lets talk about the cue youll never sell or trade

I have by all standards a very modest Mighty Lucasi Cocobolo cue that I will never sell.

Its not worth much but I just like it.

since buying it 8 years ago I have gone thru a few cues, but the Lucasi stays.
 
I can name two cues I wish I didn't sell. 1. JossWest Merry Widow that I had Mr. Stroud himself refinish and build 2 shafts. 2. Franklin Southwest Ebony forearm, 2 veneers with birdseye maple points. I guess I'll add a 3rd. Southwest Birdseye maple forearm, 3 veneers with cocobolo points.

My current player is a Blue Grass hustler and a Black Creek hustler. I don't think these will ever be for sale.
 
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Had it, sold it, tried to get it back........no luck. Older It's George Bushka style cue. It was the extension of my arm if I ever felt one. From day one until the day I sold it. Granted, I sold it to help fund finishing our swimming pool for my kids..... but I sure wish I'd have held onto it. I have my eyes on something else but raising kids is crazy and my wife is ill with Rhumatoid Arthritis. Crazy disease and one income so my dream cue is out of reach. Someday though.......
 
Have a simple AS-3 Huebler I got from the owner of Shooters Wichita years ago. Love the hit! Paul made great cues.
 

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My 16 year old Viking my wife bought me for our first anniversary for $200. That was a huge financial deal to us back then. I've hit with many customs worth 10 - 20 times that but that Viking cue always feels like home.


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Bavafongoul said:
In order to keep things in perspective, the number of cues made annually by any brand or cue-maker
certainly has to be considered. Some really elite name cue-makers only make 12 -24 cues annually.
So simply look at how long that cue-maker has been in business versus the much higher annual
production of some brand name cues and it becomes quickly apparent that the market reflects what
people are willing to sell at any given moment. You do not see many cues for sale made by Thomas
Wayne so does that make him rank higher than his peers on your cue-maker list? You don't see many
cues listed for sale that were made by Danny Tibbits so does that make him a better cue-maker than
Thomas Wayne? The marketplace is just a happenstance manifestation of what's available on any
given day and represents nothing more and nothing less.
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Yeah, and you rarely ever see a South East (made by Nat Greene) cue available for sale, and they are worth very little on the used pool cue market. Sorry for going off topic of the OP topic.
 
justinb386 said:
Yeah, and you rarely ever see a South East (made by Nat Greene) cue available for sale, and they are worth very little on the used pool cue market. Sorry for going off topic of the OP topic.
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Speaking of this topic...
I kind of wish you had stayed on topic because I have been waiting to hear what cue you own that you would never sell.
It would be fascinating to know that one

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Easy

My 3 Pat Diviney cues, 2 players and a jump/break, play much better then I do and I will keep them and finish my pool career with them.
 
Never sell? - My Wayne Holmes that I had custom made in 2001.
He let me design it and pick all of the wood.
Such a nice man who has since passed. Rest in peace Wayne, you were one of the good ones.

Currently my playing cue is a Lucasi 1pc house cue cut down to a sneaky with
3/8-10 pin added and an extended maple shaft that I bought off ebay years ago. Also added a linen wrap. Simple little cue that plays great and prob wouldn't sell either.
 

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South East and Schon

I have one cue that I will never sell its a South East. I may post a pic. Came with two tight grained perfect shafts. It had been refinished and was perfect but I've played and put little character dings in it here and there that I'll have taken out when I refinish. I'll never forget the first time it hit my hand it felt right. I was looking at two cues one a Bludworth and this one. So I laid them on the table, closed my eyes and picked up the butts and felt them in my hand and the Southeast had all of the feel. That cue will never leave.

The rest I think are what I call transition cues. I like to have different thicknesses and types of playing shafts so I can study the squirt and feel with different configurations.

The only thing I see myself adding to my cue is a butt extension just for fun and a Jacoby Hybrid Shaft. I want to spend a significant amount of time with an LD to see how I like it.
 
What I'd never sell...

This has changed for me over time...

Had a Chuck Starkey and a Dieckman, thought I'd never sell... but i did... i decided that if i have no desire to shoot wit ha cue anymore, i put it on the market... so currently....

1. the Deco Cue that just arrived from Tom Hassos (when I get some time want to do a write up in the Gallery section) Thank You Tom, one of his first cues I believe

2. Alex Alpert #8... a really cool Ebony with Flame veneers... Alex (I believe) is not making cues any longer... plays great, when i add the Greg Sowder shafts i have on it is phenomenal

3. My 2005 Mike Gulyassy Desert Ironwood and Cocobolo... the wife would absolutely kill me... her absolute favorite cue she's ever seen

I have others that someone would have to seriously overpay to get me to move, but those above are the current list.
 
doctor2pi said:
My 16 year old Viking my wife bought me for our first anniversary for $200. That was a huge financial deal to us back then. I've hit with many customs worth 10 - 20 times that but that Viking cue always feels like home.
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For a second there I thought you had a 16 year old Viking wife!
 
I have a 90's Schon that was given to me as a wedding gift in 2008. I talked to Evan about it and he said that they only made a few of them and never named it. So it has no name or number. It's the only cue that I have played with since my wedding day. It will not be sold!
 
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