Meucci Cue are the best cues ever made.

....they do seem to move the cue ball around very well, esp. draw action...
Junk Science Statements like this make me shake my head. I understand that some people believe that whippier cues move the ball better. I don't believe it but that's fine....but how exactly does a Meucci draw tha ball better than they follow?

Nick

mikemosconi said:
In my opinion meucci's made prior to 2000 are very good nine ball playing cues in that they do seem to move the cue ball around very well, esp. draw action, and the hit is reasonably solid on these cues. A world calss player in an early 1990s NYC U.S. Open straight pool tournament, Dick Lane used a Meucci cue instead of his Szamboti, I have the Accus Stats video, and he comments that he liked the draw action on the Meucci better than the Szamboti, but he states that the Meucci did not produce Follow action as well as the Szamboti, hence he concentrated on getting flatter angle rack break balls. He finished very high in the tournament, so they can't be that bad! Earlier Meucci shafts did not have the benefit of more advanced shaft wood stabilizing techniques, hence more warping. Meucci had to produce so many cues to keep up with demand that some flaws were inevitable. I have retained two from the early 90s and do hesitate to use them in any game and would never use those cues as an excuse for my play on a given day.
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mikemosconi said:
In my opinion meucci's made prior to 2000 are very good nine ball playing cues in that they do seem to move the cue ball around very well, esp. draw action, and the hit is reasonably solid on these cues. A world calss player in an early 1990s NYC U.S. Open straight pool tournament, Dick Lane used a Meucci cue instead of his Szamboti, I have the Accus Stats video, and he comments that he liked the draw action on the Meucci better than the Szamboti, but he states that the Meucci did not produce Follow action as well as the Szamboti, hence he concentrated on getting flatter angle rack break balls. He finished very high in the tournament, so they can't be that bad! Earlier Meucci shafts did not have the benefit of more advanced shaft wood stabilizing techniques, hence more warping. Meucci had to produce so many cues to keep up with demand that some flaws were inevitable. I have retained two from the early 90s and do not hesitate to use them in any game and would never use those cues as an excuse for my play on a given day.
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So...you only have to move the ball around a lot in nine ball?
 
JB Cases said:
In my opinion, Meucci cues are the most well constructed and best hitting cues ever made.
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Your opinion is wrong;)
When I started playing this game about 15 years ago everyone in my pool hall had a Meucci. There were maybe 2 or 3 McDermotts and a couple of Hueblers, but apart from those, all Meuccis. Then Predator took over, everyone switched and no one looked back, now it is very rare to see a Meucci around here. Meuccis selling point was the low deflection and ease of spin, but they got beaten by Predator on both these points, and then there was the quality control..Several Meuccis just fell apart, including one I owned.

There are several brands of shafts and cues that beat Meucci on both performance and deflection and beat Meuccis QC by a large margin. For the same price you can get a predator, tiger, ob etc, all cues that are well put together and consistent. You can even get a true custom for the price of some Meuccis. I don't see why anyone would buy one. It is a bit sad, because I think Bob Meucci really knows how to make a high performance cue, he just won't for some reason? The new so called Pro Series does look promising compared to the Black Dot spaghetti bullshit cues, but I've been burned before and would never buy a Meucci unless it had been used for a couple of years first and I could try it.
 
Back in the mid "80s I sold my Schon :angry:and bought a Meucci :o
I could really move the cue ball with less effort with the Meucci than the Schon.
I really thought I had found the ultimate cue.
Then the ferrule cracked. Got it replaced
Cue still played great.
Then it warped :angry:
All this with in 6 months of buying it.
Junk-junk-junk
Bob Meucci you still owe me a new cue.
And the funny part is that when I look at Meucci cus on line I really like a lot of their designs.
If only they could make them well.
Everybody says he is a hall of fame cue maker. For what?
 
Meucci cues are tractors,not even tractors but more Mormon boards, if you compare them to any other cues.1 in a 1000 is contructed and built well and even then it hits like a tractor:smile::wink:
 
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I don't have a Meucci cue but I have a Meucci Pro shaft that I use on my McDermott and it is my favorite shaft. It outplays my Predator by a long shot and after people hit with it they want to trade me their Predator or buy my shaft. People who own Predators are constantly saying my shaft hits better, has more feel, and LESS deflection than their shafts.For what it's worth, I'm using one of Pooldawg's milk dud tips on it.

I have the solid maple version...it is made in a laminated version as well, if you want a bit more forward weight.

I would use this shaft on all my cues if they all were 3/8-10 joints.
 
Once I hit a shaft on my Meucci to see how long will be vibrating and two days later I came to my garage and it was still vibrating.It stopped two weeks later.But I guess it was because of the weather,it was winter and everything was frozen those days.
 
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What's the over/under for replies in this obvious trolling thread? I'd say it has legs for at least 100:smile:.

John's just avoiding the questions I asked him in the 1991 COC thread, it's his way. Mr. Outspoken is a shrinking violet.

ONB
 
Auto painting had Earl Schieb and cue making had Bob Meucci, same theory though, not worrying about repeat customers, they both just wanted to get everybody once.
 
