Nicest Cue Builder you’ve dealt with?

[LibraryFool77]

I have great luck with everybody who has responded to my requests. I’ll give Runde a A+, as well as Pete Sr., Dennis and a dark horse Robert Harris who got screwed in the Sly debacle IMHO. Bob Owen referred by Bava, was also a joy. Harris built a cue Larry N purchased from my business partner and me for his lady. I don’t Larry would of ok’d anything less than his expectations.

 

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Local builder. He made me one for free when he was learning his gig.

 

[LibraryFool77]

Local builder. He made me one for free when he was learning his gig.

Please give him props, got one here too. Dick Davis, don’t think he wants fans, just likes building cues.

 

[CajunPopeye]

On the phone, Dan Janes. I've correspond via email with Steve Janes as well. A pleasure to deal with both.

 

[LibraryFool77]

On the phone, Dan Janes. I've correspond via email with Steve Janes as well. A pleasure to deal with both.

No personal experience but I’ve heard the same about Jane’s. Another family business, Pechauer were excellent, happily recreating an old model, but not a limited. I respected that.

 

[LibraryFool77]

I really believe we should promote the guys and companies that really do care. I love to impart knowledge on the new players. I think SVB is great and get the Cuetec endorsement but I remember him w the Schon/joss combo, if I recall correctly.

 

[lakeman77]

Pat Diveney

 

[mikemosconi]

Bob Dzuricky of Erie PA. The guys at Proficient and Muellers . Mike Webb.

 

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Scruggs & Cochran, RIP.

 

[Chris]

I second Bob Dzuricky. I've heard other players (in real life) say great things about Mike Webb, though I've never personally dealt with him.

 

[a1712]

3rd. vote for Bob Dzuricky. Made me a perfect Ebony Titlist Tribute off an MVP Blank, it's just fantastic. I'm now working with Kelly, MVP Cues, on a Purple Heart Titlist. Cory Barnhart has always been a pure joy to work with.
I know guys on here have a sour opinion of Lee Pepper, but I never had one single issue and the 2 cues he made me were 2 of the best I've ever played with. That doesn't diminish what he had done to other Customers, just my personal experience. Brian.

 

[wacokid9ball]

Richard Black, Known him for almost 50 years. Have played and owned his cues thru the years, and he will never let you pay for lunch.

 

[scottypinthemix]

On the phone, Dan Janes. I've correspond via email with Steve Janes as well. A pleasure to deal with both.

Back in 1989 I was in MD for a short bit. Called the shop and asked if I could stop by and design a cue. I don't recall all the steps we went through, but we spent a good amount of time with pen/ink and colored pencils coming up with a design.
Most recently, I worked with Jake at Pechauer to make some alterations to a P19-R.
Both Dan and Jake were great to work with.

 

[drenalin70]

Mike Durbin out of Sullivan Illinois is one of the best people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. He is a worth of knowledge and will stop whatever he is doing to answer questions or help with anything you need.

 

[mr3cushion]

For me back in 1980 Jim McDermott, then John Guffey in 1990 and Paul Dayton in 2009!

 

[mikemosconi]

Richard Black, Known him for almost 50 years. Have played and owned his cues thru the years, and he will never let you pay for lunch.

My RB will probably always be my favorite playing cue of all time- never to be sold. I bought it directly from him at the 2002 SBE. He held the cue for me while I went to an ATM to get the cash that he only accepted. I worked for the credit card division of a major bank and they opened up the ATM limit for me on a Saturday in order to get the $1350 cash. See photo