My Joss East and Southwest cues...

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Here are some pictures of my recently acquired cues. I posted some pics before in the main part but thought since I have more info on them that I would post here as well..

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/pa...=&.done=http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/paradoxgdf

I just talked to Laurie Franklin today! Good news. Apparently my cue is indeed a Southwest cue. It is also from 1988 and was the first cue that Jerry Franklyn made with the purple wood forearms and green veneer. He made the original owner put down a deposit (something rarely done in those days) because he thought the cue would be too ugly for the customer to want...
After the cue was finished, he liked it so much that he made one for himself and used it for a while. Kind of neat information that my cue was the first in this combination...
It will be in vegas for several months getting reconditioned and a new shaft made. I will miss it but only shot with it for a few minutes after I bought it and sent it off to southwest right away to get a certificate of authenticity and to get redone. I am very happy with it. I cannot wait to get it back.
I may sell the Joss sometime in the near future. I was not so pleased with the CUSTOMER SERVICE of Joss East. Bill Strod was very quick to respond to my questions (since I wasn't sure if it was a JW or not at first...) but Joss East was less than friendly and finally was told to email Dick Abbott (Who was very helpful) to get info on my cues. I simply wanted to find out what year or years they made the cue I have and the original selling price but I guess they do not want to help you with anything except collecting your money for a cue they are currently selling...once it is out the door, oh well...

Let me know what you think. I like the hit of the Joss just fine. I like the SW hit much more...
Gregg
 
Thanks. The Joss is very nice liiking. It has a lot of inlays and it appears to be mostly ivory. I am very happy with my purchase and got a great deal.
 
Hi,
The Southwest cue is very nice and I'm sure you'll enjoy using it. You are correct about Joss Cues owner Danny Janes. He can be a little rude sometimes. I suppose you have to be a great pool legend to get him to talk to you. For what it's worth, I had a Joss cue custom made by Danny in 1978. This was before he was mass producing cues and was still making them one at a time. It was also during this time that Tim Scurggs and Mike Sigel were working with him at his shop in Towson. The difference is immediately noticable because his production cues all have very slightly rounded points. Whereas the custom hand made cues have razor sharp points. Recently I happened to be in Towson for the first time in 25 years and I had my Joss cue with me. I stopped by his shop but he wouldn't come out to talk to me. I guess I'll try again in another 25 years. Of course, neither one of us may not be around in 25 years but I'm sure the cue will be. Both shafts are still straight as an arrow and the it still hits as solid as a rock. Maybe he likes the eccentric artist personna or maybe he is just busy trying to fill orders. Either way, I won't be back any time soon.
 
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