Tip tapering

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KissedOut

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This is probably a dumb question, but is there any advantage or disadvantage to having your tip very slightly tapered?

I know very little about the cue-maker's art of tipping (and even less about the more complicated aspects of cue making) so please be gentle.

Thanks.
 
I believe that some repair people or cue makers will put a very slight taper on the side of the tip simply so that when It mushrooms a bit it then does not protrude as much. Other than that I see no benefit to it.
 
I tapered newly installed tips slightly, to help with mushrooming. Especially with soft tips, it really helps.
 
Tip Tapering

All this time I thought I was the only one who tapered tips. I always taper LePros and soft tips.
 
I appreciate the responses. I had a triangle put on a shaft and my cue guy told me he put a slight taper on it (I can barely see it, and I might be imagining that). Turns out that I like it because I like a well burnished tip and the taper seems to improve the performance of the tube style Porper burnisher I use. I'm glad it is not a disadvantage. I didn't think so but I figured ask the guys who know.
 
I have minimal problem with mushrooming. My impression is that excessive mushrooming happens on soft tips if you leave the too long/don`t trim them down properly and dont burnish the sides.
I never taper tips as I don`t see the need for it.
 
I know a few cuemakers who do that with one piece tips to help cut down on mushrooming effects. But on layered tips each layer does its own little bulge instead of the flaring out mushroom, so the tapering the tip does not work out as well for layered tips.
 
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