Schmelke makes a good, quality cue in various models that can be customized any way you want. So, I 'm just wondering why they don't seem to get much love.
Why doesn't Schmelke cues get more interest from the cue buying public?
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I think they are known more for making blanks than cues. But I agree, if they have good blanks, why not good cues?
not many out there..maybe they need to start a waiting list:thumbup:
http://postalnews.com/blog/2014/11/21/americans-rate-postal-service-highest-of-13-major-agencies/
29yrs and counting too..usps
This. I've had three Schmelke cues and still have my third. A curly maple into ebony full splice sneaky with a G10 joint pin. It's top notch for the price. Funny part is, any time someone asks me who made it, they have no idea who I'm talking about.
Schmelke is good people.
Agreed ! I own three Schmelke sneakies each with a different shaft taper. The "pro taper" cue hits very well and I use it on occasion when I don't want to take the Lambros out. They are excellent to deal with and have always met my expectations at a very good price. And of course made in the USA for those so inclined. :thumbup:
Dave
Is anyone able to clue me in on the differences in their joint types? These are the options from Billiard Warehouse:
Hmmm ... they had a pdf catalog in the past and it explained their joint options. If you look here :
http://schmelkecue.com/billiard-cues/schmelke-cues/schmelke-r-series/r020-4-prong-rosewood.html
The joint option drop down has greater detail.
Hope this helps.
Dave
I started playing this game when I was twelve. When my father saw how naturally me and my brother took to the game he surprised us with cues for our 13th birthday. My cue was a Schmelke. It was to this day the worst hitting non kmart cue I have ever hit with. Im not going to say that all of their cues are rubbish as I have never played with another one. I can tell you that I still have that cue and can never in good conscience sell it to another person. I thought it was an awesome cue at first because it was mine. Growing up poor and not being able to afford another cue, I found myself playing with house cues a lot. I could run racks with this thing and just figured a lot of "inconsistencies" in my game were just flaws I needed to fix. When I bought the Schon that I own now I saw that this wasn't true. From the very first ball I hit I clearly saw the truth. Most of these perceived flaws were non existent and a lot of it was this bogey of a cue I thought was "great". They may have a fantastic product now who knows? My dad gave me this cue in 1991, I am sure they may have worked out some kinks since then. It has that wide round brass joint they have and it hits like a wet noodle, an old Meucci deflects less than this thing. Just my experience, yours may be different.
Schmelke does make some decent cues, certainly on par with some other makers when they are constructed the same. I do remember them making some odd joints over the years, metal to metal barrel type screws that played .....different. I think maybe some of that may have tarnished their reputation a bit.
Even without that though they just never have really been a 'hot' cue. Mali is another company that (at one time) made some perfectly decent cues but always seemed to get bashed a bit in the resale market.
I agree though that Schmelke is more widely known for the sneaky blanks.
Even without that though they just never have really been a 'hot' cue. Mali is another company that (at one time) made some perfectly decent cues but always seemed to get bashed a bit in the resale market.
I agree though that Schmelke is more widely known for the sneaky blanks.
bought one straight from Schmelke
I bought one straight from Schmelke best I recall, brand new anyway. I tried the thirty-two inch shaft out of curiosity, one reason I bought the cue. It was so limber I had to cut it down to thirty inches then it played OK. threw the tip and ferrule in the garbage so I can't comment on their assembly, good or bad.
Played with the cue a few months, then it broke in half. Turned out they just bored an oversize hole to put the shaft insert in. the outside threads on the insert just scored the wood in the hole, they counted on glue to do the rest. That saved the couple minutes needed to drill the right sized hole and thread the shaft. Since the oversized hole is there by design I have to assume that is typical of Schmelke shafts.
Changed out to a 3/8"-10 lightweight pin, that is when I found out there was only about an inch of pin in the butt. The butt itself is just one piece wood, no wrap, no butt cap, no problems there. Turned my own shaft for the cue and swapped the joint collar while I was at it so the butt wood and pressed in bumper are the only things I ended up using from Schmelke.
When you buy cheap people find ways to cut corners. I doubt it is better or worse than most of the other cues in the same price range. Some cut corners one place, some another, unlikely that corners won't be cut somewhere.
Hu
I bought one straight from Schmelke best I recall, brand new anyway. I tried the thirty-two inch shaft out of curiosity, one reason I bought the cue. It was so limber I had to cut it down to thirty inches then it played OK. threw the tip and ferrule in the garbage so I can't comment on their assembly, good or bad.
Played with the cue a few months, then it broke in half. Turned out they just bored an oversize hole to put the shaft insert in. the outside threads on the insert just scored the wood in the hole, they counted on glue to do the rest. That saved the couple minutes needed to drill the right sized hole and thread the shaft. Since the oversized hole is there by design I have to assume that is typical of Schmelke shafts.
Changed out to a 3/8"-10 lightweight pin, that is when I found out there was only about an inch of pin in the butt. The butt itself is just one piece wood, no wrap, no butt cap, no problems there. Turned my own shaft for the cue and swapped the joint collar while I was at it so the butt wood and pressed in bumper are the only things I ended up using from Schmelke.
When you buy cheap people find ways to cut corners. I doubt it is better or worse than most of the other cues in the same price range. Some cut corners one place, some another, unlikely that corners won't be cut somewhere.
Hu
Very good cues, very good quality. Good people to do business with as well. Plus, you can find them on most billiard websites that sell cues... on Billiard.warehouse.com you can customize your Schmelke, add diff wraps, joint type, sizes, weights, even put on the LD shaft of your choice.
Use my Schmelke all the time, and there is not a ball my custom cue can make that my Schmelke can't
Use my Schmelke all the time, and there is not a ball my custom cue can make that my Schmelke can't