I finally received my tasc I ordered in march of 14. I designed this cue as a tribute of sorts for my wife who is a police officer. its a tribute of sorts to the thin blue line. Pete and Pete jr knocked this out of the park and let me say boy does this thing play great!!! ebony points and sleeve into Birdseye, mop notched diamond in points and in sleeve. ivory ferrules, also shown are my Jim Baxter joint protectors and my mahogany brown gator 1 & 2 Ron Thomas case