A couple of questions:
1) Is there a shortage in decent one-piece (house) cues--and what are the current "name" manufacturers? I know that Dufferin still has their Commercial and Hi-Run lines, but I've seen Koda "X-cel" cues and Nick Varner cues in a few different locations (bars/restaurants--not distributors), yet both seem to be sold out online. And, I couldn't actually find a distributor online--I emailed from their website, but was told that they were out. [I was also just trying to find a local distributor, and asked if maybe someone might have stock, but was told, "As long as everyone has been out of one piece cues I highly doubt it." (Honestly, the two replies were not very customer-oriented, as I would have still liked to know if there were any local NV sellers.)
2) In the late 90s, when Dufferin seem to be the house brand of choice, I used to see 17 oz cues, and remember a 16 oz one that I used at my "home bar" in particular. It now seems that no one makes anything less than 18 oz--is that the lowest weight now? Also, I don't recall the light ones being shorter than the others, but the 16 was likely 57", compared to 58". [And yes, I know that I could drill out an 18 oz cue, but this is not about making a light cue, but whether they are still available--and anything < 18 oz seems to be a 'shorty'/kids cue.]
1) Is there a shortage in decent one-piece (house) cues--and what are the current "name" manufacturers? I know that Dufferin still has their Commercial and Hi-Run lines, but I've seen Koda "X-cel" cues and Nick Varner cues in a few different locations (bars/restaurants--not distributors), yet both seem to be sold out online. And, I couldn't actually find a distributor online--I emailed from their website, but was told that they were out. [I was also just trying to find a local distributor, and asked if maybe someone might have stock, but was told, "As long as everyone has been out of one piece cues I highly doubt it." (Honestly, the two replies were not very customer-oriented, as I would have still liked to know if there were any local NV sellers.)
2) In the late 90s, when Dufferin seem to be the house brand of choice, I used to see 17 oz cues, and remember a 16 oz one that I used at my "home bar" in particular. It now seems that no one makes anything less than 18 oz--is that the lowest weight now? Also, I don't recall the light ones being shorter than the others, but the 16 was likely 57", compared to 58". [And yes, I know that I could drill out an 18 oz cue, but this is not about making a light cue, but whether they are still available--and anything < 18 oz seems to be a 'shorty'/kids cue.]
