Funny story.
Nick
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White Tops!
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Until they crack when you attempt to force-follow! Then you gotta say "What the hell was I thinking?!"
Nice cues
Force follow? Well now.
Josh you must be good. Aint busted one yet. Only been trying for 3 decades though.
If you smack your Cue around these Joints are not for you. That will explode them.
Nick
Josh you must be good. Aint busted one yet. Only been trying for 3 decades though.
If you smack your Cue around these Joints are not for you. That will explode them.
Nick
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Very Nice Collection
Mr. Serdula..........you never cease to amaze me with terrific photos of your repertoire of cues........simply amazing. And by the way, I've also never experienced any problem whatsoever with the ivory joints or for that matter, even the ivory ferrules on my cues.......no cracks or chips of any kind and the ivory joints are sturdy. IMO.....ivory joints also play better than steel or phenolic versions.
All you have to do is stroll thru the Blue Book of Cues and browse at the many legendary cue-makers' workmanship. All of the great cue-makers used ivory joints for their very finest cues.....just look at the photos and see firsthand what their best cues have in the way of cue joints. After all, a cue-maker doesn't build a $10,000 cue using ivory as the joint material if it wasn't every bit as trustworthy as a steel joint.
If you're going to pound the rack on the break, splurge and buy a inexpensive break cue or just break with any house cue. This preserves your cue's tips from needlessly having to be reshaped from being pounded flat. Of course, Ivory isn't suited for everyone but it's not because of the joint's durability; it's merely a matter of player's preference. Ivory admittedly plays differently than anything. FYI, I just ordered a new cue and so quite expectedly, this cue will also have an Ivory joint. It's become the only "way to play" as far as I'm concerned but that's simply a personal choice.
Mr. Serdula..........you never cease to amaze me with terrific photos of your repertoire of cues........simply amazing. And by the way, I've also never experienced any problem whatsoever with the ivory joints or for that matter, even the ivory ferrules on my cues.......no cracks or chips of any kind and the ivory joints are sturdy. IMO.....ivory joints also play better than steel or phenolic versions.
All you have to do is stroll thru the Blue Book of Cues and browse at the many legendary cue-makers' workmanship. All of the great cue-makers used ivory joints for their very finest cues.....just look at the photos and see firsthand what their best cues have in the way of cue joints. After all, a cue-maker doesn't build a $10,000 cue using ivory as the joint material if it wasn't every bit as trustworthy as a steel joint.
If you're going to pound the rack on the break, splurge and buy a inexpensive break cue or just break with any house cue. This preserves your cue's tips from needlessly having to be reshaped from being pounded flat. Of course, Ivory isn't suited for everyone but it's not because of the joint's durability; it's merely a matter of player's preference. Ivory admittedly plays differently than anything. FYI, I just ordered a new cue and so quite expectedly, this cue will also have an Ivory joint. It's become the only "way to play" as far as I'm concerned but that's simply a personal choice.
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Yes ivory is very unique
I love ivory just as much as the next guy but being a natural substance it's
mileage varies, and it's always expensive to repair/replace. There is also a
sustainability issue but we don't need to go there :grin-square:
I love ivory just as much as the next guy but being a natural substance it's
mileage varies, and it's always expensive to repair/replace. There is also a
sustainability issue but we don't need to go there :grin-square:
My pictures are gone.
Gone I say.
Nick
Gone I say.
Nick