Pinnacle cues, Cary NC

gcmortal

gcmortal

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Lot of work on this cue, am surprised to find nothing at all at AZB, Google, or FB. Anyone got anything? 5/16-18 piloted.



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Pictures aren't great, I know. Inlays not stickers, hand cut points. Lots of eyes in the bird's eye forearm. Dead straight and hits fine.
 
Looks like an ADAM or similar asian import. the inlays and ringwork all look like import cue.
 
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DeeDeeCues said:
That would be an insult to the word, 'cheap'.
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i've seen a few so-called 'customs' that are/were worse. i've owned a few chinese cues and all played great and stayed straight. just hope the op is ready to know this cue isn't worth but 150bux or so.
 
I asked a few guys who know more on these imports than me and they all agree its a Chin/Taiwan cue. Pinnacle was probably just a dealer/distributor.
 
Appreciate the feedback. I knew Asia was a strong candidate just based on the joint. My surprise is that I've never seen an unbranded overseas production cue this good. As background, I do collect, have a bunch, and have done *plenty* of sneering at Asian junk cues. It'll be even more informative to show this to the local makers, and it could be they can show me the negative I'm not seeing.
 
gcmortal said:
Appreciate the feedback. I knew Asia was a strong candidate just based on the joint. My surprise is that I've never seen an unbranded overseas production cue this good. As background, I do collect, have a bunch, and have done *plenty* of sneering at Asian junk cues. It'll be even more informative to show this to the local makers, and it could be they can show me the negative I'm not seeing.
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I found this while searching for a specific Pinnacle cue, this isn't it by the way.

Pinnacle seems to have had a short run a few years ago. They were selling several models new on Ebay.

I have seen better in unbranded Asian cues, including from the same factory. Often people will say "it must be an Adam", or even US made.

From my notes, in no particular order, this cue was made in the same factory as:

1) Craftmaster
2) Cobra
3) Competition
4) Slyfoxx
5) GW Collection, Dave Pearson
6) Pinnacle
7) Sierra
8) Unbranded
9) Mizerak
10) World of Leisure

That list is based on the fact that there is one specific cue model/design that was branded by all of them. The difference in quality is vastly different between some of them.

There are also have been some available in Asia, Europe, and South America that we don't see in the US, including unbranded ones.
 
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