Tascarella or Scruggs

After giving this a great deal of thought I'd have to give each cue a try , the Tascarella in honor of my friend Frank McGowan because of his love for his partnership with Georgia B , then on the other hand I really enjoyed playing with my C18 McDermott cue one of the things I liked about it was the mother of pearl accents on it .
Yes I know they don't make a cue hit better and its all mental which I'm ok with . I'd have to win the lottery to be able to afford either one so they're just a dream of mine .
 
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If you could get the cue built the way you like, the specs you want especially the cue joint, then it’s a dead heat.

However, you don’t see a lot of face faced big pin ivory joints made by Tascarella versus piloted steel or else
sleeved ivory. Those tend to be a little more firm hitting than flat ivory. I think a wood joint by either would be
amazing to play with but both cue makers had extraordinary cue making talent. Tim vs. Pete or Pete Jr. is a
tough call and unless you played with cues made by each cue maker that had comparable specs, it really is
more of a guess on your part. My Scruggs radial pin flat ivory joint cue has become my Golden Fleece cue.
 
bbb said:
I haven't read all the posts
forgive me
I own both Scruggs (several) AND tasc
truthfully the Scruggs plays better and feels better in my hand
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this post above by me is from 2016 (post #68)
whats interesting to me is around covid and alittle after i sold my cue collection
except for a few i really liked how they played
sold all the scruggs and kept tasc (I really like how it plays)
so i guess your opinion can change over time
go figure....:unsure:
 
bbb said:
this post above by me is from 2016 (post #68)
whats interesting to me is around covid and alittle after i sold my cue collection
except for a few i really liked how they played
sold all the scruggs and kept tasc (I really like how it plays)
so i guess your opinion can change over time
go figure....:unsure:
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We're allowed to change our minds.

I've only played with 2 Scruggs and both had what I believe is a skinny butt (signature spec of Scruggs?). Two different decade the two I played with and I always like the feel of them. It feels like you're holding a cue all in the same plane. Where a normal cue you can feel the butt being bigger than the shaft. On a Scruggs it just feels like one entire stick. I like that.
 
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