thanks John....been copied a bit tho
Kinda, there are 4 that have the same basic design but there are differences in all of them-mostly in the forearm. Lots of custom cues built by other cue makers are very similar, its impossible to retool and make each cue one of a kind for what Tony charges, the time it takes to do that he would have to double(or more) the price to build a one off cue this complex. Thats what Tony told me, that's not my opinion, he spends forever on the computer making a design that looks good on a cue, sometimes whats on the monitor wont look good on a cue. He builds so few cues a year and has huge overhead he has to charge what he does, if he was working from home then the cues would be less $$$. tony aint getting rich. He has a passion to build the best playing cues and never stops presuing perfection in a imperfect world.
IMO thats not important or a issue the fact there are "similar cues" whats important is tony puts 110% into his passion. The art is one thing the engineering is the big thing for Tony-he wants to build the best playing cues ever., This cue is one hell of a cue and plays better than it looks and it looks like a million dollars.
The quality of the work is amazing. I'm just lucky that I have one, that in and of itself is huge. to be able to be part of what is a dream I had for many years-to be able to own great cues and be able to play with them. Were lucky to be on the inside looking out, instead of the outside looking in. Were very lucky/blessed people, recognizing that is what matters.
I think this is your best BB Steve, I hope you love it, You have a great "Pig Farm"-thats what I call a Black Boar collection, I only have 4 of them, and one plane is forsale. Someday i'm going to get another one, but not to soon. I'm content with my collection.
take care
Eric
PS great photography!!!