I have it from a very reliable source that Pete Tascarella and his son just opened a new shop near Hickory, NC. They are making what they call "Carolina Customs". They were recently at Randy Canipe's pool room Randolph's in Hickory showing off some of their work. Word is they have brought in some talent to run the shop and are looking to hire more. The story I got is they are going to mass produce the cues by the hundreds to ship overseas. I'm pretty connected to the scene in these parts, but this is all news to me. Anyone else know about this? This is truth...I confirmed it through several sources.