Ron Betts Custom Cue in progress.

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I have a cue in progress. The Butt is completed and the shaft will be completed in a few days. The Butt has a Deer Antler flat faced joint with a 3/8"-10 Stainless Steel joint pin. Below the joint are black ABS rings with a silver ring Bushka style. The points are three short black and three long black with red and black veneers. At the base of the points there are three black ABS rings with two silver rings. The wrap is textured leather stained Scarlett Red. The Butt Sleeve is Ebony with six large Ivory Diamonds. Below the Butt Sleeve there are Red, Silver and Red rings. The Butt Cap is Natural Linen. The joint diameter is .845. The butt cap diameter is 1.263. The butt weighs 16.48 oz. with a five inch weight bolt installed. The shaft will have an Ivory ferrule and will be 13mm. The cue is signed and dated by Ron Betts. Joint protectors included. I have not set a price on the cue yet but will entertain offers and possible trades because I like to collect different cues. I am new to AZ and would like to hear some feedback on the cue. My cues are all custom built one at a time and I do not build the same cue twice. I have been building cues since 1993. Thanks for your interest. Price for cue will be $650.00 USD delivered CONUS OBO.
 

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Looks very nice. The only set back I can foresee is that it is probably difficult for many of us to have a chance to test hit your cues. But, I really like the look of the cue pictured here. Nice work.

Braden
 
Since you asked for feedback I'll comment. I like the sharp points and the overall clean, uncluttered design. The butt cap looks nice, but it doesn't connect to anything else on the cue. I think the cue would look better if the joint and butt cap were the same material.

I like the metal rings. In most cues, if there's a ring above the wrap (position C), you usually see a mirror image of that ring below the wrap (position D). I like that look myself and think that your cue looks a bit unbalanced having rings in one location and not the other.

Lastly, I agree with the other poster that a black wrap would look better. That red is very distracting.

I offer these comments in a constructive spirit; hope you take them that way. Good luck with your sale.
 
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