I'm hoping to add a breath of fresh air to all the anger and frustration being exposed lately regarding experiences with cuemakers. I'd like to tell y'all about my current cue on order. Please let's not derail this thread by talking about bad experiences, there are plenty of existing threads for that.
I know this might be better off in another forum, but hopefully it can stay here for a while. We need some good cuemaker threads in the main forum for a change.
I decided to order a cue from Jim Lee at J&D Customs about a month ago. I sent Jim a PM as many tire kickers do I'm sure. He responded promptly. When he didn't hear from me when I said I would call (I ended up going deeper in the local tourney than I thought) he sent me a nice follow up the next day suggesting good times to get in touch.
Since then we have spoken on the phone multiple times and I started the order on 4/7/08. As of now, we are less than a month since the order, and I already have 11 emails back and forth with Jim discussing all sorts of details. I've seen pictures of multiple pieces of wood and we have both made great suggestions on the build.
Before any construction has even begun, I've had a wonderful experience.
Now for the kicker. I know that many of you are thinking "I have great communication with Ernie or Dennis or Timmy or blah blah fancy guy" and that is great. From what I hear most of the high end cuemakers are wonderful people who truly deserve the successes they are experiencing.
I want people to know that if they are looking for constant encouraging communication, a wonderful cue, and PHENOMENAL lead times and prices, that they have options.
Jim Lee at J&D Customs has been building cues for a long time, and has nothing but happy customers so far in his short time selling cues here on AZ. Whether his current offerings are your style or not is irrelevant as he is quite capable and willing to build whatever you are looking for.
For what it's worth, I'm getting a beautiful wrapless plain jane with fancy ring work, to my exact build specs (as we laid out and agreed to on our build sheet) for ~$400 give or take and 3-4 month lead time. And realistically I'll probably receive it earlier.
Give Jim a call, you'll be pleasantly surprised. 812-654-1400
Here's the latest picture Jim sent me of the Tulipwood for my forearm.
I know this might be better off in another forum, but hopefully it can stay here for a while. We need some good cuemaker threads in the main forum for a change.
I decided to order a cue from Jim Lee at J&D Customs about a month ago. I sent Jim a PM as many tire kickers do I'm sure. He responded promptly. When he didn't hear from me when I said I would call (I ended up going deeper in the local tourney than I thought) he sent me a nice follow up the next day suggesting good times to get in touch.
Since then we have spoken on the phone multiple times and I started the order on 4/7/08. As of now, we are less than a month since the order, and I already have 11 emails back and forth with Jim discussing all sorts of details. I've seen pictures of multiple pieces of wood and we have both made great suggestions on the build.
Before any construction has even begun, I've had a wonderful experience.
Now for the kicker. I know that many of you are thinking "I have great communication with Ernie or Dennis or Timmy or blah blah fancy guy" and that is great. From what I hear most of the high end cuemakers are wonderful people who truly deserve the successes they are experiencing.
I want people to know that if they are looking for constant encouraging communication, a wonderful cue, and PHENOMENAL lead times and prices, that they have options.
Jim Lee at J&D Customs has been building cues for a long time, and has nothing but happy customers so far in his short time selling cues here on AZ. Whether his current offerings are your style or not is irrelevant as he is quite capable and willing to build whatever you are looking for.
For what it's worth, I'm getting a beautiful wrapless plain jane with fancy ring work, to my exact build specs (as we laid out and agreed to on our build sheet) for ~$400 give or take and 3-4 month lead time. And realistically I'll probably receive it earlier.
Give Jim a call, you'll be pleasantly surprised. 812-654-1400
Here's the latest picture Jim sent me of the Tulipwood for my forearm.
