I held a Bushka Tribute in my hands in 20001 when I was in Las Vegas and didn't get a chance to try it. The cue was magnificent looking and the balance seemed ideal. I probably would settle for another esteemed cue maker's Bushka Tribute. But the few I've seen tended to be slightly heavier than the Scruggs vesrion but of course, any new cue can be made to a buyer's specs.
The closest cue that I passed on, and have regrets about, was the James White Bushka Tribute I mentioned. The Richard Black one I didn't purchase was a little heavier than the James White cue but I am open to Bushka Tribute cues by any of the cue makers I mentioned. Finding a Tim Scruggs version has become an exercise in sheer frustration and I think their value will hold up better over the next twenty years because he apparently didn't make that many.
But at this point, I'm willing to buy another Joss West but this time I think I'd look for a radial pin, ivory joint cue instead of another s/s joint. But
any of the cue makers I mentioned in my post that has a sharp looking Bushka Or Szambo design, I'd consider them. Bill Stoud is probably my favorite cue maker and his early work is the best as far as I'm concerned. Currently discussing a Joss West cue right now with a seller but if that Bushka comes along, I'm down for it.
I don't know what it is about a Tim Scruggs tribute as there are makers who make a cue closer to George's work than Tim. Not that Tim could not have made them exactly like one, but Tim used his own style even in his tribute cues, so they are not exactly like a Bushka cue. I have owned a few of them.
I guess our definition of a tribute cue is much different. But to me a tribute cue is made to very close specifications of what (in this case) George made. I see cues that are "called" Bushka tribute cues and really don't even look like a true Bushka cue.
This cue comes closer than ANY Tim Scruggs tribute I have had or seen.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=223832&highlight=bushka
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