Who is your top 5 cue makers?

top five for bar pool

1.) Bud Light (private labeled by Falcon)
2.) Huebler
3.) McDermit
4.) Scorpion
5.) Cue Tec
 
Hungarian Nut said:
1.) Bud Light (private labeled by Falcon)
2.) Huebler
3.) McDermit
4.) Scorpion
5.) Cue Tec

I have a friend who will break out an Incredible Hulk cue (Marvel Comics series made by Dufferin) that plays pretty darn well...lol
 
1- Bill Schick
2- George Balabushka
3- Gus Szamboti
4- Barry Szamboti
5- Pete Tascarella
 
Today's list in no particular order

Alive:

Szamboti
Searing
Hercek
Harris (Blue Grass)
Tascarella

Not Alive:

Balabushka
Szamboti
Peterson
Martin
Franklin (SW)

New(er) Cuemakers:

Darrin Hill
Sugartree
Mason
Sly
Lomax

(could change tomorrow :D)
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My list is based on originality alone. Not the hit or looks, but those who have been leaders of bringing us new designs. These are some of the top standard setters. I think each are pretty much unsurpassed for the styles they originated and executed. Look at the very top end cues from each and see if you don't agree with most of these choices.

Gina
David Kersenbrock
Samsara
Billy Schick
Thomas Wayne
 
Paul Mottey
Joss West
James White
Tim Scruggs
Gus Szamboti with a Balabushka alternate.

None of these are in any particular order except for Mottey. He has been and always will be my favorite cue maker.....even though he didn't reply to the last mail I sent him.
MULLY
 
Gus Szamboti
Tascarella
Bill Mcdaniel
Tim Scruggs
Bill Stroud/Dan Janes/early Joss cues
 
That I've actually hit with.....

1. Prewitt
2. Judd
3. Kent Davis
4. Gina
5. Black Boar
 
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Szamboti (Gus) I am sure Barry's are great but I've never actually seen one
SouthWest
David Kersenbrock
Joss West
Still Looking
 
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Of the cues I've played with (can't comment on ones I haven't had my hands on):

South West
Gilbert
Zac
 
cbi1000 said:
Ok, so your great great great great someone leaves you some cash but the rules to spend the $$ is you have to buy one cue from each of your top 5 favorite cue makers!

List them out.....

Dead Cue makers

Herman Rambo

Frank Paradise

George Balabushka

Gus Szamboti

Frank Coster

Living Cue Makers

Ernie ( Gina Cue )

Bill Schick

Bill Stroud

Paul Mottey

Ron Hailey
 
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Top 5 Cuemakers

1. Jensen ( Mike Johnson, Simply The Best)

2. Tim Scruggs

3. Searing

4. James White

5. Richard Black
 
1) Rosewood on Rosewood or Ebony/Ebony cue by Gus Szamboti
2) Burton Spain 4 point 4 veneer with veneer rings above butt cap
3) Harvey Martin
4) A fancy Coster - time and time again I am staring at the photographs of his work in the Blue Book.
5) An OLD Gina! Wow I glad I could find the fifth on the list after some thinking. I am fond of those old Ginacues.
 
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