A nice *simple* Full-Splice Ebony into Birdseye Maple from an austrian cuemaker (Cloria Cues by Silvio Zuglec) and friend. Including Extension etc. He sent it without that i knew it, lol.
Played the first shots and my WC (McDaniel Shop) Cue is in the case since then.
My player is a boco/maple 4 pt. sneaky by Kevin Varney with a 1st generation Predator shaft that I had Ryan at Muellers (Rat Cues) convert from a uniloc to a 3/8x10. He did an exceptional job mating the shaft to the butt and matching the ring. My break/jump is also a Varney. Its a 4 point purple heart/maple and jumps easier and better than any other I've owned. I just retired Oct.1 and play with these cues everyday. They are the best playing cues I've ever owned. I just bought a Whitten 2x4 to carry them in. I've owned Southwests, a Szamboti, Bluegrass, and bunches of different production cues. The 2 Varneys I play with everyday are by far the best playing cues period.
I have the ebony SW in my avitar that I would love to be able to take but the most notorious cue thief in the parts has his eye on it,he's not bashful,he told me a few weeks ago that if he knew where I lived he would break into my house and steal it.:angry:
After I replyed started thinking about the cues that play good. Out of about 40 cues there are at least 5 that play very good and have that old school feel that I like. I had to take a picture and do a down loadI don't have any high end cues to mention. I think my best playing cues is a Nick Varner and a action inlay series. Both of those play great.
The butt dia. is just a tad larger than some of the newer cues. They have more of the old school feel. take care, john