Which model did you get. Good luck with it.I'm hoping that the majority of schon' s new cues are excellent especially the one I ordered last week.
Please describe.Schon is no longer consistent with their quality. Unfortunately, I learned that myself.
Mezz' look sharp. The only reason I bought the Schon's are for the Hoppe Tribute bumperless.As far as "production" cues go Mezz cues are way nicer than current Schons. Hate to knock a U.S.-built product but all i can go by is my own two eyes. I've yet to see a Mezz that wasn't flawlessly put together. Their basic sub-$400 merrywidows are one of,if not the,best deals out there right now. I've heard that the new Schon mngmt. is going to really step-up their QC. Let's hope so, its a great company with a lot of history.
As far as "production" cues go Mezz cues are way nicer than current Schons. Hate to knock a U.S.-built product but all i can go by is my own two eyes. I've yet to see a Mezz that wasn't flawlessly put together. Their basic sub-$400 merrywidows are one of,if not the,best deals out there right now. I've heard that the new Schon mngmt. is going to really step-up their QC. Let's hope so, its a great company with a lot of history.
Are they going to consult with Dale Perry, as well?
I have a DP from 2000. It's a well made quality cue. I have 3 DP Ebays. Gave one away, the other 2 are self destructing. Rings lifting, acrylic cracking. Shafts made of balsa wood.
It was a joke, referring to the new direction that OB Cues has gone in. They brought DP in as an operations consultant. I'm waiting to see if their quality slides as well.
Frank,good luck with your decision,the older schons were used by quite a few players in the early nineties,don't know much about the new Schons on today's market. You may want to consider a Runde cue.
Ahhhh....yes, that did happen to me once. I ordered a Schon from a website where in the pic of the cue, most of the inlays were ivory. When the cue came, it looked good, except for one thing. Apparently Schon started making that model of cue by substituting some of the ivory with stained wood veneers.I received my new Schon on Thursday & I was a little disappointed. Nothing with the fit or feel. I did find one little spot on the forearm that appears to be some glue residue possibly. The reason for my disappointment was in the material. I ordered the STL6 which is supposed to have Bocate points . Mine has ebony, I called seyberts & was told that they talked to Schon & apparently that's how the new STL6's are coming. I'm on the fence as to whether or not to keep it. It's a sharp cue but if I'd wanted ebony i would have ordered the STL5.
I received my new Schon on Thursday & I was a little disappointed. Nothing with the fit or feel. I did find one little spot on the forearm that appears to be some glue residue possibly. The reason for my disappointment was in the material. I ordered the STL6 which is supposed to have Bocate points . Mine has ebony, I called seyberts & was told that they talked to Schon & apparently that's how the new STL6's are coming. I'm on the fence as to whether or not to keep it. It's a sharp cue but if I'd wanted ebony i would have ordered the STL5.
Curious about the current production cues. I'm looking at another bumper-less Schon. The last one had a flaw...the wrap was not 100% tight in a certain area. Could move it slightly and a gap was obvious. Also bought a 30" Schon shaft with a lot of distracting wood grain. I heard the Schon quality is not the same as it has been. I'd like to hear from people that have bought a new Schon in the past few months. How is the quality. I'm looking for a few reviews before I buy another Schon. Thank you. Frank
Yea I'm on the fence of returning it and if I do I'm not sure what I would replace it with. I've considered another Mezz. Either the EC7-CM5 or the AXI -154 or 155. Or the predator Roadline with the revo shaft.
Mezz' look sharp. The only reason I bought the Schon's are for the Hoppe Tribute bumperless.