One day I will have money to buy a truely custom cue. Right now i'm trying to understand why people buy them. Not that I wouldn't love to have dozens of them, but I wonder what's the difference between the #2 and #5 top cuemaker in terms of playability. I think this issue would be too complex if I went into beauty,as it is subjective, so I'm just inquiring about things other than beauty.
For instance, I see that Southwest is a highly valued cue, they all seem to have similar styles and are traded often. Since the style doesn't vary much, I would assume it is a good playing cue. It seems that Hercek builds only full spliced 4 point cues, again similar style just varied woods and inlays and also highly traded. I would assume his cues either play well, or maybe one buys his cues for his construction methods.
On the other side, I see cues like a basic Cognoscenti that go for almost as much as a southwest however I never hear talk about them nor do I see them traded. While Southwest's most basic 6 pointer gets lots of hype and trade, why doesn't a basic Cognoscenti get the same; being that they are closely priced.
On a slight tangent I don't see why a Scruggs is so valueable and traded so often. What makes his cues stand out seeing as he makes all different types of cues.
I'm not saying anyone I listed is the #x cuemaker in the world. I'm just wondering why certain cues that cost similar are more valued, purchased and traded. Does a cue that is traded often mean that it is highly valued, or does it mean that the person who had it once, just got tired of it. Likewise if you don't see a cue traded much, does it mean that that cue is so wonderful that people don't get rid of it?
For instance, I see that Southwest is a highly valued cue, they all seem to have similar styles and are traded often. Since the style doesn't vary much, I would assume it is a good playing cue. It seems that Hercek builds only full spliced 4 point cues, again similar style just varied woods and inlays and also highly traded. I would assume his cues either play well, or maybe one buys his cues for his construction methods.
On the other side, I see cues like a basic Cognoscenti that go for almost as much as a southwest however I never hear talk about them nor do I see them traded. While Southwest's most basic 6 pointer gets lots of hype and trade, why doesn't a basic Cognoscenti get the same; being that they are closely priced.
On a slight tangent I don't see why a Scruggs is so valueable and traded so often. What makes his cues stand out seeing as he makes all different types of cues.
I'm not saying anyone I listed is the #x cuemaker in the world. I'm just wondering why certain cues that cost similar are more valued, purchased and traded. Does a cue that is traded often mean that it is highly valued, or does it mean that the person who had it once, just got tired of it. Likewise if you don't see a cue traded much, does it mean that that cue is so wonderful that people don't get rid of it?
