I tried many shafts at an expo around that time frame. I loved the OB with the wood ferrule. Bought one and told Charlie from the pro shop at The Green Room in Dundalk MD. He started carrying them and sol a ton of them. I still have original shaft. Don’t use it anymore since I switched to a Lambros cue.
They are far from the only cue maker/seller that has done that.
They quit that a while ago. The originals had laminated strips that were then spiral laminated together. When the '+' line came out they went with solid strips that were spiral lamin. IMO those were the best shafts they made. I had a Classic+(white ferrule-pro taper) on a G. Kucharski butt that played awesome. They eventually quit doing laminating altogether. I never did like the wood ferrule, to me they felt waaay too soft on impact.
I agree. But if you can play with a hard tip, which is my preference, the maple ferrule is vigorous and alive! Nothing dead about it.
They still hit soft. That's why they came out with the white fiber ferrule. I tried a pretty hard water-buffalo tip on one and still was too soft(and quiet) for me.
Ferrules matter!
They were soft and probably the reason for the c/f pad under the tip and required to be there. I have a couple of thier wood ferrules left, I can peel the layers apart. Even in soft wood, the gluing process matters. Some glues/epoxies hold up to impact and some just don't!
so, they got bought out? They are living on?
no word yet
No idea. Only going by this thread.
Maybe Mr. Griffin thought it wise not to talk about it.I msg'd M. Griffin on FB. He replied so i asked about what's up at OB. Cricketssssssssssssssssssss No reply. When the major investor ghosts you it ain't good. Hell, somebody probably coulda' got Meucci/OB in a bargain two-fer.
I never said anything to MG about AZ. I get what you're saying tho.