Hi Cville.
Very good questions.
My favorite cues up until about 3 months ago were Cognoscenti cues. I like the way the play and the way they look. Then I received my new cues made by Cory Barnhart. I love the cue and no, I'm not just saying that because he is my sponsor. I like the design of Thomas Wayne Cues, Ginacue, Paul Mottey, Tim Scruggs, the list goes on and on. There are so many beautiful cues out there.
I own about 6 cues.
Cues that I play with or have played with are my Cognoscenti, my Barnhart cue and my Barnhart jump/break cue, and my Jump Daddy jump cue.
Cues that I have put away are the Huebler that I won at the 2000 junior nationals and a Jackson Custom cue that is signed by all of the women that played in the 2003 US Open, a birthday gift.
I would be more than happy to sign a cue and picture for a charity raffle.
The older Schons I would say try Ebay or maybe call Schon and ask if they know of anyone that might have some. There are alot of Schons in this area. I will let you know if I see one that is for sale.
Sarah