Schon STL 15: advice and opinions PLEASE

Schon's have a very good and consistent reputation. They could be better in the looks department though. The rounded points and inlays are quite poor compared to Adam's, Carolina's and etc. who make tight veneered and sharp points and inlays. Not as imortant in the overall scheme but nevertheless, it doesnt hurt if it looked even better.
 
I have an stl-15 with a leather wrap and natural veneers. I think it's one of their better looking models though, as the previous poster mentioned, the points are a little rounded. I hated the original tip, but replaced it with a sniper, and the cue plays nice. Well balanced, firm hit, etc, etc, as has been reported many times in the forum.
 
ABall said:
There's some guy named Shane that shoots with a schon. I think his last name starts with a "V"? He shoots pretty damn sporty with his Schon.
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I always thought SVB played with an older Joss and an after market shaft like a Predator?
 
I agree with everyone, Schon is a great playing cue.. I have owned several, and I purchased all mine from Erik lee.. Awsome prices, and I was never disapointed..


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StrokeofLuck said:
I always thought SVB played with an older Joss and an after market shaft like a Predator?
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He's using a plain ebony 4 point Schon. He uses the same shaft from his Joss, that Dan Janes custom made for him; the one that said "shane" in the forearm.
 
I own an STL-4 with the Sch?nIV shaft - so it comes with an ivory ferrule. I am totally sold for this cue - it looks astonishing, amazingly elegant with a darker stained BEM forearm and the jet black ebony points and butt sleeve. If I could find a great and reliable leather worker I would give it to him to put a nice black leather wrap on it. However, I'm planning to sell it and get another, older Sch?n.

Sch?n is the very, very, very best cue in this price range.

As for the tip: I have received it about a month ago and I still have the original Sch?n tip on it - that feels: really hard. I've been planning changing it but I like it just enough to leave it on for a little more time.
 
i own 2 schon cues & absolutely love them. My friend has a Mcdaniels cue that hits great & i think my schons hit just as good.

Also, schon must have some great shaft wood right now. I recently ordered 2 more shafts 13mm & 12.75mm with standard schon taper & standard ferrules. The 12.75 is 3.9oz & the 13mm is 4.5oz both are white, straight & tight grained.

As far as the taper, once you get used to it, you won't have any problems moving the cueball around. And if you like to really spin your ball, go for ivory ferrules.

here's my 2 schons

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shaft wood

I totally agree with what you have said about the quality of the shafts you received. My shaft is 4.4 oz, really rich in growth rings and has got a very nice, bright color. Couldn't really ask for anything more!!
 
The STL-15 is the BEST

atthecat said:
Has anyone every played with a Schon STL 15? I'm thinking about buying one and wanted to get some opinions.
Thanks
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I have two, one with a gray stain and one with green veneers. they play awesome, classic look, not too over the top. A kinda Tiki Style!
I want to purchase every variation of this cue let me know if anything interesting comes up!
 

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NINEBALLART said:
Do all of you Schon users use the stock shaft that comes with the cue ???? And the tip that comes with it ??
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I can't stand any LD shaft that I have tried so far. On my SL-7, I use the Schon shaft, a '93 shaft specifically. I keep the shaft it came with as a backup in case my tip falls off or something. I have used the stock tip so far and now it's little more than a thin sliver of leather left. Planning on replacing it with one of The Renfro's Ki-Tech mediums soon.

Love my Schon, but I love it too much to take to many of the bars I play in. That's where the Joss comes out. :D
 
poolplayer2093 said:
i don't think i'd ever get one. that ss joint doesn't do anything for me
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you sound like me, when im talking about southwest style joints....i cant make a ball with those dang things...


As for schons, ive owned a bunch of em, probably dozen or so (currently have 2). They hit on all of them are very similar. Schon does a very good job or making a high quality and VERY consistent product. I think they are well worth the money.
 
I have had a stl-15 loved everything about it my previous cues were all low deflection cues so for me the original shaft were no good to much deflection so i moved on back to the predator.
 
I own 2 Schon's, one with a stainless joint and the other with a phenolic joint. Two different cues IMO, but 2 very, very good cues.
 
I have tried the Schon STL-15 with every Shaft out there!

MalibuMike said:
I have two, one with a gray stain and one with green veneers. they play awesome, classic look, not too over the top. A kinda Tiki Style!
I want to purchase every variation of this cue let me know if anything interesting comes up!
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And I keep going back to the Tiger ProX!
I even tried the OB "PLUS" I gave it a F-!

The Mezz Deep Impact makes a great Break Shaft for a STL-15!
 

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World's best cue.
I've always considered Schon as a semi-production cue company, and I feel the STLs all play alike.
Put a Schon/Predator shaft on your Schon STL cue, and you'l be unstoppable. :)
 
atthecat said:
Has anyone every played with a Schon STL 15? I'm thinking about buying one and wanted to get some opinions.
Thanks
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You can't go wrong with a Schon.
They all play the same or close enough to be considered the same.
So just select the decoration you want and leave it at that.
Personally I'd just get the cheapest one and get a Z2 if you like
LD shafts ( I like small tips).
The Schon shafts are quite good too, so it's not like you need an LD.

Can't go wrong with them. Just get it and start having fun with it.
 
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