John dropped this off to me last night, and wow! Unfortunately the pic does not show the true beauty of this cue. In the light, the figure in both the bacote and maple is amazing. Again, without the aid of light you can not see how the silver shines and the mother of pearl reflects back into your eyes. Also, the double phenolic in which the rings are set makes the rings seem deeper into the cue, it adds the appearance of depth to the silver. Of all of my Spitz cues this is by far my favorite. His work is great! I am already working on ideas for another one. As usual Jon has built to what he knows I like in cues. The weight is just under 19, and the balance is well forward. Thanks again Jon, awesome!