Cuemaker list-over 200
Richard Black
Adam Japan
Sherm Adamson Cinncinnati OH
Roger Allen Houston TX
Randy Anderson
David Barber Saucier MS
Jerry Barnett Kansas City KS
Brandon Batie (Acid Cues) W. Valley City UT
Clyde Beard San Jose CA
Mike Bender Delta Junction AK
Richard Benson Kennewick WA
Hans-Jorg Bertram (IQ) Germany
Mike Betts Tulsa OK
Garten Bierbower OH
Richard Black Humble TX
Leonard Bludworth Leakey TX
Donald Bludworth Quitman TX
David Bodenheimer (Omen) Melborne FL
Larry Brengman (Silver Fox) Bellingham WA
Alex Brick
Brunswick Bristol WI
Joe Bryles Delta PA
Bob Burgoyne Chico CA
Jim Buss St Louis MO
George Buss (GB Cues) St Louis MO
Stany Buyle- still making? Holland
Barry Cameron Clinton CT
Courtney Campbell (Pete Campbell Cue) Wrenthan MA
Michael Capone Mercerville NJ
Ariel Carmelli (AC Cues) Santa Anna CA
Michael Carpenter Meridian ID
Paul Casanova Carona Del Mar CA
Ricco Cervantes Mexico
Richard Chudy Pleasant Hill CA
Ken Churchill Canton IL
Tom Coker Sacramento CA
Dick Coons (Elite) Lincoln NE
John Costello Tampa FL
Cuetec Taiwan
Paul Dayton (P.D. Cues) Ft Pierce FL
Kevin Deroo Mexico
Dennis Dieckman Manchester MI
Marcus Dienst (Arthur Q) Germany
Dan Dishaw Syracuse NY
William Dominiak
Paul Drexler (PFD) Marlborough CT
Dufferin Canada
Bob Dzuricky (DZCues) Erie PA
Van Eeken (Athena) Holland
Russ Espiritu Brandon MS
Clay Etheridge (Showcase Cues) Westminister CO
Eurocue Germany
Falcon Canada
Paul Finelli
Randall Fry FL
Judd Fuller Yellow Jacket CO
Michael Givens Boise ID
Thomas Gold El Paso TX
Joe Gold (Cognoscenti) Chicago IL
John Guffey Edmond OK
Tony Gugino
Mike Gulyassy Greenville SC
Wayne Gunn Tampa FL
Ernie Gutierrez (Ginacue) No Hollywood CA
Tom Hamilton IL
Keith Hanssen (Keith Kustom Kues) Sioux Falls SD
Richard Harris (Bluegrass) OH
Tom Harris Stamford CT
Ted Harris Silver Springs MD
Danny Hathcock (Centerfire Cues) Crandall TX
Franz Hauber Germany
Tom Hay (R-T Cues) Daytona Beach FL
Greg Hearn Canada
Darenn Heiselt (Durwood Cues) UT
Steve Herbert (Abear) Arlington TX
Joel Hereck Mundelein IL
Chris Hightower Buffalo NY
David Hodges (Parrot) Richmond VA
Steve Hopper
Verl Horn Mooreland OK
Rick Howard (Mace) Navarre FL
Bill Hoyt Batesville AR
Paul Huebler Linn MO
Bobby Hunter Carson City NV
Wes Hunter Alamogordo NM
Jimmy Ingram Oklahoma City OK
David Jacoby Wisconsin Rapids WI
Dan, Steve Janes (Joss) Towson MD
Steve Jazcewiczs sp? Phoenix AZ
Mike Johnson (Jenson) Baton Rouge LA
Keith Josey Savannah GA
Jack Justis Coconut Creek WI
Rod Kadey (Syra-Cues) Camillus NY
Jim Katynski Detroit MI
David Kersenbrock Chicago IL
Dave Kikel Colorado Springs CO
Kinetic Cues Boise IA
Ron Kitzmiller Chattanooga TN
Tad Kohara (Tad) Stanton CA
Roger Korsiak (Corsair) Huntington Beach CA
Chester Krick (CK Cues) East Peoria IL
Bruce Kuhn, Jeff Fugal (AE Cues) Aurora CO
Mike Lambros Baltimore MD
Larry Larue Tampa FL
William Larzelere SC
John Laughlin Houston TX
Renzo Longoni Italy
Mali New York NY
Ernie Martinez Commerce City CO
Bill McDaniels Jackson TN
McDermott Menomenee Falls WI
Jerry McWorter Ventura CA
Gary Medlin Lake Charles LA
Bob Meucci Olive Branch MS
Yuji Miki (Mezz Cues) Japan
Miltonio Vista CA
Randy Mobley Largo(or Clearwater) FL
Mark Moore
Steve Morris South St. Paul MN
Paul Mottey Pittsburgh PA
Rory Mueller Lincoln NE
Tony Muesch,MikeWyer( Jackson Cues) West Bend WI
Dick Neighbors Cinncinnati OH
Chris Nitti Orlando FL
Jerry Olivier Pearland TX
Jeff Olney IA
Guido Orlandi Los Angeles CA
