John Robinson cues
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John Robinson cues, IMHO, play very well. They are often very beautiful and his work with silver veneers is precise. The joint style is less common with metal to metal contact and pin in the shaft, but the cue is consistent and for me, a pleasure to use. I bought one second hand and sold it 2 years later for my initial investment plus a hundred. For me, owning a Robinson was a good experience. Good luck.
I have played with a Robinson cue for 10 years. The joint freaks a lot of people out, but they hit great. John is a perfectionist and it shows in his work. As far as resale is concerned, they can be a little difficult to sell because no one outside of Arizona and California knows anything about his cues. I play with a plain birdseye maple butt and it cost me $700 for the cue and 2 shafts.Tim said:
Tim said:
They are beautiful cues... He just doesn't get enough exposure outside the left coast..
I have 3 monsters Robinson's for sale..
PM me..
Best,
Ken
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Tim said:
Good guy, great cues. Hold their value well IMO.
We know an ex hippy/groupy type chick
that moved here from cali a long time ago, she has an old cue he made for her back when she still lived there. It's not as fancy as the cues pictured above, but It plays really well. It has held up nicely over the years also. Judging By It, and It's age, I would say he probably makes some fine cues. I know she's real proud to own it, and probably wouldn't let it go easy if anyone ever tried to buy It from her, so she really treasures that cue.
that moved here from cali a long time ago, she has an old cue he made for her back when she still lived there. It's not as fancy as the cues pictured above, but It plays really well. It has held up nicely over the years also. Judging By It, and It's age, I would say he probably makes some fine cues. I know she's real proud to own it, and probably wouldn't let it go easy if anyone ever tried to buy It from her, so she really treasures that cue.Bucktooth has played with Robinson CUE FOR 50 YEARS THE MONEY TREE THE MASTER OF DISASTER THESE CUES HAVE BUSTED EVERY CHAMPION THAT WOULD PLAY BUCKTOOTH JOHNNY ARCHER MARK TADD COLE DICKSEN JOHNNY ERVILLINO LOUIE ROBERTS just to name a few the list goes on and on.
well he shore is colorful idn' he!!!
i don't see too many of his cues going up for resale. that either means 1,,,he doesn't sell many 2,,,everyone who buys 'em, keeps 'em 3,,,no one wants 'em on the secondary market.
i wouldn't put robinson up there with the top cuemakers who ARE collectable..but probably in a category below the capones/kikels/,,,,,maybe somewhere with ernesto dominguez.
there's lots of criteria,,,wait time, high price, admired by peers, etc etc. robinson never comes to mind. resale value is a fickle thing. classic examples are mcdaniel and phillippi, who are greatly admired and well known but their cues don't have good resale value.
i don't see too many of his cues going up for resale. that either means 1,,,he doesn't sell many 2,,,everyone who buys 'em, keeps 'em 3,,,no one wants 'em on the secondary market.
i wouldn't put robinson up there with the top cuemakers who ARE collectable..but probably in a category below the capones/kikels/,,,,,maybe somewhere with ernesto dominguez.
there's lots of criteria,,,wait time, high price, admired by peers, etc etc. robinson never comes to mind. resale value is a fickle thing. classic examples are mcdaniel and phillippi, who are greatly admired and well known but their cues don't have good resale value.
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Bucktooth is playing with a Robinson now. Bucktooth did take a house cue and shaved it down and called it the UGLY STICK he beat everybody with this CUE but he left in the trunk in one of his cars and he told me it got bad like a Bow & arrow. Bucktooth said he beat more Champions with it CLIFF was one who went down and the Hands of the UGLY STICK. Johnny and Bucktooth have been friends for 50 years BUCKTOOTH said.
bruin70 said:
I visited John's shop from time to time when I lived in AZ. In fact he has called me in Montana so I can help fix his electrical problems. Anyway, he sells a lot of cues to Japan. His Japanese customers like the Ivory and the colored Ivory (those cues Ken has have ivory and colored Ivory).