Tad cues
- Thread starter Tim
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Tim said:
he does clear coat the butt cap and yes it flakes off and looks terrible, no matter how careful you are it will happe, I had mine re painted by Jerry Franklin before he passed away and he saved tads wrap-he even admitted it was better than he could do, I own 3 Tads-2 with points and the plane Jane I used for years, and other than a GZam they are my favorite playing cue period, I'm probably going to buy more of them.
I had an invitation to go to his shop in 94 and didnt, which was a mistake, I have never spoke to Tad, I knew a friend of his and heard alot about Mr. Tad. The wood in his cues he was building in the earily 90's was still old wood he had for years, I dont know about these days, I'm a firm believer in old wood in cues, they are more setteled in, thats why titlest conversions play so good aswell, Tad bough a forrest of wood in the 60, and the old irish linen as well, it just makes for a better cue the old materials. I also like his design work too. I could keep going but you get my point.
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i think tad is a cuemaker of GREAT integrity and you will get the very best in effort and quality.
his cues are also good investments.
however,,,,i have owned three tads in the past and played with another. the three i owned all had dead hits, and the forth i tried - i didn't like. having said that i know of two people who's opinion of cues i respect more than ANY other player i know, and they have only good things to say about tad's hit. i willl say also, that the three cues i owned were rather old dating back to the early 70's, but they were dead hitting back then as well.
while all the cues that leave tad's shop goes through his approval, you must know that he no longer makes most of the cues. they are done by his son. i believe tad only builds the expensive, all ivory cues.
lastly, while i admire tad's designs, and they are very unique in the industry, he's not very creative since he's been using basically the same design over and over again. so imo, buying new or old makes very little difference from a cosmetic standpoint,,,,however tad DID make the older ones, and that may count in your purchase.
if you don't like clearcoating the delrin, tell him not to or at least have him explain why he does it.
his cues are also good investments.
however,,,,i have owned three tads in the past and played with another. the three i owned all had dead hits, and the forth i tried - i didn't like. having said that i know of two people who's opinion of cues i respect more than ANY other player i know, and they have only good things to say about tad's hit. i willl say also, that the three cues i owned were rather old dating back to the early 70's, but they were dead hitting back then as well.
while all the cues that leave tad's shop goes through his approval, you must know that he no longer makes most of the cues. they are done by his son. i believe tad only builds the expensive, all ivory cues.
lastly, while i admire tad's designs, and they are very unique in the industry, he's not very creative since he's been using basically the same design over and over again. so imo, buying new or old makes very little difference from a cosmetic standpoint,,,,however tad DID make the older ones, and that may count in your purchase.
if you don't like clearcoating the delrin, tell him not to or at least have him explain why he does it.
Tad maybe the best cue maker who probally never made a ball.
pokherpro9999
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best thing to remember about tads cues is you will ALWAYS be able to get your money back on it.thats the number one thing.you dont like it you dont lose anything
dave sutton
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pokherpro9999 said:
very true. cant go wrong with a tad. and they play very very solid. one of the best ive ever played with
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I think it was Rick Howard told me about Tad having ALOT of old shaft wood in a warehouse. It may be a cuemakers "old wives" tale that has grown.
My Tad plays as good as any including Gina or Southwest. The other advantage is the diameter of the butt is a little smaller than most.
As noted above the finish is poor, and I finally had Scott at Proficient Billiards refinish it better than new.
Good luck in your search,
Ken
I think it was Rick Howard told me about Tad having ALOT of old shaft wood in a warehouse. It may be a cuemakers "old wives" tale that has grown.
My Tad plays as good as any including Gina or Southwest. The other advantage is the diameter of the butt is a little smaller than most.
As noted above the finish is poor, and I finally had Scott at Proficient Billiards refinish it better than new.
Good luck in your search,
Ken