the best or worst?

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The best or worse cuemakers

Just wondering who are considered the best in the field and who would be considered the worse. Regarding the worse, I mean incidents like not backing up their product and being poor businessmen and so forth?

Please be honest.
thank you
 
(sniff, sniff) …tis smell like chit.

I believe that any business * incident * between cue maker and customer should be handled privately. Not for public bashing. If the truth were known, probably most all cue makers have had at least one unhappy customer that believes they’ve conducted business poorly. One busy poster can create a lot of negativity. So, what’s the point in bringing up a list of worst cue makers, other than stirring up chit?

Rick
 
This was not intended to be a slam post, after reading it back I can see how it could have been perceived as such. It was meant to be informative not destructive ... sorry
 
Best - Bob Griffin

Bob Griffin - aka Madison Bob - Makes one of the best cues out there, and is a great guy to work with. Of course who is the best is all a matter of oppinion, but if your looking for a great cue at a fair price you cant go wrong with one of his cues.
 
I Will Tell You Who The Worst Cuemaker Is

I really don't like to slam people on this board, but I got to tell ya. I know a cuemaker that has done some terrible work. He made a short cue for a young kid, 8 years old. The cue was crooked, had a lousy finish on it, and looked horrible. I know these are some pretty strong words. The guy can't make a cue worth a crap. He is a very good repair guy though, got to give him a little credit. The kid didn't know the differance so he didn't complain. As a matter of fact, he loves his junior cue. So here it is, cost $000.00. Time invested 20 hrs., Cuemaker "ME". You asked and now ya know!!!!!!!!
Purdman :D
 
larrynj1 said:
harold worst(rip) had a line of cues that must have been the worst cues ever made.

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Oh Geeze Eric, here you go again, such rapier wit. Harold Worst was somebody I played with, could have been a legend, one of the all time greatest players ever if not like Ives, his life ended early. During Johnston City, he carried tremendous respect. During his prime, we was considered the best all around player that lived, he could play 3-cushion and pool both at world class levels.

This great champion and man, should not have his great name, made fun of and be made the level of someones need to be humorous to entertain others. I wish you would also remove my name from your posts, put your own down, who you are, Eric, you are dealing with so many alais's, how can you keep track of them all I wonder? Uncle Larry, your need to make fun of me should now end, grow up and act like an adult here please. When I am in NYC, I can send you some back stage passes to the shows I am going to be filming, you can meet some cool people and I can show you some shots. It's time to heal and move on. You get more from me working with me than fighting with me.
IMHO...

Starting a thread to bash any cue maker you don't like, where does this go but into the sewer fast. This is a thread that needs to die a quick and fast death. I for one am not going near this topic.

This thread is a case of a person running out of things to talk about and cannot come up with one of merit to begin a discussion on. When your brain goes dead like that, go play pool for an afternoon, then something worthwhile will emerge to discuss. To many people now playing pool in their minds, behind their cpus and not on actual tables, then this is what you get. One writer in BD is dong that, his name is BJ, he plays in his head or puts the shot on his cpu and runs virtual pool and then gives his pitch from that. Sorry boys, I use a real table and cloth to base my findings on, not some cpu simulation. Maybe it is true, you can't teach new tricks to old dogs? Me, I still do it the old fashioned way, I have two gold crows in my studio, one has 760 the other house cloth. My teachings come from what I see off of those tables. If you write something, I am on that table in 60 seconds trying it out, which is the beauty of having your own tables in your home.
Ah what the hell, checkers out sells chess, Fast Eddy.

Best Wishes,
Fast Larry Guninger : I print my real name, am using no alias's, any where>See Eric, that is not that hard to do...Everyone knows who you are any way, so why continue to hide?
 
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Donald A. Purdy said:
I really don't like to slam people on this board, but I got to tell ya. I know a cuemaker that has done some terrible work. He made a short cue for a young kid, 8 years old. The cue was crooked, had a lousy finish on it, and looked horrible. I know these are some pretty strong words. The guy can't make a cue worth a crap. He is a very good repair guy though, got to give him a little credit. The kid didn't know the differance so he didn't complain. As a matter of fact, he loves his junior cue. So here it is, cost $000.00. Time invested 20 hrs., Cuemaker "ME". You asked and now ya know!!!!!!!!
Purdman :D

Great reply Don, LMAO!

Jim
 
Railbird said:
Great reply Don, LMAO!

Jim

Hey Railbird, thanks. You want me to build you a cue? LOL!!!!! I just thought I would take the thread it where it belonged. To be quite frank with you, it is a true story. That gives me another idea. Quite Frank Cues Ltd. Hey now!!!!!
Hope to see you at the Open.
Don :D
 
SonjaBlue03 said:
:p Hey Don! :p Long time, no see! Will you be in Rockville this weekend?

Sonja

Probably Sunday. I have a date with some jumbo crabs and some one hole Saturday. Hope to see ya.
Don
 
ooohhh meow, looks like this cat got her tail slammed in the door! By her second post, I don't think she meant any harm I think it was a poorly written post!

Hey Don! ~ Those crab cakes sound delicious, remember the ones we had at Super Billiards in the bar? Those were the bomb too! Did you all know that ol' Don is an excellent cook?

SonjaBlue ~ what is that a picture of next to your name? I can't tell from looking at it. Must be old age setting in and my eyes are shot!

Eydie
 
Bob Romano said:
ooohhh meow, looks like this cat got her tail slammed in the door! By her second post, I don't think she meant any harm I think it was a poorly written post!

Hey Don! ~ Those crab cakes sound delicious, remember the ones we had at Super Billiards in the bar? Those were the bomb too! Did you all know that ol' Don is an excellent cook?

