Picked up my Dream cue the other day from Mr. Richard Black, below are the details and a little history behind the cue. I appologize for the long post, but I'm excited about the cue and wanted to give all the context I could.
Its Brazilian Rosewood forearm and butt, Amboyna Burl handle, the joint, butt cap and ferrules are elk horn, 3/8X10 SS pin. the overall is 60", 18.5oz. One of the shafts has a short(3/4") ferrule and is at 12.5mm(this is my playing shaft), the other is standard, both shafts have Black's medium tip. The oil finish on this lady requires a little more TLC but, I love the look and feel. There is some more cool history about the wood, that I shared in my first post about this cue a few months ago, here http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=427256
The cue design is mine with input from Richard, you won't find another Black Cue like this beauty!
The helmet engraved on the joint, is the only one like it in the world. The only other time the helmet logo went on a cue was for his "Helmet Cue" series that were made in the 90's, and those were inlaid. So, there are only 151 cues in existence that have the helmet logo on them, with this one being the only one engraved. This was not the reason I asked for the logo, I just like the way it looked, I got the history of the logo after he engraved it. I thought it was kinda cool and wanted to share with y'all.
When I first started thinking about the design I was hesitant to even ask Richard to make it, mostly because I've always heard he won't do cues like this. But, after talking with him about the design and reasons behind it, he took on the build.
The delivery was when he said it would be, actually early. Yes, AZ... A cue maker was EARLY!
We had quite a few conversations about tone woods and the different ways the energy waves interact and flow through the cue. Every detail of this cue was discussed and hand selected by me for specific characteristics I was looking for in the hit and feel of the cue. I had tons of questions about everything that has to do with cues and he was always accomadating and open with his knowledge. The man has so much passion for his craft, I couldn't help but be inspired every time we talked.
I must say, it was a pleasure and honor to work with Black on this cue.
After so much planning and thought going into the design, I had very high expectations for the hit and playability of the cue, almost unreasonable. Well... After putting in about 12hrs playing... This cue surpassed even my expectations. It's perfect for me, period.
Richard, again thank you so much for making my dream cue for me!
Its Brazilian Rosewood forearm and butt, Amboyna Burl handle, the joint, butt cap and ferrules are elk horn, 3/8X10 SS pin. the overall is 60", 18.5oz. One of the shafts has a short(3/4") ferrule and is at 12.5mm(this is my playing shaft), the other is standard, both shafts have Black's medium tip. The oil finish on this lady requires a little more TLC but, I love the look and feel. There is some more cool history about the wood, that I shared in my first post about this cue a few months ago, here http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=427256
The cue design is mine with input from Richard, you won't find another Black Cue like this beauty!
The helmet engraved on the joint, is the only one like it in the world. The only other time the helmet logo went on a cue was for his "Helmet Cue" series that were made in the 90's, and those were inlaid. So, there are only 151 cues in existence that have the helmet logo on them, with this one being the only one engraved. This was not the reason I asked for the logo, I just like the way it looked, I got the history of the logo after he engraved it. I thought it was kinda cool and wanted to share with y'all.
When I first started thinking about the design I was hesitant to even ask Richard to make it, mostly because I've always heard he won't do cues like this. But, after talking with him about the design and reasons behind it, he took on the build.
The delivery was when he said it would be, actually early. Yes, AZ... A cue maker was EARLY!
We had quite a few conversations about tone woods and the different ways the energy waves interact and flow through the cue. Every detail of this cue was discussed and hand selected by me for specific characteristics I was looking for in the hit and feel of the cue. I had tons of questions about everything that has to do with cues and he was always accomadating and open with his knowledge. The man has so much passion for his craft, I couldn't help but be inspired every time we talked.
I must say, it was a pleasure and honor to work with Black on this cue.
After so much planning and thought going into the design, I had very high expectations for the hit and playability of the cue, almost unreasonable. Well... After putting in about 12hrs playing... This cue surpassed even my expectations. It's perfect for me, period.
Richard, again thank you so much for making my dream cue for me!
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