Schon uses a proprietary material designed to hit just like ivory. Schons tend to hit very stiff, and are top notch cues. They are considered production cues purely because of the number of cues made yearly and wide distribution network. Last I checked, they were still made by hand, from high quality materials, in a shop in wisconsin that employs 6 people to make cues. While you may not know the name of the individual that assembled your cue this way, this is stilll a 100% handmade american product... And Derrick is a great guy to deal with.
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