Private Collection: Viattorre !!
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Nice. Very Ginaesque.
Very nice cue! Looks Ginacue-esque...lol.
JoeyInCali said:
*lol
Yes I confess this truely is a variation of a classical Gina design. I hope Ernie doesn't mind and takes it as a compliment with respect for his great creativity...
The hit of those Viattorre's is pure solid and really one of the best hitting cues I ever shot with(Besides our Eurowest Cues of course). This means something to me since I am the owner of Eurowest Cues...
But why not give credit to other cuemakers and there products.
i210mfu said:
Its not Ernie you need to watch out for.. its the cue police. Sgt. C. Lueless
posts on this board and you better hide it...
But it is a very nice cue none the less.Joe
Looks like a Phillippi to me... 
i210mfu said:
You know what, Markus? It's a beautiful, well-executed cue. It does have a sort of Gina look, but so what? It's not a direct copy. I wouldn't give two shits what the Cue Policeman has to say about it. Enjoy your cue. It's beautiful and I certainly enjoyed seeing the photos of it.
GeraldG said:
Dear Gerald,
first of all, thanks for your comment.
Some people have there very own opinions.
Beeing a cuemaker myself (http://www.eurowest-cues.de) , our cue designs have been copied right from the start. We, Andreas my partner and I, started to look at it in that way that we take it as a compliment. What else should we do? Go to court with those guys ..??
Cuedesign is an art form, at least to me, so whoever develops a personal style or "trademark" that will be recognized by the pool playing folks has left his imprint in the cue design history book. Ernie Gutierrez for his semi circle shaped inlays, Bill Stroud for his typical fancy rings, Eurowest for its flames in the forearms and so on.you name it...
So when other cuemakers pick up these patterns and add to it and enhance them it is part of a natural development. The only thing required here is honesty to me: As long as no one tries to "sell" design elements originally invented by other cuemakers as his "own" creations I can do with it. Besides that, everybody with a little knowledge about cues can tell by the first look if you are speaking the truth or not ;-)
We will be at the Valley Forge Cue show with about 42 cues, and I bet you right away there will be guys with cameras taking lots of pictures (closeups) not just at our booth but at every cuemakers booth... In a while you certainly will see decal cues with designs from all exhibiting cuemakers...
The only way to prevent that would be not to display any cues in public any more...
Speaking for myself, I don't give a sh... Our customers sure can tell the difference. That is all we strive fore.
Regards,
Markus Funk
Eurowest Cues, Made in Germany
Hey Markus, that is definitely a great-looking cue !
Btw, by any chance you'll be presenting EuroWest cues at the European Championships in Veldhoven, Holland in the end of April ? I've heard there are going to be some booths available for cues and accessories.
Btw, by any chance you'll be presenting EuroWest cues at the European Championships in Veldhoven, Holland in the end of April ? I've heard there are going to be some booths available for cues and accessories.
i210mfu said:
Here's the website of the tourney:
http://www.europeanpoolchampionships.com
Here are some people involved in the tournament:
http://www.europeanpoolchampionships.com/ecteam.asp
I think you can just contact some people and they'll give you further instructions.
I'll be playing there as well, here's my profile card with picture:
http://www.europeanpoolchampionships.com/playerprofile.asp?playerid=592
If you're around, come to say hi and show me some nice EuroWest cues ! If you have a booth there, I'll visit you !
Very nice cue, I will be getting my first Viattorre delivered to me this month after a year of production (sounds like a movie). I'll post some pics of the final when it gets here.
