied the kid.
 
Based on my experiences with a couple of SW cues, although they are pretty consistent, and I've never found one that I didn't like, they don't all have that 'touch of God' hit that a few selected ones have been know for. If you really insist on having a SW and don't want to wait, I would suggest buying one from a dealer or collector that has a few in stock, and most appealing would be to buy a used one or from a dealer that is willing to let you take it for a test drive before purchasing. That way you could be sure of getting one that suits your taste. You never know, you could custom order one and wait the 7-8 years only to find out that it just doesn't have that hit that you were looking for (as can always be the case when dealing with things made of wood), or you might even find that after all that time, your tastes and style have changed.
If you want a SW, there are plenty of options to get your hands on one now without the wait.
dave
 
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I agree with buying one in an aftermarket only after you have hit it. I have hit a couple southwest cues and heres my experience. No one cue hits the same. One of the cues hit amazing with the others were nothing special. Most cuemakers make a base cue that hits the same as their higher end cues cues just without all the points and artmanship. Southwest can make a great cue but I believe you should hit it first imho.
 
Cocobolo Nut said:
I had inquired about ordering a Southwest Cue about 30 days ago, and was told 7.5-8.0 year wait. So I am considering getting on the list, as even if I do not want it when my turn come to build i can sell the cue for the a profit.

If you are the proud owner of a Southwest, is the wait you had worth the Cue you got, as 7.5-8.0 year wait is a very long time.

Would I be better off order a blank blank, or blank now, and just forget about the 7.5-8.0 year wait. As the one Southwest I got to play with was great, but I can only imagine there are other good hitting Cues in the world today, or with a shorter wait time.
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Try to find an Ed Young cue and hit a few with it. Sweeeet....
 
Cocobolo Nut said:
I had inquired about ordering a Southwest Cue about 30 days ago, and was told 7.5-8.0 year wait. So I am considering getting on the list, as even if I do not want it when my turn come to build i can sell the cue for the a profit.

If you are the proud owner of a Southwest, is the wait you had worth the Cue you got, as 7.5-8.0 year wait is a very long time.

Would I be better off order a blank blank, or blank now, and just forget about the 7.5-8.0 year wait. As the one Southwest I got to play with was great, but I can only imagine there are other good hitting Cues in the world today, or with a shorter wait time.
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Try Roy at www.INDYQ.com he has got 8 SW cues for sale right now.
 
Eight years is a long time to wait for a cue. But, ask yourself this: Will I be playing pool eight years from now? If the answer is, yes, then order one. Very simple.

I own two SW cues. I ordered mine in 1989. Back then the wait was three years. Three years! It seemed intolerably long. But I got on the list and waited. I'd hit a couple of SW cues and knew that was what I wanted.

Around the time I ordered my SW, a guy came by the pool room looking to sell a Kersenbrock. To make a long story short, I tried it, loved how it played, and paid him $400 for it. That made the waiting a lot easier.

Finally, three years later, I got my SW. Love at first sight! Awesome cue. I still have it and won't part with it.

The other cue, the "Kersenbrock," collected dust. Not that I didn't like it--I loved it. But how many cues can we play with? So it was relagated to the closet.

Then last year I needed to move cross country. I needed some cash and thought I might be able to sell my other cue. I'd heard Laurie at SW would authenticate Kersenbrock cues, so I stopped by on my way back East.

Surprise, surprise! Turns out it is also a SW! Made in 1987. Laurie authenticated it--pulled the order card out as I stood beside her. Funny thing is, I know the guy who originally ordered it. I just didn't know it was his cue.

Anyway, I didn't sell it. So now I have two SW cues. They are just awesome cues. In all the years I've played pool, I've never found a cue that plays like these. So, get on the list and wait. The time will pass whether you are on the list or not, so why not be on it? When you get your cue, you won't be sorry.
 
Order a South West you have nothing to lose and only to gain.

Oh yeah...buy one on the secondary market so you can enjoy having a SW now.
 
South West cues

I just posted pictures of my South West cues over in cue photos, http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=40887
I am going to sell the birdseye cue. It is new, I test hit a few balls with each shaft and it plays great. I am asking $2500 for it with 2 shafts. It has highly figured birdseye with 3 veneers. I have never seen the veneer combination on any other South West cue. I am waiting to hear back from Laurie with the real information on the cue before I post it to sell. I play with the purple hart cue and it plays great, you can not go wrong with a South West. I hav been playing with a Mcworter cue for the 8+ years and I put it away to play with the South West, it is a South West copy. I will sell the purple hart cue if the price is right.

Steve
 
A dealer/friend of mine just received his order of two cues from 9/1997, that's 9 years!! Not saying that all orders will take that long, but giving some information on an order that was just filled.

And yes, he was charged the original amount (1997 pricing) for the cues, not the 2006 appreciated value.
 
put your name on the list,it doesn't cost anything,they don't need a deposit at the time of order.if you complete the order then you'll have a new SW if not you have lost nothing.

:p
 
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If you want one now...call Vince Tedesco in Las Vegas. He runs an ad in pool magazines and if you are in Vegas, you can go to his house and pick one. Not the cheapest prices but maybe it will be better than an auction on the net.
 
8-ball bernie said:
i would look around for a jerry franklin southwest,they hit better than the newer ones, just my two cents.
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Y do U thk they hit better?:)
 
8-ball bernie said:
i would look around for a jerry franklin southwest,they hit better than the newer ones, just my two cents.
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NOT,ive been fortunate enought to own both new jerry and lori cues and their construction has only gotten better,the hit on either is great.:D

bernie have you or do you currently own both jerry and lori SW's?
 
01rkclassic said:
NOT,ive been fortunate enought to own both new jerry and lori cues and their construction has only gotten better,the hit on either is great.:D

bernie have you or do you currently own both jerry and lori SW's?
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I agree they hit about the same, IMO. I've played with one that didn't feel like a SW at all, that was about 15 years ago. Everyone in Chicago called them Kersenbrocks back then.

I have one that I play with and love it. I put it away every now and again and play with something else for a while, most recently a Madison Bob sneaky pete, but I always end up coming back to the SW.

I have two on order and can't wait to get a matching set... I'm thinking pink ivory.

Alex
 
8-ball bernie said:
i would look around for a jerry franklin southwest,they hit better than the newer ones, just my two cents.
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Why do you make derogatory statements like that when you obviously have no idea what you talking about?

Do you realize that Mike (Jerry's nephew) has been making the cues along side Jerry from the day SW was started? Do you know that it was Mike who began working for Kersenbrock while he was still in HS long before Jerry ever hooked up with Kersenbrock, and before SW was ever started?

Laurie has been buying and storing the wood since the beginning. Obviously she still is. The equipment is the same. They make the cues the same as ever, using the same aged wood, the same techniques and the same schedule.

So how is it, Bernie, you can state the older SW cues hit better than the new ones? Honestly, I doubt you could tell the difference in hit between a SW and a Schon.
 
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