layani Cues...?

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Anyone using these? I like the concepts from this builder.
I suspect that they hit similar to a one piece cue. Any comments on their shafts? I take it, their taper is similar to a snooker cue taper.

Anyone have any pic's of their Layani cues. The joint looks very good.

Layani user's please reply,
thanks.

check out their website:
www.layanicues.com
 
I have played with a couple of differn't Layani's. Thierry does some nice work. You are right when you said they hit like a one piece, very nice hit. You don't feel alot of vibration through the shaft. The shaft doesn't have a snooker taper, more like a modified pro taper. Nice cues, worth checking out for sure.

Kent Mc.
 
My friend has one, and I strongly suggest you play with one before buying(if at all possible). It's a well made great looking cue no doubt, but I personally do not like the way it hits. I can't describe the feel other than there doesn't seem to be any.
Wish I could be of more help.
Peace,
David
 
As someone said, our taper is more like a modified pro taper. In the first 12 inches the diameter grows by 0,003'' every inch. The idea of doing a more progressive taper is to distribute the points of tension more equally opposed to a taper equal on a certain lenght, where the point of tension will be concentrated in one point. As far as our joint is concerned, we've always capitalized on the fact that a cue is not only an instrument that performs an action but also an instrument that provides feedback in order to learn to feel the shots. The conical joint we use does not have the feel of a metal joint, it has a very soft hit (some say mute) but at the same time very solid. It kinda feels funny at first especially if you're used to something with a lot of vibration. It has always been our point of view that vibration is necessary in the process of learning but that vibration must be transmitted in its most 'natural' way without being altered by any mechanical disruption. In any case, as someone said so, trying it is always the best way to experience if this type of construction fits your style of play.
I hope this helps.

Thierry Layani
www.layanicues.com
ps: many people have asked me to post pictures of some of our cues in the cue gallery and I will do so very shortly.
 
Thanks for the info Thierry,

Would you say that the conical joint that you use, hits similar to the phenolic joints rather than metal or wood
to wood joints?

And are your cues available with 13mm shafts?

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Actually, this question is tricky because the cue does not vibrate at the joint section like any cue a with a ''standard'' joint. If we have to speak of similarities then I would say it is closer to a wood to wood, but then it still feels different. It really feels soft and solid at the same time. It is hard indeed to describe the hit of a cue. What I have found interesting in our years of conception, is that any given materials (wood, phenolic, metal) have the same feel with this kind of joint. IOW the mechanical configuration becomes more important than the materials used. The reason why we use stainless for the female cone is that phenolic or wood would simply split with time since the internal pressure exert on the cone is very strong radially.

Yes we do make all sorts of tip diameter, from 9mm to 14mm.

Thierry Layani
www.layanicues.com
 
Congratulations

Mr. Layani, i live in Italy and i have just visited your Website (very nice one, btw!). I didn't know your cues and i still don't know how's the feeling of them, but i was very interested by your cue's technological development, especially the joint, and i liked a lot the inlays too. I personally own (and play with) a Cognoscenti and i am really satisfied, as well as a couple of friends of mine. Btw, does the phenolic-wood joint of Cognoscenti have a similar feeling to your cues?
We would be interested in trying one of your cues, also a base model, like the one in kingwood, but on your awsome site i found everything but.. the prices!
Do you have a dealer in Europe? How much is the price i.e. of the base kingwood or cocobolo model?
Thanks and congratulations

Francesco Tomati
 
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