so pleased with this first-rate, finely crafted shaft. the wood is great and there is a sense of a craftsmen who takes heed to every detail. pride in workmenship. bought the schuler american shaft. the last one i bought was a jacoby made slc schuler shaft. they told me a month. i got it in 9 months. (got noel's in 2 days) the slc shaft arrived dented and ferrule cracked within a couple of years. very surprised by that. shaft had not been misused. highly recommend noel if you are looking for a new schuler shaft. his shafts imo every bit as good and likely better than the original schuler shaft. after all they are new. aside from that, his shafts are less expensive than the jacoby slc (garbage) shaft.