Tim Padgett Arcadia CA
John Parrish England
Jerry Pechauer Green Bay WI
Peradon & Fletcher England
Dale Perry (DP Custom Cues) Orange Park FL
Roger Pettit
Richard Phillippi Pasadena MD
Joe Picone Ft Lauderdale FL
Joe Porper (Creative Inventions) Chatsworth CA
Jerry Powers (Jerico) Clyde TX
Dan,Jeff,Daniel Prather Mooreland OK Predator Jacksonville FL
Abe Rich
Ed Prewitt Los Angeles CA
Harry Richards Daytona FL
Bill Rikard (Toeboy) Galena Park TX Riley England
John Robinson Scottsdale AZ
"Little" Al Romero Los Angeles CA
David Rowell Birmingham AL
Paul Rubino New Windsor NY
Bob Runde Bristol WI
Glen Sadler (Porcupine) Meridianville AL
Sebastian Schieving
Schmelke Rice Lake WI
Schon Milwaukee WI
Bert Schrager No. Holllywood CA
Ray Schuler Palatine IL
Tony& Ray Sciannella (Black Boar) College Park MD
Tim Scruggs Baltimore MD
Dennis Searing Miami/Homestead FL
Charlie Shaw Bryan TX
Adam Schick (Kabbalah)
Bill Shick Shreveport LA
Mike Sigel Orlando FL
Harry Sims -still making?
Clark Smith Tacoma WA
South East Clarksville TN Southwest Las Vegas NV
Jim Stadum,Dave Doucette (Samsara) Nashua NH
Stealth
Frank Stellman (Sailor) Racine WI
Oliver Stops Germany
Danny Stout (Stout Sticks) Asheboro NC
Bill Stroud (Josswest) Austin TX
Sweetwater Olive Branch MS
Barry Szamboti Feasterville PA
Pete Tascarella New York NY
Dale Teague Sultan WA
Bill Teeter Vallejo CA
Tex Cues Philadelphia PA
Danny Tibbitts Woodstock GA
David Tice Leavenworth WA
Ron Trager Kansas City KS
Dan Trogdon Waterford OH
Valley Shakapee MN
Kyle Van den Bosch (Mariposa) Chicago IL
Adrian Viguera
Viking Madison WI
Vogel Titanium
Michael Vollmer Germany
Arnot Wadsworth West Palm Beach FL
Nubs Wagner (Nova Cues) West Bend WI
Jim Waugh Spokane WA
Thomas Wayne Anchorage AK
Mike Webb
Billy Webb WA
Steve Webb Chattanooga TN
Perry Weston Hot Springs AR
Skip Weston Haskell NJ
Grant Wilcox CA
Charlie Wilhite (Rhino) Danbury TX
Larry Wilson Zaneville OH
Wizzard Germany
Woody Woodworth San Antonio TX
Gary Wright (Cousins) Bernhards Bay NY
Dave ? Weston WV
Smorgass Bored
in Florida. Does Fl. have the most of any state? That's TOO many.. IMO
Hey Arnot,maybe you should move to Alaska, I can only name ONE in
Alaska (well, one and a half if you count his lawyer <g>).....
rack-em,
Doug W.
~>*)))>< Big fish eat Little fish ><(((*<~
B Kelly
the list could be broken down into:
custom makers
manufactures
and last importers of asian junk cues
maybe add phone # and addresses
if that can be done i would gladly enter the names etc into a database
and provide it to the group
Joe Childs
Joe Childs Mt Holly Ar
Ron Shepard
Smorga...@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored) wrote:
> Holy Cow ! I count 17 cuemakers so far on this list that are from here
> in Florida. Does Fl. have the most of any state? [...]
Well, you started the list, so what do you expect! :-)
I would have thought that Wisconsin would have had the most. Maybe its
because I'm close enough to see many of the cues from there.
$.02 -Ron Shepard
Smorgass Bored
the list could be broken down into:
custom makers
manufactures
and last importers of asian junk cues
maybe add phone # and addresses
if that can be done i would gladly enter the names etc into a database
and provide it to the group
)*<~ Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha..........
That's a great idea. AND,lets put some pictures of each of their cues
AND some prices and name it RSB's Light-Blue Book of Cues... I'm sure
that Brad won't mind !!!!