SonjaBlue ~ what is that a picture of next to your name? I can't tell from looking at it. Must be old age setting in and my eyes are shot!

Eydie

Eydie, those folks don't know what a crab cake is. I am having some Jumbo steamed Maryland Blue Crabs from the Choptank river in Cambridge MD. Honest to God, it is hard to eat five of em. My wife can only handle four. When I pick em and make crab cakes, they are the best in the world. Cooking is a passion of mine. Thirty day dry aged Black Angus beef, fresh Alaskan wild salmon, jumbo Gulf shrimp, and my own country cured ham. I butcher a hog every Thanksgiving. I wish I could play as good as I cook. Our garden is kick ass too. Hope to be able to feed you guys sometime. You ever near Washington D.C., give me a ring. Matt 26 came over to shoot one morning and I had an Octopus in the pot. I got to get it in before my wife wakes up. She can't stand to smell or look at the ugly bastards. When I got it tender enough to stick a fork in it, on the smoker it goes. Then ya draw it in butter. Needless to say, Matt and my wife ate the hell out of it. It was gone in fifteen minutes.
Purdman :D Cooking Fool
 
Donald A. Purdy said:
Eydie, those folks don't know what a crab cake is. I am having some Jumbo steamed Maryland Blue Crabs from the Choptank river in Cambridge MD. Honest to God, it is hard to eat five of em. My wife can only handle four. When I pick em and make crab cakes, they are the best in the world. Cooking is a passion of mine. Thirty day dry aged Black Angus beef, fresh Alaskan wild salmon, jumbo Gulf shrimp, and my own country cured ham. I butcher a hog every Thanksgiving. I wish I could play as good as I cook. Our garden is kick ass too. Hope to be able to feed you guys sometime. You ever near Washington D.C., give me a ring. Matt 26 came over to shoot one morning and I had an Octopus in the pot. I got to get it in before my wife wakes up. She can't stand to smell or look at the ugly bastards. When I got it tender enough to stick a fork in it, on the smoker it goes. Then ya draw it in butter. Needless to say, Matt and my wife ate the hell out of it. It was gone in fifteen minutes.
Purdman :D Cooking Fool
Wow, what time is dinner at your place Purdy? I'll be early, I promise! :D
 
Rude Dog said:
Wow, what time is dinner at your place Purdy? I'll be early, I promise! :D

Rude Dog, the next best thing to cooking it is having good friends enjoy it. I never have to scrape a plate. You are welcome anytime you can make it.
Purdman :cool:
 
Eydie. . it is a picture of Angel (a vampire) biting his girlfriend Buffy (the slayer, no less).

Don. . were you there yesterday? I didn't have much time to socialize, I was in back to back matches. I guess that 3rd ain't so bad considering everything that has been going on lately. I showed a few moments of brilliance!! Sorry if I did miss you.

HMMM. . crabs. Think I might have to pick some up tonight!!
 
Donald A. Purdy said:
I really don't like to slam people on this board, but I got to tell ya. I know a cuemaker that has done some terrible work. He made a short cue for a young kid, 8 years old. The cue was crooked, had a lousy finish on it, and looked horrible. I know these are some pretty strong words. The guy can't make a cue worth a crap. He is a very good repair guy though, got to give him a little credit. The kid didn't know the differance so he didn't complain. As a matter of fact, he loves his junior cue. So here it is, cost $000.00. Time invested 20 hrs., Cuemaker "ME". You asked and now ya know!!!!!!!!
Purdman :D

OK - I think I got you beat. I'm at a cue maker's shop and he gets a call - a guy dropped off a cue 4 years ago for repair - has called and called and was blown off - and now wants to come over to pick it up. The maker can't find the cue. When the guy shows up screaming, he has to give him a different cue.

The maker has other cues that have been there even longer. What a joke.

Chris
 
larrynj1 said:
just a matter of time before fast larry missed his meds. paranoia will destroy ya.

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Patience I have learned, I have decided to just out live my enemies. Mess with me all you wish, it shall do you no good. I have decided to now live every day as it is my last day on earth. As today is my last day, why should I spend one minute engaging in some stupid internet fight with you that goes nowhere and accomplishes nothing. I choose to spend my last day, in peace. That is where I am now coming from. My chi forces are now centered and my wa firmly in place, you cannot penetrate that now.

If You keep constantly attacking a saint, he will go nuts and become paranoid. You can drive anyone off the deep end and they will snap.
Am I paranoid, yes, probably, thanks to you. Am I on meds, yes, baby aspirin, alleve, lipitor, norvasc, hydrochlorothiazide, there are my full meds just so you will know. Now try and get stoned on those.

You do illegal drugs and estacy, I do not do illegal drugs, so you alluding I am a drug user, is really not the pot, calling the kettle black here my friend. Until you get clean, you should leave me and this subject alone.

My name is Larry, your name is not Larry, but Eric of NYC, who lives in
Joy zee. You steal my name and my identity posting as uncle Larry. I have asked you politely to drop this and you refuse. Every post you make on me is an attack or some slam. When do you grow up kid, and get a life, and move on I must ask. Let it ride, Bto. Try try try, to let it ride, let it ride, let it ride.
Fast Larry Guninger :D :D :D
 
I'll vouch for Don about cooking. I did see that funky looking Octopus and Don had to do some sweet talking to get me to try him...but once I did. It was down the hatch and I enjoyed my fair share of that ugly 8 legged beast!

Don can cook his ass off. He made me some bar-b-q one time that just melted in your mouth. His wife ain't a bad lil' cook either!

Don, once I get some sleep we will play again. This newborn has kept me up for about a week straight! Will I ever sleep again. :)

Matt
 
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