Meucci factory tour

[garczar]

Have owned custom cues from all the "great" cue makers (past/present) but I always come back to my Meucci. I like the taper of the shaft, the balance of the cue when it is in my hand, the fact that the linen wrap is finished over (feels like a house cue) and the action I can get on the cue ball.

Presently using a Meucci cue with a black dot shaft (the earlier shafts had their share of problems) and it shoots great. Have experimented with several weights (from 18oz through 21oz) and find that 19.70 oz works for me.

If you haven't tried one lately...give it a shot. It might surprise you.

Really outta try the Pro shaft. This is as good as any wood shaft out there.

 

[Welder84]

Really outta try the Pro shaft. This is as good as any wood shaft out there.

After your post I looked up Muecci pro shaft. The specs, {The Pro is a new high performance shaft that is now standard with all Pro-Series Cues 1 - 6 and is available for any other brand as well as other models of Meucci or BMC series cues. It has a thru to the tip, half inch HYDRAULIC ferrule}. What is a HYDRAULIC ferrule? The word "hydraulics" originates from the Greek word ὑδραυλικός (hydraulikos) which in turn originates from ὕδωρ (hydor, Greek for water) and αὐλός (aulos, meaning pipe). I do not understand what they are selling.

 

[Birk1]

i love this shaft. what they are selling is a playing cue

edit: i have many cues: 40+ highend cues including a 15K ginacue. my pro1 BMC with a pro shaft is my best playing cue

 

[angluse]

Maybe what we need is a tour of the Schmelke factory for comparison, to help round out this discussion.

 

[garczar]

After your post I looked up Muecci pro shaft. The specs, {The Pro is a new high performance shaft that is now standard with all Pro-Series Cues 1 - 6 and is available for any other brand as well as other models of Meucci or BMC series cues. It has a thru to the tip, half inch HYDRAULIC ferrule}. What is a HYDRAULIC ferrule? The word "hydraulics" originates from the Greek word ὑδραυλικός (hydraulikos) which in turn originates from ὕδωρ (hydor, Greek for water) and αὐλός (aulos, meaning pipe). I do not understand what they are selling.

No clue but they play great.

 

[Chopdoc]

Maybe what we need is a tour of the Schmelke factory for comparison, to help round out this discussion.

I saw one.

I guess you can just Google it. I don't remember where I saw it.

I have seen a lot of comments and flaming about employment practices and other such things in this thread.

When viewing such a thing I would suggest keeping certain things in mind concerning the product. Some examples:

1) Quality control
2) Tolerances
3) Materials and Methods
4) Standards of Practice
5) Process Management
6) Operational Flow

I also suggest reading every post in the cue maker forum here as well as watching every available cue making video.

I also suggest trying the various products, side by side. Within minutes of each other, not months or years apart.

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