R.I.P Bert Schrager,,

R.I.P. Bert Schrager

just spoke to pat schrager, she is holding up well. she doesnt mind posting her mailing address: Pat Schrager, PO Box 838, Lake Isabella, CA 93240. if you know them, drop a card to her, she will appreciate it.
 
Man am I bummed .....

Many knew that Bert was in bad shape for quite a while now, but I was hoping to be able to visit with Bert and Pat again before I got this news.

Rest in Peace Bert.

I will miss you dearly and all of your stories during our visits together.

Russ...
 
Update on Cuemaker Tree. All have my permission to use this info. Train By or Under, might be more correct than apprentice.

I also know some just operated the panagraph machine [Dave Gross, Dennis Dieckman, Stu, and Pat], just to mention a few. Before becoming cuemaker or not.

Make the list continue to grow in memories of Bert.

R.I.P. Bert, my Blessing to Pat.


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This is a sad day for sure. Bert was always willing to help me out on whatever I needed info on and I will really miss him. Bert out lived the time the doctors gave him by many months if not years. His strong spirit made him what he was in life and it showed by the fight he put up in the end. To Pat he was a faithful husband, to the public he was a Hall of Fame cuemaker and to me he was a friend. My prayers and sympathy goes out to Pat and the rest of his family.
 
RIP Bert

I first met Bert in 1968 when he ordered and sold a Viking cue to me. He talked me into one of his when the Viking came back "not as intended". I had that cue for about 5 years, but when we first start out playing .. we usually develop "cue-itis". I 've had many more over the years. He was just starting out in those days, and I sold quite a few cues of his over the years. He always cared about the game ...especially 3-cushion, and improved his designs since those days.
He will be missed!
 
Bert Schrager

Hi,
I never got to know Bert, but we have some very fancy cues from him in my club in old Germany.
The American cue makers are the best!
My last two cues are from Keith Josey. Beautiful perfectly build cues.

I tried to put a picture from my Schrager cue in this forum. It didn`t work. Sorry:thumbup::thumbup:
 
impressing story about Bert Schrager

I just remember about 15 years ago a friend of my n, Mark Jenkins who visited Bert a couple of times had also a very expensive cue with a lot of ivory from Bert. It made a little noise when it was under vibration.
He gave it Bert and Bert just put under a saw and built him a new one.
We found that quite impressive.
 
Prayers to the Schrager family. I am fortunate to have one of Bert's cues and it plays as well or better than any other I've ever hit a ball with. A true craftsman!!
 
rip bert Schrager

My father was a serious billiard player and national champion, I knew Harvey Martin and spent time in his Pico shop as a kid. I knew Bert for almost 50 years and spent countless hours with him at his various shops in the valley.

Bert was a true master of the craft. Many of the cues he sent to Japan were some of the most beautiful in the world. There was no CNC or cad... program he fashioned his cues in the manner of Martin, with his own brain and hands, and nothing hit like a Schrager.

Bert had a fierce pride in his workmanship but never hesitated to share his hard won expertise with his fellow craftsman. He helped so many and was always trying to be better.... to do things that no one had done before. Endless experimenting and innovation.

I could go on forever.. I wish Bert could have too. There will never be another.. he was an American Original.

Condolences to Pat and the family.

sincerely
Bill Hynes
 
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My father was a serious billiard player and national champion, I knew Harvey Martin and spent time in his Pico shop as a kid. I knew Bert for almost 50 years and spent countless hours with him at his various shops in the valley.

Bert was a true master of the craft. Many of the cues he sent to Japan were some of the most beautiful in the world. There was no CNC or cad... program he fashioned his cues in the manner of Martin, with his own brain and hands, and nothing hit like a Schrager.

Bert had a fierce pride in his workmanship but never hesitated to share his hard won expertise with his fellow craftsman. He helped so many and was always trying to be better.... to do things that no one had done before. Endless experimenting and innovation.

I could go on forever.. I wish Bert could have too. There will never be another.. he was an American Original.

Condolences to Pat and the family.

sincerely
Bill Hynes
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Bill,

Thanks for your post, Bert will definitely be missed. I think we played at Tiff's in the late 70's so wanted to say hi.

Dave Gross
 
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