is this a Lambros tribute cue?
I sure hope not because I've been sandwiching ivory between silver & black paper for years. Just like a hundred other cuemakers.
That said, I looked at Mike's website and did, indeed, find a
CUE very similar to mine. Except for the fact that mine has a SS joint, 5 points instead of 6, 4 veneers instead of 2, black paper between the ivory & silver trim, and a leather wrap...they are identical.
Apologies to Mike if he feels this was a copy. It was not. I believe this design was an original idea by my customer who may or may not have been influenced, consciously or unconsciously, by the plethora of cues out there that have similar themes. Attached are 2 pics submitted by Ty at the beginning of the build. I suggested adding the black paper between the ivory & silver to give them better definition. And later, Ty changed his mind about the veneer colors. These pics are not the work of someone stealing another's idea - they tell me he spent some time playing with a graphics program trying to find "HIS" special cue.