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Shooter08 said:
Any local cue builders who are not known you are impressed with?
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Danny Green although at this point I'm not sure how many cues he's still making. He studied with Teddy Harris down in FLA when he was living down there. In any case I've only seen / had hands on a few but the ones I have I thought they were very nice!
 
Mike Pancerny in Detroit isn't mentioned very often on here, but he is a good cue maker. I never heard of him until I bought a Titlist out of Detroit and wanted someone to convert it. He happened to be in Detroit and the guy I bought the Titlist from was his friend and said he made good cues. I trusted his word and Mike did a good job.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=279468&highlight=pancerny

tikkler gave him good reviews too.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=274274&highlight=pancerny
 
Cue building is a very difficult career, from what I've observed. Once a builder is respected they try to satisfy everyone when in reality the orders start coming in faster than the ability to produce. I feel we eat our own and appreciate that some of the up and comers know they need to control demand because they can't meet it. If a new builder is discovered here please don't help ruin his/her career. There are few that can really build a great cue, let them learn and succeed.
 
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I'm going to tell you my plan for my cue making future. A lot of people will probably have problems with what I have to say. But this is my plan to take care of myself while enjoying what I do. So here it is...

I am never going to take orders. We all know that as soon as some people order a cue - they start calling and asking when it's going to be done - even when they say that there's no hurry. I will however, put names on a list for people that say they would like a sneaky, etc. Also will do the same for folks that want to see my cues when finished to see if they would like to purchase. I'm going to make cues that I like, and that I think are attractive from a design standpoint. I'm pretty sure that someone out there will find them appealing. My motto is - hit first - pretty second. I think I make a solid hitting cue. It's pretty hard to try to interpret someone else's artistic vision. You can try your best and still not satisfy the customer. I'm going to avoid all that. I'm not going to take deposits, work on deadlines, or anything else that will aggregate possible customers. Hopefully this will allow me to enjoy building for years to come.
 
Nuts4Tascarellas said:
I'm going to tell you my plan for my cue making future. A lot of people will probably have problems with what I have to say. But this is my plan to take care of myself while enjoying what I do. So here it is...

I am never going to take orders. We all know that as soon as some people order a cue - they start calling and asking when it's going to be done - even when they say that there's no hurry. I will however, put names on a list for people that say they would like a sneaky, etc. Also will do the same for folks that want to see my cues when finished to see if they would like to purchase. I'm going to make cues that I like, and that I think are attractive from a design standpoint. I'm pretty sure that someone out there will find them appealing. My motto is - hit first - pretty second. I think I make a solid hitting cue. It's pretty hard to try to interpret someone else's artistic vision. You can try your best and still not satisfy the customer. I'm going to avoid all that. I'm not going to take deposits, work on deadlines, or anything else that will aggregate possible customers. Hopefully this will allow me to enjoy building for years to come.[/QUOT


Maybe I missed it but when can I put my order in Nuts?
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BmoreMoney said:
Danny Green although at this point I'm not sure how many cues he's still making. He studied with Teddy Harris down in FLA when he was living down there. In any case I've only seen / had hands on a few but the ones I have I thought they were very nice!
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Yeah but Danny is questionable to deal with on any level, too many people in the world of pool have learned that the hard way on many levels.
 
Bank it said:
Yeah but Danny is questionable to deal with on any level, too many people in the world of pool have learned that the hard way on many levels.
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I'm not gonna doubt you but all I can say is I have known Danny a very long time and he's always treated me good and I can honestly say I've never heard anyone talk bad of him. Then again I didn't see him for quite awhile when he was in FLA. He was living with one of my very best friends for some time when he got back from FLA and he too never had a bad word to say about him either.
 
Nuts4Tascarellas said:
I'm going to tell you my plan for my cue making future. A lot of people will probably have problems with what I have to say. But this is my plan to take care of myself while enjoying what I do. So here it is...

I am never going to take orders. We all know that as soon as some people order a cue - they start calling and asking when it's going to be done - even when they say that there's no hurry. I will however, put names on a list for people that say they would like a sneaky, etc. Also will do the same for folks that want to see my cues when finished to see if they would like to purchase. I'm going to make cues that I like, and that I think are attractive from a design standpoint. I'm pretty sure that someone out there will find them appealing. My motto is - hit first - pretty second. I think I make a solid hitting cue. It's pretty hard to try to interpret someone else's artistic vision. You can try your best and still not satisfy the customer. I'm going to avoid all that. I'm not going to take deposits, work on deadlines, or anything else that will aggregate possible customers. Hopefully this will allow me to enjoy building for years to come.
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I have a very good friend who builds very nice cues this way. It's a hobby for him, not a career. He started building cues in earnest after he retired. He builds batches of about 5 cues at a time. When they sell, he starts another batch. He still really enjoys making cues after 20 odd years.
 
Not counting myself, there was one, Dave Ward, locally. Dave made about a hundred cues before a fire wiped him out.
Rebuilding his shop was too costly what with a daughter in high school, and a very depressed cue market, so he became a machinist working for a local company that rehabs high-end diesel engines.
He made some very nice cues. Good players, too. :smile:
 
Nuts4Tascarellas said:
I'm going to tell you my plan for my cue making future. A lot of people will probably have problems with what I have to say. But this is my plan to take care of myself while enjoying what I do. So here it is...

I am never going to take orders. We all know that as soon as some people order a cue - they start calling and asking when it's going to be done - even when they say that there's no hurry. I will however, put names on a list for people that say they would like a sneaky, etc. Also will do the same for folks that want to see my cues when finished to see if they would like to purchase. I'm going to make cues that I like, and that I think are attractive from a design standpoint. I'm pretty sure that someone out there will find them appealing. My motto is - hit first - pretty second. I think I make a solid hitting cue. It's pretty hard to try to interpret someone else's artistic vision. You can try your best and still not satisfy the customer. I'm going to avoid all that. I'm not going to take deposits, work on deadlines, or anything else that will aggregate possible customers. Hopefully this will allow me to enjoy building for years to come.
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The only way your plan works is if you build insignificant /average cues. If you happen to actually become remotely desirable then you will have to learn to be an asshole for your plan to work
 
LGSM3 said:
William Gentry
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Agree with Jake 100% on this one. Seen Williams work for the 1st time last year at the SBE show. Great cue work This guy is known (on azb) but doesn`t make a lot of cues yet. ''Kenny Koo'' spot on work, very easy to talk with as well.
 
Although I haven't yet met Mike, I have heard very good things about his shop! :thumbup:

Scott Lee
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HawaiianEye said:
Mike Pancerny in Detroit isn't mentioned very often on here, but he is a good cue maker. I never heard of him until I bought a Titlist out of Detroit and wanted someone to convert it. He happened to be in Detroit and the guy I bought the Titlist from was his friend and said he made good cues. I trusted his word and Mike did a good job.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=279468&highlight=pancerny

tikkler gave him good reviews too.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=274274&highlight=pancerny
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