Old Schon- Cheapo cue equivalent???

atthecat

atthecat

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I have a Schon S-14 from 1981 that I love. My problem is I don't want to keep it in my car when I'm at work. After work I don't have time to go home and get it. I need to find a cheapo cue that has a similar feel (weight balance) as my S-14. I need to keep something in my car because I don't want to use a house cue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
 
this is a tough question. anything that'll preform well in a bar probably plays well enough that you should go ahead and take care of it.
 
I know, it's a weird question. I guess I want something that is not drastically different from my S-14.
 
atthecat said:
I know, it's a weird question. I guess I want something that is not drastically different from my S-14.
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it's tough bro. schon's are known for hitting good so you want a cheap cue that hits good that you wont mind warping from being left in your car.

i actually got lucky. my friend Mike Delay (san diegans probably know him)

he made me a sneaky pete that plays decent. he said he mimiced south wests taper so it's fairly stiff. it's been in my car for the better part of a year and it's straight as an arrow
 
Fury DL and NR series cues with stainless steel joints have been favorably compared to the way a Schon plays by Schon owners at various shows the last couple years.

In 2003 when the Fury Cues made their debut in Vegas I didn't put prices on them and had a Schon owner offer to trade his $800 Schon for a $95 Fury DL (he didn't know the sticker price). Fury DLs now cost $115 retail and the NR's are between $195 and $220.

So maybe it's worth it to try one of those. I have sold plenty of the $115 Furys to people who want a good "always in the car" cue.

www.fury-cues.com
 
JB Cases said:
Fury DL and NR series cues with stainless steel joints have been favorably compared to the way a Schon plays by Schon owners at various shows the last couple years.

In 2003 when the Fury Cues made their debut in Vegas I didn't put prices on them and had a Schon owner offer to trade his $800 Schon for a $95 Fury DL (he didn't know the sticker price). Fury DLs now cost $115 retail and the NR's are between $195 and $220.

So maybe it's worth it to try one of those. I have sold plenty of the $115 Furys to people who want a good "always in the car" cue.

www.fury-cues.com
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man i forgot all about fury cues. they do play pretty good. especially for the price. i met some japanese guy that owned like 3k worth of cues but only played with an old beat up fury.

they're damn good for the price
 
You might want to consider an older SS jointed Falcon too. Great playing cues IMO and you can buy them for a song at times on the Bay.
 
Shcon cues are cored and have laminated handle under the wrap.
This construction gives the unique Schon feel and it is very unlikely that other cues will feel the same. a cheap cue may feel even better to some but still different.

I don't see the problem with taking the cues into work if you have a safe place for them. I do it sometimes but I have my own office...
 
skor said:
Shcon cues are cored and have laminated handle under the wrap.
This construction gives the unique Schon feel and it is very unlikely that other cues will feel the same. a cheap cue may feel even better to some but still different.

I don't see the problem with taking the cues into work if you have a safe place for them. I do it sometimes but I have my own office...
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And it's not possible that other cues are cored with laminated handles under the wrap?

Not all Schon cues are this way by the way. There happens to quite a large number of Schon cues on the market that are not cored and laminated.
 
JB Cases said:
And it's not possible that other cues are cored with laminated handles under the wrap?
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Of course they can be other cues with similar construction BUT they won't cost around $100...
 
skor said:
Shcon cues are cored and have laminated handle under the wrap.
This construction gives the unique Schon feel and it is very unlikely that other cues will feel the same. a cheap cue may feel even better to some but still different.

I don't see the problem with taking the cues into work if you have a safe place for them. I do it sometimes but I have my own office...
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Schon cues are cored?
Laminated handles too?
I always thought the old Schon hit better b/c it had a better joint and the handle wood they used then was very good grade.
 
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The 2 I have have laminated handles,dont know if they are cored
 
atthecat said:
I have a Schon S-14 from 1981 that I love. My problem is I don't want to keep it in my car when I'm at work. After work I don't have time to go home and get it. I need to find a cheapo cue that has a similar feel (weight balance) as my S-14. I need to keep something in my car because I don't want to use a house cue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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I'd find a low end joss personally. I know I can flip back and forth between a schon and a joss, and not have much of a down swing. Of course I suck, so that may be why I don't notice.
 
In car?

atthecat said:
I have a Schon S-14 from 1981 that I love. My problem is I don't want to keep it in my car when I'm at work. After work I don't have time to go home and get it. I need to find a cheapo cue that has a similar feel (weight balance) as my S-14. I need to keep something in my car because I don't want to use a house cue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Why can't you just take it into work with ya? Not like it's a weapon or something. I have taken my cue into work on many occasions. Sometimes it raises quite a few questions but by now all my coworkers know I shoot pool. They just assume I am playing after work.
No different than taking a newspaper to work for me.;)
 
tucson9ball said:
Why can't you just take it into work with ya? Not like it's a weapon or something. I have taken my cue into work on many occasions. Sometimes it raises quite a few questions but by now all my coworkers know I shoot pool. They just assume I am playing after work.
No different than taking a newspaper to work for me.;)
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That would depend if you worked in a office, or factory, or construction where the latter 2 it may be risking damage or theft.

BTW, just hot humid air is not good for a cue but what about cooler dryer temps or the winter time? Doesn't seem like cold and or dry weather would hurt a cue as long as you brought it up to may be room temp before playing and it stayed in a case while stored.
 
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