my new greg sirca tuxedo cue

[shadowcat]

Late last year, I ordered a cue from Greg Sirca (http://www.gscue.com/). I had seen a Sirca for sale here, and really liked his style, so I decided to contact him about making me a cue. We spoke and emailed about the type of cue I wanted, the specifications, the inlay designs, joint type, everything. He and I spent 2 weeks getting the design finalized, and he even sent me in progress pics as he worked on it, per my request. The cue finally arrived yesterday, and I think it looks awesome.

The cue is ebony, with 6 ivory inlaid points at the forearm, mirrored in the butt, and ivory inlaid checked rings at the C, D, and E positions, wrapped with pressed black irish linen. The joint is a brass 3/8 x 10 pin, and the tip is a kamui black soft. He even made some custom ebony joint protectors for the cue.

In progress pics:

inlays cut:

the first inlays are set:

all inlays are set:

the first coats of finish are applied:

the finished cue:

the full cue after I received it:

the front half, with and without joint protector:

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[shadowcat]

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closeups of the inlays on the forearm:

closeups of the inlays on the butt sleeve:

the wrap:

the brass pin:

the shaft tip:

The cue is almost PERFECT, exactly what I visualized when we talked about the design. I played a few hours with it last night, and the hit is solid, although I DO have to get used to it, and I think I'm going to get an OB1 shaft for it.

Many thanks to Greg Sirca, for making my first truly custom, unique, original, and AFFORDABLE cue. It was a pleasure working with him.

 

[tasaddicts]

greg sirca are awesome playing cue!

very affordable for everyone out there who is looking for a fantastic play cue!

 

[Snookered007]

Very nice looking cue!! The vein in the ivory looks awesome.

 

[JustinHayes]

Late last year, I ordered a cue from Greg Sirca (http://www.gscue.com/). I had seen a Sirca for sale here, and really liked his style, so I decided to contact him about making me a cue. We spoke and emailed about the type of cue I wanted, the specifications, the inlay designs, joint type, everything. He and I spent 2 weeks getting the design finalized, and he even sent me in progress pics as he worked on it, per my request. The cue finally arrived yesterday, and I think it looks awesome.

The cue is ebony, with 6 ivory inlaid points at the forearm, mirrored in the butt, and ivory inlaid checked rings at the C, D, and E positions, wrapped with pressed black irish linen. The joint is a brass 3/8 x 10 pin, and the tip is a kamui black soft. He even made some custom ebony joint protectors for the cue.

In progress pics:

inlays cut:

the first inlays are set:

all inlays are set:

the first coats of finish are applied:

the finished cue:

the full cue after I received it:

the front half, with and without joint protector:

continued in next post...

That's a beauty!!!!

 

[DirtyDawg69]

Sirca

That cue is Bueatiful, That looks like something that I have been thinking off, I can't get enough of the Black and white, Mine is gonna be wrapless tho, I love em, Nice cue, Thanks for showing it to us. If ya don't mind me asking what does something like that run?

 

[mikeyfrost]

Nothing about that cue looks affordable, very nice cue!

 

[shadowcat]

With all that ebony and ivory, the cue is a lot less expensive than you would think. I had it custom made to my specs, and I agreed to Greg's request not to disclose the price of the cue in public, but let's just say that it was very affordable for a custom cue. Although I did send it back to Greg recently to reduce the weight a bit (based on playing with it a few months), I was every bit satisfied with the quality of the work and the communication.

Greg is going to fix a few minor blemishes on the cue, and swap out the brass pin to reduce the weight a bit, all for free. Good customer service, very responsive to emails, great to work with, and the cue plays great. I would buy another Sirca custom cue in a heartbeat.