Samsara - More that just a pretty face?

Celophanewrap

Celophanewrap

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So I'm really considering looking into a Samsara. They're beautiful and intricate, highly detailed, impeccable artistic works, but how do they play? From everything that I can find the general opinion is that they are a pretty stiff cue and now they are available with the Samsara LD - The Samsara"TruShaft".
At Samsara they don't seem to have a five year wait for a cue so I haven't found any of the extreme "waiting and paid but no cue to show five years later" horror stories that seem to surround many of the cue makers, so are they a true custom, or a custom/production cue? and are they players, or more of a work of art, a show piece?
Does anyone have any compare and contrast stories they'd care to share about the cues and/or shafts or TruShafts? There really isn't that much information around and I really can't any pros playing with a Samsara, so anyone.... what do you all think?
 
Celophanewrap said:
So I'm really considering looking into a Samsara. They're beautiful and intricate, highly detailed, impeccable artistic works, but how do they play? From everything that I can find the general opinion is that they are a pretty stiff cue and now they are available with the Samsara LD - The Samsara"TruShaft".
At Samsara they don't seem to have a five year wait for a cue so I haven't found any of the extreme "waiting and paid but no cue to show five years later" horror stories that seem to surround many of the cue makers, so are they a true custom, or a custom/production cue? and are they players, or more of a work of art, a show piece?
Does anyone have any compare and contrast stories they'd care to share about the cues and/or shafts or TruShafts? There really isn't that much information around and I really can't any pros playing with a Samsara, so anyone.... what do you all think?
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Do you have to special order the TruShaft? I saw that they don't advertise them on their website.
 
I think I first saw them mentioned in a for sale post here by jazznpool. I did see them on the Samsara web page, so I called and asked them. Very nice folks over there
 
I have visited their shop in Rugby, ND. One hell of a tour by Jim. If you would like to know more about them contact Mike Fieldhammer, a rep for them. He can be found on his website www.billiardcoach.com. Tell him Rob Martin from Fargo sent you.


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I have purchased 2 cues from them. One was an extremely plain all black 2000 "Sneaky Sam". I have passed this cue on to a very talented up and coming female player. The cue has evolved into one of the best hitting cues I have ever felt. I had the original shaft, which was indeed stiff hitting, but good hitting. I had then moved on to a gen 1 Predator 314 and then a 314-2. All play fantastic. I bought this cue on site at their old shop in Nashua, NH.

Several years later I bought a fairly plain Samsara, after they had moved to ND. Everything about the transaction was fantastic. They did exactly what I wanted, charged a reasonable rate, finished when they said, and the cue played great.

I wouldn't hesitate to order something from them.

KMRUNOUT
 
Absolutely love my Samsara player. I think it retailed just shy of 3k when I bought it about 6 or 7 years ago, and haven't even thought about trying another cue since..:thumbup:
 
Don't quote me but I think when Slide13 and I took a lesson from Scott Lee he was playing with one. I'm sure he could comment.
 
The one I had played extremely well. It did hit pretty stiff when I got it and had a very noticeable and solid "PING!" sound that I found distracting. I had Joe Blackburn change the ferrule from LBM to ivory and install a layered tip, though, and it was perfect. The woods (snakewood/curly maple) and construction were second to none, as well. And I have to say, the entire transaction with Samsara was amazing. They gave me an actual completion date which they nailed.

The only reason I sold it was because it was just too pretty for league play. I'd pull that thing out of the case and everybody wanted to look at it. The curly maple seemed to move under the bright table lights.


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