Michael Vollmer

thanks stefan,

i have seen his website .. just wanted some personal feedback from people who are using his cues ...

i use a black boar so was wondering how similar they are ... would like to get one soon...
 
vollmer is almost some kind of religion here in the german area :D

he's being mentioned very often in the german forums and I've never read anything bad about his work.
 
kamdaswani said:
...i use a black boar so was wondering how similar they are...
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That's an easy explanation: Michael Vollmer was the trainee of Tony.
Vollmer cues are built by the same technical specifications (e.g. deep knifed points and solid core) as BlackBoar. And naturally the design vibes are very similiar...
 
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wow... it amazes me when i see an excellent cue maker ive never heard of.
there are so many unknown masters out there

style is just like BB. whats his pricing like?
 
dave sutton said:
wow... it amazes me when i see an excellent cue maker ive never heard of.
there are so many unknown masters out there

style is just like BB. whats his pricing like?
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The pricing starts in the area of €1500 ($2000). Some more pictures:
http://www.photoheaven.de/v/TheBrot...+Ivory-Arrows+1of1/4.JPG.html?g2_enterAlbum=0
http://www.photoheaven.de/v/TheBrot...+Ivory-Arrows+1of1/3.JPG.html?g2_enterAlbum=0
http://www.photoheaven.de/v/TheBrothersCollection/Gateway/Vollmer+Silver+and+Ivory/
http://www.photoheaven.de/v/TheBrothersCollection/Gateway/Vollmer+1of+1

Btw, our german counterpart of AZBilliards is http://www.billard-aktuell.de/modules.php?name=Forums
Another picture from a Vollmer thread: http://www.billard-aktuell.de/modul...opic&t=9847&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=62
(Hey, noticeable visible is "the hand of the master" ;))
 
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i was actually wondering if any forum member has played with his cues ... i am aware of his many accolades but was hoping to hear from a cue owner and hopefully get a direct comparison vs BB ...

reason:
i dont want to leave my BB in the pool hall ... yet there are times i do just turn up there and so would want a cue available... if the 2 play along similar veins, getting a player from V could be a solution to my dilemma :)

thanks for all your input and info...
kam
 
DrPool said:
That's an easy explanation: Michael Vollmer was the trainee of Tony.
Vollmer cues are built by the same technical specifications (e.g. deep knifed points and solid core) as BlackBoar. And naturally the design vibes are very similiar...
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-Tony has made many new discovery's in cue building in the 10+ years since he helped Michael, But Michael does have some similar construction details but the cues are not the same techinal specifications, and they do play different. Really good shaft wood is very difficult to come by in Germany- for one.
 
BB Custom Cues said:
-Tony has made many new discovery's in cue building in the 10+ years since he helped Michael, But Michael does have some similar construction details but the cues are not the same techinal specifications, and they do play different. Really good shaft wood is very difficult to come by in Germany- for one.
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looking forward to discussing this with tony next week :)
 
I took a look at his website, and saw some really nice looking cues. You can tell, right away, the influences that Tony had on Michael's work....but there are some subtle differences, too.

I dropped Mr. Vollmer a line, and he was very quick to respond. Seems as though he's VERY excited about having folks interested in his work....and I may explore having one done by him sometime down the road. He said that "turnaround" time can be in the 6-month range. Not too shabby!!
 
8-ball Rat said:
I took a look at his website, and saw some really nice looking cues. You can tell, right away, the influences that Tony had on Michael's work....but there are some subtle differences, too.

I dropped Mr. Vollmer a line, and he was very quick to respond. Seems as though he's VERY excited about having folks interested in his work....and I may explore having one done by him sometime down the road. He said that "turnaround" time can be in the 6-month range. Not too shabby!!
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yeah.. dropped him a line as well and got a reply the veryt next day but as i am going to be meeting tony in a few days, will get his opinion first and then decide if / how to proceed .. will be in LA tonight and College Park on the 7th ...

kindly lemme know if and when you get more info on michael's work...

couldn't access those pictures either...

thanks
kam
 
Jule said:
Believe me: Michael Vollmer ist far from unknown ;)
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i ment no disrespect. his cues are beautiful. instead of unknown i should have used different wording. lesser know in the states.

none the less very impressive
 
Vollmer cues

By the way. Thorsten Hohmann won the 9-Ball World Championships with a Vollmer cue. :rolleyes:
 
dave sutton said:
wow... it amazes me when i see an excellent cue maker ive never heard of.
there are so many unknown masters out there

style is just like BB. whats his pricing like?
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Yeah, he is almost a legend in Germany. There is some smart and proficient folk over here that take his work for gospel. And not without good reason, I think. Never heard any negative about him...

As far as I know 6 pointer will start at about $3,000 and 8 pointer at about $3,700. Don't nail me down on this, okay? ;)

Have a look at this...

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It is not bad, isn't it? :-)
 
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