Anyone made a Lego cue where the A and B joint is connected using a 3/8 x 10 that is not glued, hence you can change the handle wood, forearm and butt sleeve to different types or wood. This way you can provide customers different "hits" with different types of wood.
Lego cue to assess different types of wood
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Harvey Martin used it to add/reduce the weight in some of his cues, same forearm though.
It would not be an accurate example of the final product. The resonance is alot differant when the pieces are glued together. In my opinion the feel has alot to do with how the pieces are put together not just what materials are used. I guess you could try though and let us know your findings.
Here is the thing, Martin made cues that detached at the A joint, and used by champions.
What did he know about construction that we don't?
No glue or Epoxy, just a 3/8-10 pin. He is a HOF cuemaker that was making those kind of cues in the 70's.
I have seen pics of his cues with adjustable weights at A,C, and even D. All of that goes directly against the grain of modern cue making. Interesting, to say the least, considering his status in cue making.
The purpose of this cue was to test the differant "hits" of woods. All the mechanical joints change the hit. If you are trying to feel how differant woods resonate, to get an accurate "feel" you do not want any interuptions to the harmonics. There is no doubt that you can build a "good" cue with multiple joints but that doesnt mean you can build a good cue with multiple joints that gives you an accurate representation of how a certain wood resonates.
Don't think it would help much, but that is just my opinion. Most buyers are not adroit enough to notice such subtle differences. Not to say it doesn't matter, because it does, but other factors beside the front woods will play a much more perceivable role in playability to most.