Musashi is the MAN!. If you ever get a chance to do business with this guy, do it. You will not be disappointed.
It was even a better deal than 1st appeared: The purple heart full splice blank was ordered from Barringer, it was not from a house cue or something from Atlas supply, it is a true full spliced blank. He then sent it to Steve to make it into a cue including the custom work on the buttsleeve adding the maple sleeve and using the rest of the purple heart for the final thick ring. It is all purple heart under the wrap. And it had an older Moori med tip on it. Oh. My. God.
And, Musashi drove to Fort Collins to deliver it, which is about a 40 min drive without traffic. We shared some pool and had a nice conversation about other cue makers we knew or have had cues by them. And yes, he knew the value of the cue before he posted but that's how much he needed quickly and new he would get it the same day. It was a pleasure meeting him and doing business with him. I was so pleased I gave him a custom made cocobolo chalk holder to thank him for the extra.
And I would like to congratulate him on his new baby.
Dave