I'm thinking that the current list of names and cities of the custom
cuemakers 'might' be far enough to go with this idea. IMO only....
I don't have time for court,
John Walkup
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John Walkup
The Cue Gallery (http://www.cuegallery.com)
Authorized Dealer:
Verl Horn Custom Cues Espiritu Custom Cues
Norman, OK.
FCISA
Richard , Chris Hightower is in Buffalo Mo, not NY, FYI. Don.t want to get him
mixed in as a YANKEE after all.
John Collins
Dale Chilton (Chilton Custom Cues) St. Paul MN
Bill Howard (Howard Cues) Bensenville IL
James (Whitey) Spach (Hurricane Cue Co.) Mt. Pleasant SC
Dennis Keply Salsbury NC
Kerry Zeiler Santa Ana CA
Nat Green (Southeast Cues) Nashville TN
Roland Becker Ft. Collins CO
??????Adam Schick (Kabbalah)????????? Where is Kabbalah??
Richard Black wrote in message <6vgrmn$ldo$1...@uuneo.neosoft.com>...
twc
(Smorgass Bored) wrote:
> Hey Arnot,maybe you should move to Alaska, I can only name ONE in
>Alaska (well, one and a half if you count his lawyer <g>).....
Doug;
In your rush to be funny, you forgot about Mike Bender, based solidly
in Delta Junction, Alaska. So that makes TWO award-winning cuemakers
in Alaska.
As for 'Arnot' moving to Alaska? He can if he wants to, but it won't
change the cuemaker headcount (IMO). Oh yeah... <g>...
Thomas Wayne
Bill Powers
sam
seller represented as being a Huebler. After I bought it I called Huebler
and spoke to one of his staff. They said it was not made by their company.
The cue is of good workmanship and has an "H" on the butt with a circle
around it. The "H" has a down turned cross bar. I enjoy looking at and
sometimes buying good cues. I am not disappointed with this one, just
curious as to who made it. Please reply to s...@lasercom.net Thank You.
John Collins wrote in message <6vi8p9$gnq$1...@news02.btx.dtag.de>...
Jim Barr
>
> suggestion maybe?
>
> the list could be broken down into:
> custom makers
> manufactures
> and last importers of asian junk cues
I think defining custom cuemakers can be very difficult. Would you like
to give the definition of a custom cuemaker? I have not been able to get
anyone to do this and I have tried on several occasions.
Most if not all mass cue manufactures will make a custom cue for you.
Would you call these cuemakers custom cuemakers? How many employees
could a cuemaker have before he was no longer a custom cuemaker?
If some one like Thomas Wayne was to build 2 of the same cue would he no
longer be considered a custom cuemaker?
Jim Barr
sam
semi-script on the butt with a circle around the "H". I called Huebler,
whom the seller said made the cue and found out that Paul did not make this
cue, or at least his staff said he didn't. Does any one know a cue maker
with this logo? Reply to s...@lasercom.net
Thank you.
P.S. I enjoy looking at and sometimes purchasing used cues at the right
price. Unfortunately, I am not in the $1,500 to $10,000 catagory. Just a
hard working guy who shoots a fair stick and enjoys the beauty and
workmanship of a good cue.
John Collins wrote in message <6vi8p9$gnq$1...@news02.btx.dtag.de>...
John Collins
sam wrote in message <361d8...@news.compuvar.com>...
>Maybe you guys can help me. I bought a cue 6 months ago that has an "H" is
>semi-script on the butt with a circle around the "H". I called Huebler,
>whom the seller said made the cue and found out that Paul did not make this
>cue, or at least his staff said he didn't. Does any one know a cue maker
>with this logo? Reply to s...@lasercom.net
>Thank you.
>
This sounds like a Hurricane Cue - Telephone number 803-881-6187 Talk to
Whitey Spach the cuemaker.
John
Nick Paras
cuemaker. The person who actually crafts the Omens is Pete Ohman (hence the
name), also of Melbourne, FL. (We've got 9 of his cues now and love each and
every one.)
Randee
Richard Black wrote in message <6vgrmn$ldo$1...@uuneo.neosoft.com>...
>Can we make it 300?
>David Bodenheimer (Omen) Melborne FL
Nick Paras
Cuesport from Mass.
twc
wrote:
>
>I think defining custom cuemakers can be very difficult. Would you like
>to give the definition of a custom cuemaker?
>[...]
>Most if not all mass cue manufactures will make a custom cue for you.
>Would you call these cuemakers custom cuemakers?
