Suggestions for which cuemaker? I want a cue by summer 2010!

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Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
 
kingwang said:
Title says it all:

Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
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This is like asking people to tell you what kind of car you should buy, or what kind of clothes you should wear. It really just depends on your needs, and your preferences. What one guy loves, the next guy will hate.

What kind of hit do you like? Soft, medium, hard? What is your playing style? Do you tend to use a lot of english, or as little as possible? Do you like to power the cueball around a lot? Do you like to shoot most of your shots hard, or do you prefer to roll them in, or does it vary evenly across the spectrum? Do you consider yourself a finesse player? What cues have your tried that you liked the hit of?

With some more information we might be able to get you closer to a cue you will like and use for many years, but there really is no substitute for trying before buying, especially when you don't have a lot of experience with custom cues.
 
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I would suggest Bryan Moradt,Leon Sly or Mason H

You can also try Jeff Olney but i guess he has 4 year wait.

Also another name comes to my mind is pete ohmen

Good luck

I guess he wants good cue maker but obviously he would give his specs for the cue so it would not be someone else choosing a car or clothes for him.IMO
 
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<snipped>I guess he wants good cue maker but obviously he would give his specs for the cue so it would not be someone else choosing a car or clothes for him.IMO
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I get the feeling that he does not yet know enough about his preferences to be able to tell a cuemaker what type of hit he wants. If that is the case he will just end up with that cuemakers signature hit, and he may or may not end up liking it. I could be wrong.
 
kingwang said:
Title says it all:

Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
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Contact Mike Capone. You won't be sorry.
http://www.caponecues.com/
 
kingwang said:
Title says it all:

Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
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Richard Neighbors
 
kingwang said:
Title says it all:

Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
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What is your definition of 'top of the line'? Each player has a different standard for that term. If by 'top of the line' you mean a cuemaker thats been making cues for 15+ years and is already well known in the community, you could look up some of the voting or board members of the ACA, American Cuemakers Association.

Well known cuemakers from the ACA include:
Paul Dayton, Andy Gilbert, Russ Espiritu, Jim Buss, Jerry Olivier, Bill Schick, Dan Dishaw, David Jacoby, Dale Perry, Keith Josey, and the list goes on.

There are also cuemakers that post on the forums that has a pretty good reputation, like Bryan Mordt (BCM Custom Cues), etc.
 
I dont think for the money and quality of work you could not go wrong with Jimmy Lee. his # is 821-654-1400
 
I have to throw my two cents in here. Since my return to pool last year after a 25 year haitus I've bought about 15 cues and tried dozens more, and I've learned a few things. Personally, I think that while an experienced player could adapt to any quality cue eventually, the learning curve is sometimes long. Without naming names, I've custom ordered a cue from a maker who's work I liked and waited many months only to find after weeks of trying that I just couldn't adjust to it. That's just the way it is. There are so many small variables in any cue. The tip and ferrule material are HUGE ! A change of tip can make the cue play altogether differently. For me, the shaft taper is the biggest thing. I could use a cue an ounce more or less than I prefer if the taper was what I like. It seems that everyone says they want a stiff playing cue now, but I've polled and tested quite a few "A" players and the cues that they choose as daily players are most often somewhere between stiff and flexible IMHO. Maybe leaning toward stiff, but not like Southwest's Standard taper. The absolute finest taper for me that I've found is Paul Dayton's modified Pro taper. A few more B and A players have agreed that it is close to perfect.

If pressured to choose one cuemaker to recommend to someone who doesn't have strong preferences, I would have to go with Dayton, but I really think that each player has to discover what he likes. This can feel quite different from maker to maker. As I opined, a change of tip or taper can change the whole animal. So can the pin, but if I were forced to leave a large pin with a wood to wood joint I could play with a SS joint with a 5/8 X 16 piloted or an ivory joint without trauma. Don't mess with my taper though!

In closing, try as many different cues as you can. Go to big tourneys and large dealers and ask to hit balls with whatever they have available. Ask to try every players cue. They often will let you hit some balls. Note the particulars when you find something you either like or hate. Good luck...Tom
 
Doug Patrick of Patrick Custom Cues. Google Patrick Custom cues and look at his work. I recently bought one and all I can say is wow. Read the other testimonials on his site. And I think you'll have a custom WAY before Summer 2010, but check with him.
 
This is like

asking for 200 different recommendations with 200 answers, it will not narrow your list down, only increase it.

And it is just me, but I would never go to a cuemaker getting ready to retire, because someone is going to have to service the cue after you get it.
 
kingwang said:
Title says it all:

Which top of the line cuemaker would you suggest if I want to get a cue by summer of 2010?

Relevant info:
This is going to be my first (and probably last) custom cue. I will be playing with this cue and I probably will never sell it, so playability is important but not resale value. Basically this is the cue I'm going to have for a very long time.
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Consider this:

Find a local cue maker with a great local reputation that you can
visit once in awhile. Doing this will give both of you time
(you have until summer 2010) to learn about the other.

I believe part of the "playability" of a cue
is the emotional attachment to it.
When you are at the local cuemakers shop,
you can look at the raw materials, assist in selecting
what parts of the blocks of wood you want for the forearm,
butt sleeve, etc. You won't get that personal attention
from a "big name" cuemaker long distance.

The satisfaction of participating in the design/construction of your
own cue will be worth far more than the price paid. In fact you will get
far more value from your local cuemaker than anywhere else.

I participated in the design/construction (even if all I did
was slide the rings over the butt sleeve prior to gluing)
of a cue MANWON (Craig of Full Splice Billiards in Tacoma, WA)
made for me out of an old Brunswick 26 1/2.
Just watching him work on my cue was
worth the price I paid for it.

I have one being built right now for me by Greg Sowder
of Sharkshooter Billiards in Vancouver, WA. Greg is as
competent a cuemaker as one could ask, yet he is
another local - unknown.

I have 2 pieces of Hawaiian curly Koa hanging in his shop that has had
my name on it for 2 years. It will be another year before he touches
that wood. However over the time I have known Greg, I have learned
much about cues, the construction, and developed a friendship that
is priceless.

One thing for certain about a Greg Sowder cue. Once someone
gets one, they rarely sell it. This is also true of Seattle, WA cuemaker
Roger Petit.

Danny
 
I know for me personally i like upstart maker's. I own some of the legend's but i love the new cumaker's - there is no shortage of cuemaker here ;)
 
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