Pechauer cues

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Dan U

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Hello all !
Having just gotten back into pool I picked up a Joss cue which I shoot well with but am thinking of picking up something different. I've read here about peoples satisfaction with Schon cues but am wondering about the Pachauer brand and how they stack up to the Schon? Any info good or bad will be appreciated.

Thanks
Dan
 
Dan,

Its personal preference. I know some people who swear by Schon, and wont use anything else. I had a LTD schon for a couple yrs before i knew how to actually shoot pool aka ball banger. And if I could turn back time i would have never gotten rid of it.

Joss is not a bad cue by any means. But if you pick up a Schon you wont be un-happy.

I will say this, they do have a stiff hit, and I would change the tip on a Schon they are very hard.

If need be you can always have a Schon for a playing cue and use the Joss as a break cue or a back up cue.

As compared to a Pechauer its tough to compare the difference. I myself, i would buy a Schon before getting a Pechauer.

Check out

Erikleecues.com he has the best prices for Schons.

dave
 
I had a very nice Pechauer for ten years. It was stolen last year, along with a Schon LTD. I actually preferred the Pechauer better, but that's just me. From what I heard they are both similar as far as the specs go. They are both nice cues. It just depends on what your preference is. Good luck!
 
My Experience

I picked up a Pechauer P-10 in a deal. Not exactly a high end production cue. I really liked the way it felt and played.
I had just recently purchased a Scruggs 4 point, 4 veneer box cue from Matt24. When Matt came over to play, after I sold the Scruggs to another AZ'er' He used the Pechauer. He stated that he liked it as much as the Scruggs. The way if felt and played. That is my only experience with them.
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whitewolf said:
Ditto.

My wife just spent a week researching cues to fine one with a forward balance and we both decided the best way was to first play with a cue before buying or ordering one. We are both frustrated with not being able to find a cue that is forward balanced enough.

So she spent half a day testing every cue in Champion Billiards to fine one with the right weight. The Pechauer she chose was a 20 oz cue with a 20.5 inch balance point from the rear of the cue. She is very very please with this cue and I will state that it does hit almost as nice as her Scruggs, but not quite. I think in a quick release cue, such as the one she bought, the hit is not as solid, but this is just my opinion.

I am still looking for a cue maker who can make me a cue with a forward balance point of 21.3" BTW.
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Check out Eric Crisp of Sugartree cues on www.easypooltutor.com . His nick is qbilder there.
 
Dan U said:
Hello all !
Having just gotten back into pool I picked up a Joss cue which I shoot well with but am thinking of picking up something different. I've read here about peoples satisfaction with Schon cues but am wondering about the Pachauer brand and how they stack up to the Schon? Any info good or bad will be appreciated.

Thanks
Dan
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I have an old jp-8 pechauer that I just cant say enoph good things about,It wasnt one of there most expensive cues, but it plays as well as any cue out there, and is as solid as can be and has remained perfectly straight for ten years now.
Although i love the old scon cues,I am not real impressed with their newer cues at all. they just dont seem to be of the same quality as they used to. I was realy amazed at this experience lately; a friend had a weird buzz in his shon when he hit a ball, so I locate it as a loose butt cap, I took the wieght bolt off and dicovered that they dont use any glue or threads to hold the butt cap on, just the weight bolt holds it on. I was pretty surprised by that so i checked out my older schon, the butt cap is threaded and glued on mine. I wonder what other short cuts they may be taking these days? they sure havent dropped the prices any.
I think shons are a little over rated and pechaurs are a little under rated.Even though theyr both good cues. But thats just my opinion.
 
Mr. Wilson said:
J Pechauer's cues are a good deal, undervalued IMO, and offer a great hit.
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I'm still trying to get back the Pechauer I sold a few months ago. That cue hit extremely well, and as long as I don't worry about the "resale value" should I get it back, it's not leaving my stable again.
 
I purchased a custom Pechauer cue in 2003. The person I bought it from has offered to buy it back from me a few times since then, all unsuccessfully.
 
Both Schon & Pechauer are fine custom shops and create great quality cues. Pechauer cues are a bit underrated in my opinion and can be gotten into for less money than a basic Schon. Which makes them a great value for your money.

Pechauer offers 2 lines of cues. Their professional line with SS joints and their JP series (which is now a J series) which has phenolic joints. So you have a choice for either a stiff hit or soft hit depending on the cue series you select. The professional line tends to be more the more expensive of the 2series since the inlays used in that series tend to be authentic inlay materials. The professional series models will be similar to Schon cues in a true comparison of overall design and hit. The J series inlays tend to use more imitation material.

I have sold lots of Pechauer cues over the years and just find them one of the best cues you can get for your money. I used to have one of their professional series hustler cues and think they make one of the most beautiful hustler cues to be found anywhere.

I have been playing with a Schon SP series cue for 23 years and still love it's hit. I have not been too crazy about some of the designs that they have come out with in recent years, but I have never found any problem with their overall production quality as some people would indicate in their posts. Schon quality today is just as sharp now as it has been in the past. But they are a bit more expensive overall in comparison to Pechauer.
 
Pechauer's are great cues, good hitting and their work is amazing considering how many cues they produce. They also have a knack for designing good looking cues (in my opinion of course) and do a LOT of work for a reasonable price.
 
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