Jim;
I'm glad you asked this question. It actually is an issue that
plagues the industry, albeit in a small way. Certainly, most cue
producers -big or small- will make a special-order cue for a
customer, to his/her personal specifications (though some may refuse
certain features, such as leather wrap or ivory ferrules). Therefore,
technically speaking, most any cue producing company will make 'custom
cues', and by this definition IS a "custom cuemaker". The phrase
"custom cue" has been so overused that it has fallen into generic use,
like the brand names *Kleenex*, or *Roller Blades*. Not all facial
tissues are 'Kleenexes', and not all in-line roller skates are 'Roller
Blades', but that's what we call them. In this same vein, the word
"custom", when applied to a pool cue, has definitely suffered from
such 'genericide'.
As for myself, I DON'T build very many CUSTOM cues. Oh, I'll happily
meet certain customer specs such as weight, length, balance point,
etc. That's a given. But I don't take a customer's DESIGN as
presented, without some discussion first. In fact, I have NEVER
accepted an order for a customer's design at first blush. My reason
for this is simple: if I don't like the look of a cue, I don't want it
out there with my signature on it. Most of my customers understand
this position, and actually enjoy the process of collaborating to
refine their original design into 'our' finished look. This is not to
say that I have never built an ugly cue. I have. On more occasions
than I care to recall I've finished a cue, only to look long and hard
at it and ask: "What was I thinking?". In fact, I used to never allow
these 'brain-farts' out the shop door. But I utimately discovered
that if I take a cue that I have grown to hate (design-wise) to a
show, it'soften the FIRST to sell. As Daddy used to say, "There's a
seat for every ass".
So, given that I require 'final edit' on any design that I agree to
build, am I REALLY a "custom cuemaker"? If the definition of "custom
cuemaker" is simply that one builds cues of different weights, shaft
diameters, wrap colors, and so on, then EVERY maker of cues -on any
level- is qualified to be called a "custom cuemaker". Even the
cookie-cutter fiberglass / "graphite" cues are available in differents
weights, so aren't they "custom cuemakers", too? And, no matter how
much some diehards may try, the use / misuse of this word "custom"
will be applied by every maker in the marketplace.
To me, and others who are my peers, the term 'custom cuemaker" is used
primarily to explain to the 'square' world (non-pool players) what it
is we do for a living. Within the industry, I think it is understood
that there is a difference between a custom 'McMeucciking' and one of
my cues. But, since the word "custom" has lost its significance
through overuse, what word or phrase can we incorporate to describe
that difference? What designation can we use to define the work of
Thomas Wayne, or Richard Black, or Chudy, or Samsara, et al?
'One-of-a-kind'?
'Exotic'?
'Art-grade'?
'Collectable'?
'Gallery quality'?
'Limited production'?
'Hand-made'?
?????
Here's a challenge to readers of RSB: suggest a descriptive word for
the type of one-man-shop, original, limited production work that
individual cuemakers produce. If your suggested word becomes a
mainstream definition that succefully distinguishes the work of
indepentdant artisans (such as moi) from the manufacturers, you will
win a FREE original cue from the first cuemaker to publicly give
credit to the lucky individual for coining the new designation 9this
offer subject to cooperation of said cuemaker; void where prohibited
by or common sense).
It's up to you, rsb-ers! What will be the super special exotic cue
descriptive buzzword for the millenium?
Thomas Wayne
Beach Shooter
Eskimo Twigcrafter
Smorgass Bored
Hello,my name is SmorgASS and I'm an
Crafted-Component Cuemaker.......
Now,TW,simply insert Your name where it says SmorgASS and ship me a TW
Cue (with legal papers to sign saying that it is in fact for ME)..
Smorgass Bored
If it's Free,it's for ME,
Tom Bellhouse
>
> O.K.,O.K., how about a Cueologist.......
>
> If it's Free,it's for ME,
>
> Doug W.
Doug,
If it's unique, call it "one-off," as in "This guy makes one-off
cues."
If the maker produces a *small* number of cues to the same
design, each individually signed, call the cues "limited edition"
and call the maker a cuesmith.
If it's a big production run, call the guy a factory.
If it's made in Taiwan, call the distributor and ask for a change
in the balance point. Go ahead, I'll wait ...
Actually, cuemakers could probably be sorted out on the "custom"
dimension by the number of employees they have who build the
cues. I would guess that would correlate pretty well with the
degree of uniqueness of the finished product. This has bothered
me a little. If I buy a Smegma Original, then I'd like to think
that Joe Smegma himself built the thing, and not his trainee, and
not some factory offshore. How do custom cuemakers handle this
attribution question?
Now back to the original question. Thomas can send the cue
whenever it's ready... I'll e-mail my address...
Best,
Tom Bellhouse
amon
Smorgass Bored wrote in message
<13776-36...@newsd-152.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
O.K.,O.K., how about a Cueologist.......
If it's Free,it's for ME,
Doug W.
Polcue1
cuemaker without a lawyer.
