Lets see your first custom cue the one that started it all

seale1985

seale1985

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Heres my first custom cue. i got it when i was 17, its ebony,ivory,malachite and MOP.
After i got this it was ON!!!!!! lol still have it and will never sale it giving it to my neice whos 7 to learn. Lets see your first custom cue the one that sparked that fire.
its a russ espiritu i live in MS and russ is the man around my area so i was super happy to get it payed $1,500 long time ago boought it brand new, before that i was playing with a
schon.
 

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Very nice looking cue. Here is mine, nothing special. I bought this in 1980 from my neighbor for $350 with a nice case. I sold the case for $350 a few years ago,lol. David Kersenbrock.

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Very nice remember the feeling of getting your
First custom cue after seeing all these guys in
Pool hall with them. Man great feeling when I got
That cue I was as happy then as if Ernie was to give
Me the sliver Gina now lol.
 
Viattorre 03/2007...

This Viattorre started it all... I already accumulated 3 Viattorre's and still have them all... :thumbup:



 
Unfortunately the first cue I ever bought from Abe Rich in Miami is MIA. Not sure what happened to it. Also on teh unfortunate list, my first truly custom cue by Tim Scruggs is in St Louis with a different owner. Like a knucklehead, I sold it after I had Mike Lambros make me an ivory encrusted beauty. Oh well.
 
Don't feel bad I sold this cue to buy i was 17 and into customs hard and
Wanted a diff cue luckly my buddy I sold it to KEEPS everything lol took me
7 yrs to talk him into selling it back lol it will never be sold again. Has wayyy!!!
To much sentimental value because of this cue I have owned around 114 custom
70 being med to high end all them ivory joint and butt cap I'm having ivory joint and
Butt cap put on this cue and center cut Ron tail up an 2 new shafts but because of
This cue I worked my way up the ladder to this monster Gilbert up until last year at
ICCS this was his biggest cue he told me him self I'm 28 so I got this when I was 26
And sold it lol its for sale on cornerstone now lol I'm a pro and high end case collector
As well and play with a ivory handle that was built for me by my sponsor its I'm this forum
Under mike gulyassy's first ivory handle should take a look I got to design everything,
Even length of the points u name it its a 16 point ivory 10 in long and 8 short
Points reversed in buttsleeve can't removed exact size abalone Celtic cross's in every
Point 1 inch solid flat faced ivory joint black G-10 pin inch ivory butt cap cues name is
The great white I've came along way since playing with a $1,500 espiritu that I bought
Brand new from Russ I live in ms. And have quite the collection for my age check out my
Thread its called lets see some monster players most ppl would never chalk and u can see some of the reallly high cues I've had.
 

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Buddy,u can Post the pic for me with my Arthur and the two Exceed Cues :grin:
 
Ariel sold me this DanBuilt in the mid 90's when he was a salesman at Best Billiards in Santa Ana, CA. I was previously playing with a plain jane Lou Butera cue. This was definitely a step up. The cue hits a ton and I still have it but have since changed my daily player to a Frey Titlist Conversion.





 
Here's a ok pic of the great white all white is ivory nose
And butt sleeve are unreal madrone burl all the grain lines
Up perfect in handle cue has perfect balance best I've seen
And I've seen alot abalone inlays, weighs 19.6 this is my fav
Cue on planet mike valued it at $24K has solid ivory inlayed
Engraved JP and I have been offered $15K for it and did not
Even consider it this is my dream cue I mean forreal pretty much
Mike built me whatever I wanted and being a high end collector
That's like throwing gas on a fire lol so I got my dream cue I had
Designed while back and he built it and turned out nicer than I could
Ever have dreamed its flawless not even a spec of dirt under finish ill
Be at tunica ill be the cue with the black and white zebra skin jack Justis
With Maine can't miss me lol get with me ill let u Guys check it out.
 
This is 2nd custom I ever Owned I would say this is what
Got me into the high end ones i was 18 when I bought this
Cue from Troy oldham back when ha onthill cues I added the ivory
Butt cap and a black lizard wrap like week I got it Russ shop only 2 hr
Drive for me this cue was pictured in the great american cuemakers
Calander 01 to 02 I think I add center cut ring tail later I have had that cue
Since I was 18 I just sold it this year along with a matching JB with ebony nose
Butt sleeve and yes ivory joint and Butt cap and center cut ring tail I have a nice
Pick of them together it also had the 6 sliver spears sitting in malachite fountains
In forearm. I played with this off and on for 6 yrs till areil Carmeli sponsored me.
But with out a doubt this cue got me into the high end ones big time and to have this
At 18 was awesome ppl in pool rooms couldn't believe a kid had a cue like that and in
MS Russ espiritu is the man.
 

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i had a really nice ebony schon for about 2 to 3 years... and i sold it at a huge loss to by my first real custom cue..

bought this back in march 2004.. and its been down hill every since!

chris

 
Hey Chirs I also played with a schon for 2-3 yrs
A cx-27 still guy I sold it to few yrs back still has it I kept it
For along time. Maik no problem buddy alright guys get ready
To change your pants here's maiks first fancy cue ill let him tell
U about it I already called first crack if he ever sells it its the
MONSTER arthur Q its borderline cue porn. I'm in love with it forreal
I will fly to Germany to pick it up If he ever sells it I'm serious lol.
 

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This is the first custom cue I bought in the early 60's. A Titleist conversion, straight from the maker who was building cues in his garage at the time. He hadn't even made 100 cues at that point. What can I say, I took a chance on the guy. Still have it:


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