I've heard Mr. Bill Stroud is

HollyWood

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finishing 3 cues and he's done- putting in a diamond and going to play Pool. Speak up now or forever hold your peace!! Thanks Bill for all your contributions to Pool through out the yrs! Bill was a great player in his day- wonder how long before he has some game??
 
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK. I'm ready for Mr. West now. Dammit!!!!....I never get what I want ever.
 
HollyWood said:
finishing 3 cues and he's done- putting in a diamond and going to play Pool. Speak up now or forever hold your peace!! Thanks Bill for all your contributions to Pool through out the yrs! Bill was a great player in his day- wonder how long before he has some game??
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I'm assuming one of the three cues is the contest winner?
 
Stroud cues

Bill was contracted to build a cue for a friend of mine and he paid for the cue and stroud never delivered! Also bill stroud couldnt play dead in a cowboy movie! Yes i said it! Sparky
 
mark8950 said:
Bill was contracted to build a cue for a friend of mine and he paid for the cue and stroud never delivered! Also bill stroud couldnt play dead in a cowboy movie! Yes i said it! Sparky
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Bill can't play? I thought his cues were known to play really good. And they look good too.
 
C.Milian said:
Bill can't play? I thought his cues were known to play really good. And they look good too.
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Bull. Bill was known for playing good One Pocket and betting his own money, as I understand it.
As for his cues, yes, they play good and look good.
And, I'll believe he's quitting when I hear it from him.
 
bill stroud

Yes i said ! Guess u didnt read! Bill stroud couldnt play a lick! His sticks are mediocer at best! Gary medlin in lake charles makes the best cues in the country for the money! Stroud was never a good player! Me and robert newkirk went to shreve to play him some 9 ball one pocket any game he looked like he'd seen a ghost! Yea i said it!
 
Stroud cues

His cues all had a blunt sound to them because when he put in the butt screw he had a small gap from the wood to the screw and when u hit with it it had a hollow sound! Sparky
 
mark8950 said:
Yes i said ! Guess u didnt read! Bill stroud couldnt play a lick! His sticks are mediocer at best! Gary medlin in lake charles makes the best cues in the country for the money! Stroud was never a good player! Me and robert newkirk went to shreve to play him some 9 ball one pocket any game he looked like he'd seen a ghost! Yea i said it!
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Now I really don't care if Bill can shoot pool anymore or if he ever could but trashing a master cue makers work is where I draw the line. I owned one of Gary's "Gem" cues and I was not impressed. I used it as a break cue until I finally gave it away because the value of his cues are horrible once purchased. Comparing a Gem cue to one of Bill's is like comparing a hyundai to a ferrari. You are apparently an idiot so I won't go on as you may not be able to comprehend some of what I want to say. Go back to fairy land, I will supply the fairy dust. You are a true tool.
 
maidenfreak said:
Now I really don't care if Bill can shoot pool anymore or if he ever could but trashing a master cue makers work is where I draw the line. I owned one of Gary's "Gem" cues and I was not impressed. I used it as a break cue until I finally gave it away because the value of his cues are horrible once purchased. Comparing a Gem cue to one of Bill's is like comparing a hyundai to a ferrari. You are apparently an idiot so I won't go on as you may not be able to comprehend some of what I want to say. Go back to fairy land, I will supply the fairy dust. You are a true tool.
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Keep it going, others on this site have reading comprehension. A JW cue is like have a certified check in your case, a check good in any room in the country. That says a little something about Bill Stroud's skill and reputation as a cue maker. With that being said I bet he can play a little bit too. Good luck to you Bill whatever you do moving forward.
 
mark8950 said:
Yes i said ! Guess u didnt read! Bill stroud couldnt play a lick! His sticks are mediocer at best! Gary medlin in lake charles makes the best cues in the country for the money! Stroud was never a good player! Me and robert newkirk went to shreve to play him some 9 ball one pocket any game he looked like he'd seen a ghost! Yea i said it!
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Mark,

Perhaps you have confused me with another cuemaker from Louisiana?
I have never played pool in Shreveport. Never in New Orleans or Lake Charles?

No one has ever paid for a cue of mine and not received it.

Check your facts.

Bill Stroud
 
bstroud said:
Mark,

Perhaps you have confused me with another cuemaker from Louisiana?
I have never played pool in Shreveport. Never in New Orleans or Lake Charles?

No one has ever paid for a cue of mine and not received it.

Check your facts.

Bill Stroud
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From the horses mouth.

And im here to tell you this man can play:thumbup:
 
Legend

To add my 2 cents here. I think this is turning into 1 persons BS negative statements and alot of AZr's positive points. I think its time to give thanks to a man who helped make cues what they are today. Bill took pride in every cue he made and they are coveted by many in this industry.

You had a long long run of making them. Thanks for all the beautiful cues made by you.

Many beautiful days of just enjoying the felt to ya Bill.
 
Could Bill play? I ran into him in Cochran's on Market Street in San Francisco in the summer of 1967. Yeah, he could play and give weight to most anybody on this board. Nine-ball or one-pocket, pick you poison.
 
I can't say how he plays today, but he played pretty sporty when I first knew him back in 1963. By the time I left to go back to college in 1964, Billy was generally acknowledged to be the best 9-Ball player in Dallas. I bought a cue from him in 1980 (the cue was $200 with two shafts and I paid another $50 for a Fellini case) and it was one of the best playing cues I have owned. Unfortunately, the cue was stolen about a year after I bought it. I've never heard anyone say they paid for a cue from him and not gotten the cue.
 
mark8950 said:
His cues all had a blunt sound to them because when he put in the butt screw he had a small gap from the wood to the screw and when u hit with it it had a hollow sound! Sparky
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Based on this input, I don't wonder why this fella's all red.
 
mark8950 said:
Bill was contracted to build a cue for a friend of mine and he paid for the cue and stroud never delivered! Also bill stroud couldnt play dead in a cowboy movie! Yes i said it! Sparky
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Sometimes I see some very intelligent things posted on this forum. This isn't one of those times.
 
mark8950 said:
His cues all had a blunt sound to them because when he put in the butt screw he had a small gap from the wood to the screw and when u hit with it it had a hollow sound! Sparky
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I'm not a cue maker but it is my understanding that this gap is necessary.
Without the gap, the cue has a 'thunk' sound and also may cause interior
damage.
I had a cue once that sounded terrible. The reason was that the bottom
of the shaft pilot was touching the butt at the bottom of the screw.
A cue maker took a bit off the pilot and the problem disappeared.

Be nice if Mr Stroud responded ...I'm curious.

I also think this thread is going to be like the 'Meuler' thread.....
...regardless of your negativity....it will be great for Bill Stroud and JW.
 
mark8950 said:
Bill was contracted to build a cue for a friend of mine and he paid for the cue and stroud never delivered! Also bill stroud couldnt play dead in a cowboy movie! Yes i said it! Sparky
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I was trolling through the park one day...
 
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