Taper Question for Cue Collectors

[dakota]

Taper Wobble Question for Cue Collectors

I know this may not be the best area of the forum, but I am looking for feedback from people that buy and sell a number of cues. If you buy a cue with a longer taper like a Schon, Jacoby, Frey, or something with a fairly long Pro Taper, would you be shocked to see a tiny amount of taper wobble? In other words, if the cue rolled flat together and apart, but within the shaft taper if you look closely you can see that there is a tiny amount of wobble like it will be flush with the table and then maybe you will see enough light that you could slide a credit card under it, would this be a concern. I am just curious what your opinion is about this since I seem to have this with a number of my Schon cues, and I am just wondering if a little taper wobble is fairly common with the longer Pro Taper shafts. I know I have had other more conical taper cues like a Mike Bender that have a more constant taper that stay on the table all through the taper, but with some of the pro tapers it seems like even though the cue rolls flat and everything that within the taper there can be a little inconsistency or little taper wobble if that is the right term? Is this fairly common with Pro Taper cues or what are your thoughts?

Thanks,

Dakota

 

[Bamacues]

I know this may not be the best area of the forum, but I am looking for feedback from people that buy and sell a number of cues. If you buy a cue with a longer taper like a Schon, Jacoby, Frey, or something with a fairly long Pro Taper, would you be shocked to see a tiny amount of taper wobble? In other words, if the cue rolled flat together and apart, but within the shaft taper if you look closely you can see that there is a tiny amount of wobble like it will be flush with the table and then maybe you will see enough light that you could slide a credit card under it, would this be a concern. I am just curious what your opinion is about this since I seem to have this with a number of my Schon cues, and I am just wondering if a little taper wobble is fairly common with the longer Pro Taper shafts. I know I have had other more conical taper cues like a Mike Bender that have a more constant taper that stay on the table all through the taper, but with some of the pro tapers it seems like even though the cue rolls flat and everything that within the taper there can be a little inconsistency or little taper wobble if that is the right term? Is this fairly common with Pro Taper cues or what are your thoughts?

Thanks,

Dakota

It is an issue with a cue that you want to sell, but, to me personally, it is not an issue with a cue I want to play with. A large percentage of cues have a very slight "taper wobble" which certainly have no impact on playability. When you want to sell those cues, however, it can be a big sales deterrant, because a whole lot of people want that cue to be perfect. Anything less than that and they want major money off the cue.
Joe