You Ask "Who Makes The Best Bushka Tribute?"

Here is some plastic p0rn. A few of these were Classiccues, along with the copper he has. This original polyester plastic does not seem to vary in color based on age. It is hitting 40-50 years old now and there is no variation in any of it that I have collected.

At the bottom is a comparison of a known gold polyester, Mosconi's cue, and the cut copper color in Classiccues photo.

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Thus:

Light Blue
Dark Blue
Red
Gold
Copper
Mint Green
Green
Grey
Black.

Regardless the color, Mosconi's cue and the Tasc are bad a** cues. And both of them of course used the same material in their construction, no doubt.
 
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flyvirginiaguy said:
Here is some plastic p0rn. A few of these were Classiccues, along with the copper he has. This original polyester plastic does not seem to vary in color based on age. It is hitting 40-50 years old now and there is no variation in any of it that I have collected.

At the bottom is a comparison of a known gold polyester, Mosconi's cue, and the cut copper color in Classiccues photo.
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Very helpful post, as always. As you can see, there is a good difference between the red-ish orange copper/bronze plastic, and the yellow gold plastic.

Maybe the irony of this is that since the plastics are so hard to come by now, I can see a run at Home Depot by cuemakers across the country buying up bronze and copper pipes to try to duplicate the Mosconi cue even further. I can't wait to see some of those attempts.
 
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Billiard Encyclopedia first edition, page 324, fourth cue from left. The book is a little big and heavy for my little scanner, but the copper color can be seen. Same inlay pattern as Willie's, slightly different ring pattern above wrap. I suspect others will surface, though I think George used this color more sparingly than the more common gold plastic.

Have a nice evening.
 
WildWing said:
Billiard Encyclopedia first edition, page 324, fourth cue from left. The book is a little big and heavy for my little scanner, but the copper color can be seen. Same inlay pattern as Willie's, slightly different ring pattern above wrap. I suspect others will surface, though I think George used this color more sparingly than the more common gold plastic.

Have a nice evening.
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I will check it out...

Enjoy your day tomorrow.
 
skins said:
Rauenzahn is not "the same" as Tasc.

No disrespect to Jerry implied...
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Another note Jerry has built a lot less cues! oh many are full splice cues (nice). So cue market changes on demand. COIN TOSS. personal choice lean towards Jr & klein cues based on how many they build a year. not sure on there #s x how many they have built in there life time. for sure on the rise. All 3 Tasc,JR,Klein great choices. Probably go with JR as man. Top dog on full splice cues.
 
Skins I'm quite a Josey fan would u mind showing me a pic
Of your biggest Josey I had 8 point ivory quest ivory everything and
To this day top 3 best playing cue I ever seen in my life would love to have
It back or a ivory crown. Been thinking of working a deal out with bill Grassley
On Josey ivory handle with matching jump cue. I'd love to see your biggest. You prolly
Have the best Josey collection I ever seen.
 
Not to mess with this u can just pm pics if u wouldn't mind. Love to see it
And also would love to see and talk to u about your monster wrapless tasc. That's
My fav tasc I'm wrapless fan.
 
Also who better to have build a bushka style cue than Pete ha
Its the king no doubt. Please tell me it will see chalk prolly had like
6 shafts for had being bobby had it made me and bobby good friends
He said that baby is unreal nice pick up.
 
Forgot these

Modern but Bushka style.









Older example I just picked up.





Nick :)
 
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I'm going to say Tasc is the best builder because he learned from the master and has the master's blue print and equipment.

That is as close as it gets.
 
dusty13 said:
Skins I'm quite a Josey fan would u mind showing me a pic
Of your biggest Josey I had 8 point ivory quest ivory everything and
To this day top 3 best playing cue I ever seen in my life would love to have
It back or a ivory crown. Been thinking of working a deal out with bill Grassley
On Josey ivory handle with matching jump cue. I'd love to see your biggest. You prolly
Have the best Josey collection I ever seen.
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Sent you a PM...
 
Balabushka never what?

Built his own forearms? Shouldn't a master do that? He was a builder and more over an assembler. And a innovator. He never made his own forearms though.
I did like mine. Played good on backed cloth. What the color of money did for Balabushka was hard to fade. Made his name known to all. .
Nick :)
 
RADAR said:
Another note Jerry has built a lot less cues! oh many are full splice cues (nice). So cue market changes on demand. COIN TOSS. personal choice lean towards Jr & klein cues based on how many they build a year. not sure on there #s x how many they have built in there life time. for sure on the rise. All 3 Tasc,JR,Klein great choices. Probably go with JR as man. Top dog on full splice cues.
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Who has Jerry built less cues than? Tasc? I would think no way.
 
dom_poppa said:
I'm going to say Tasc is the best builder because he learned from the master and has the master's blue print and equipment.

That is as close as it gets.
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Not sure why people keep thinking this? G Szamboti, Spain, Schick, and I believe others like Stroud, have all said the same thing of George, and that is he showed no one nothing. Nor did he talk of his techniques with others. I have also never seen anywhere that Pete claimed George taught him. Pete had to do what Gus did, learn on his own.
 
flyvirginiaguy said:
Not sure why people keep thinking this? G Szamboti, Spain, Schick, and I believe others like Stroud, have all said the same thing of George, and that is he showed no one nothing. Nor did he talk of his techniques with others. I have also never seen anywhere that Pete claimed George taught him. Pete had to do what Gus did, learn on his own.
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Having dealt with Tim Scruggs for his entire career, I can tell you the same thing. He recounted as Janes and Stroud traveled and approached Balabushka for some advice. Goerge wouldn't tell them a thing. Other earlier customers of GB have told me the same thing. This myth of Pete studying under George is utter BS, another AZ myth. From most reliable accounts, Pete bought his equipment and learned it himself. It's amazing the crap that gets spread around this forum.
 
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Balabushka was old Country

He didn't want to know. And he didn't tell. Distrusted everyone. After all they weren't from his country.
My Grandmother and everyone from that area were raised that way. They looked at everyone as an outsider that didn't speak their first language. Good luck getting a family recipe for anything. Horseradish or Kolashkia didn't matter.
Trade secrets?
Forget about it!
Nick :)
 
Disclaimer: Please understand that my reply is in no way meant in any disrespect of -R-. He knows I appreciate his cues and his work.


RADAR said:
Another note Jerry has built a lot less cues!
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I disagree VERY strongly with this statement. Please don't say things that you don't know as fact. That is how bad information gets spread.

RADAR said:
oh many are full splice cues (nice).
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Yes, -R- is currently doing awesome fullsplice cues, but "many" is another overstatement. He hasn't even been doing them that long. I still have pictures of the first ones he put together, and those pics aren't more than a few years old.

RADAR said:
So cue market changes on demand. COIN TOSS.
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Is this an attempt to compare the market for -R- and Tascarella? Please tell me it's not, because it's not even close. Again, not a shot at all at -R-, but the markets are not the same.

RADAR said:
personal choice lean towards Jr & klein cues based on how many they build a year. not sure on there #s x how many they have built in there life time. for sure on the rise. All 3 Tasc,JR,Klein great choices.
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They are all great choices, there is no arguing that. I just really think you need to know more about how many each guy is making, before making public statements like this one.

RADAR said:
Probably go with JR as man. Top dog on full splice cues.
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Again, I fully understand this is opinion, but you do realize that MOST of -R-'s cues are not full splice?
 
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