Another friend of mine used to play with Meucci and he claims that the cue couldn't stay calm in his case.It was vibrating so much that his case was constantly moving.So,once it ended up by his neighbour a few blocks from his house.So,there isn't just a cueball that moves easily playing with Meucci but cases too.
:wink:Don't know why but I believe him:wink:
 
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mikemosconi said:
In my opinion meucci's made prior to 2000 are very good nine ball playing cues in that they do seem to move the cue ball around very well, esp. draw action, and the hit is reasonably solid on these cues. A world calss player in an early 1990s NYC U.S. Open straight pool tournament, Dick Lane used a Meucci cue instead of his Szamboti, I have the Accus Stats video, and he comments that he liked the draw action on the Meucci better than the Szamboti, but he states that the Meucci did not produce Follow action as well as the Szamboti, hence he concentrated on getting flatter angle rack break balls. He finished very high in the tournament, so they can't be that bad! Earlier Meucci shafts did not have the benefit of more advanced shaft wood stabilizing techniques, hence more warping. Meucci had to produce so many cues to keep up with demand that some flaws were inevitable. I have retained two from the early 90s and do not hesitate to use them in any game and would never use those cues as an excuse for my play on a given day.
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SOME FLAWS...

Well, during that same time frame McDermott made about 3 times as many cues and
had virtually zero flaws.

Do you suppose it was magic?

Dale
 
Back in the early 80's, I was playing with a Joss West. Break cues were getting popular at the time, so I bought a $50 Meucci Sneaky Pete to break with.

When I went bar hopping looking for action, if I took in my full case, pulled out the Joss West, the players would scatter like a covey of quail thinking I played too good because I had a fancy cue.

I realized if I just carried the Meucci sneaky pete into the bar with no case, no one noticed and I got into plenty of action.

In 1987, My Joss West got stolen which left me with just the Meucci.

Over the years, I made more money with that MeuccI than any other cue I've ever owned. In 1992, I bought my first high end Schon. But, in the end, the Schon was for show and the Meucci was for the dough. I just knew that cue!

In 1995, a low life weazel stole my sneaky pete and went to California. It took two plane flights out to Cali to track this b@stard down but I got my cue back.

About six months later, after beating a guy out of $40, he got pissed, picked up my sneaky and snapped it over the rail of the table. What I did to him is another story.

To this day, I still miss that cue.


Stones> I still think about 90% of the Meucci's out there are POS.
 
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The only Meucci Cues that were good were the ones pre 1990's, the one with the Meucci Original written on the butt.
 
Straightpool_99 said:
Your opinion is wrong;)
When I started playing this game about 15 years ago everyone in my pool hall had a Meucci. There were maybe 2 or 3 McDermotts and a couple of Hueblers, but apart from those, all Meuccis. Then Predator took over, everyone switched and no one looked back, now it is very rare to see a Meucci around here. Meuccis selling point was the low deflection and ease of spin, but they got beaten by Predator on both these points, and then there was the quality control..Several Meuccis just fell apart, including one I owned.

There are several brands of shafts and cues that beat Meucci on both performance and deflection and beat Meuccis QC by a large margin. For the same price you can get a predator, tiger, ob etc, all cues that are well put together and consistent. You can even get a true custom for the price of some Meuccis. I don't see why anyone would buy one. It is a bit sad, because I think Bob Meucci really knows how to make a high performance cue, he just won't for some reason? The new so called Pro Series does look promising compared to the Black Dot spaghetti bullshit cues, but I've been burned before and would never buy a Meucci unless it had been used for a couple of years first and I could try it.
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The pre 1990 Meucci's were good quality cues. The ones that have Meucci Original on the but. After 1990 the quality went down and those are the cues that have the Meucci written in script on the butt.
 
BMW said:
The only Meucci Cues that were good were the ones pre 1990's, the one with the Meucci Original written on the butt.
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Agreed. I still have a David Howard Original. Ferrule needs replaced and I put new linen on it. 1982 when I got it well as I remember.
 
However,I have to admit Bob Meucci he was in front of his time with one thing.
So,probably the most of you don't even know that all Meucci cues have a very advanced option that is common just for smart phones and ,stuffs,goods like this.So,this option on Meucci cues is called WAITING OPTION.So,all of you are always affraid of leaving your fancy cues anywhere but in yours nearness,otherwise it could be stolen.You wouldn't have this fear if you owned a Meucci.You can leave it anywhere,in the park,on the parking lot,on the street,in the pool hall or where ever you like,and come to pick it up later.So,if you have many things to carry with you,you can leave your Meucci wherever you wish to and come later to pick it up.You don't have to be worried it would be stolen or dissapear.So,this WAITING OPTION is a really great thing.Think about it more properly and you'll come up with a clue how much ahead of time this was back then.
 
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i wasn't happy with the ferrules cracking, and shafts warping, on like every meucci i had.....i did however really like the hit...eventually i switched to schon...because i was always getting too much english (and the shafts were always warping) with the meucci's....I was glad i switched the less english made it easier to control the cue ball....not sure how they are now, i quit playing with meucci's a long time ago.
 
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